Celtas Cortos is a Spanish

Spain

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 music group of celtic rock

Celtic rock

Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock and a form of Celtic fusion which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes into a rock music context...

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It was formed in Valladolid

Valladolid

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 (Castilla y León) in 1986. Eight friends, four of which played in the group Almenara

Almenara

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 decided to participate in a music contest under the name "Colectivo Eurofolk". They won the first prize and continued to play together changing their name to Celtas Cortos.

They won another contest in April 1987, the prize was the production of an album. They shared the prize with two other winners, so they contributed three songs to the album Así es como suena: Folk joven.

Executive producer Paco Martín helped them get out their first album, Salida de emergencia, with only instrumental songs. The next album, Gente Impresentable added the voice and the lyrics of Jesús H. Cifuentes (Cifu) to the powerful instruments. Their celtic rock style was combined with protest and other more melancholic lyrics. Through the years their music mixed with different styles such as Caribbean music

Caribbean music

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, flamenco

Flamenco

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, electronic music

Electronic music

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 or reggae

Reggae

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. Their list of hits include 20 de Abril, La senda del tiempo or Tranquilo Majete.

In 2002 Cifu left the group, a definitive turning point after the departure of César Cuenca and Nacho Martín. At the beginning of 2006 Cifu came back to the group to prepare their next release, 20 years after their foundation.

Discography

• 1988 - Así es como suena: folk joven
• 1989 - Salida de emergencia
• 1990 - Gente impresentable
• 1991 - Cuéntame un cuento
• 1993 - Tranquilo majete
• 1995 - ¡Vamos!
• 1996 - En estos días inciertos
• 1997 - Nos vemos en los bares
• 1998 - El alquimista loco
• 1999 - The best of (Recopilatorio)
• 1999 - Tienes la puerta abierta
• 2001 - Grandes éxitos, pequeños regalos
• 2002 - Gente distinta (Recopilatorio)
• 2003 - C'est la vie
• 2004 - Celtificado
• 2006 - 20 soplando versos
• 2008 - 20 de Abril
• 2010 - Introversiones