Amistades Peligrosas
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Amistades Peligrosas was a Spanish
band formed in 1989 by singers Alberto Comesaña from Galicia and Cristina del Valle
from Asturias
. Their music blended two Spanish Music types such as Celtic
and Arab
which is part of Spanish history and culture. Bagpipes
, flute
and bouzouki
are common instruments used by the band. Amistades Peligrosas disbanded in July 1998.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
band formed in 1989 by singers Alberto Comesaña from Galicia and Cristina del Valle
Cristina del Valle
Cristina del Valle is a Spanish singer and activist born in Asturias in 1962.In 1980, she went to Madrid to study criminology and since 1978, she has worked in several social action groups, NGOs and left-wing political parties which worked in support of human rights, Sahrawi people or against...
from Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
. Their music blended two Spanish Music types such as Celtic
Celtic music
Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...
and Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
which is part of Spanish history and culture. Bagpipes
Bagpipes
Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument, aerophones, using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. Though the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes of many different types come from...
, flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
and bouzouki
Bouzouki
The bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
are common instruments used by the band. Amistades Peligrosas disbanded in July 1998.