The Very Best Blog Ever!: La rondalla or "jotas" around the village.

When you think of traditional Spanish music you automatically think of the Spanish guitar and Flamenco singing and dancing. However, the jota is just as popular in many regions in Spain. Click HERE to find out about jotas.

La Rondalla, or group of minstrels, played and sang their traditional songs known as jotas as part of the festivities provided by the Amas de Casa to complete their special day.

To give the group their official title, they are "Grupo de Jota de Valdealgorfa, La Natividad de Nuestra Señora".

They started playing and singing in the main street of the village...

...then made their way playing and singing as they went, to 3 different locations where they performed more songs..

...before ending up in the Plaza Mayor for several more songs. At each place where they stopped, the committee of the Amas de Casa provided the ever increasing audience with cava to drink and lots of cake.

To see and listen to each of the 28 jotas performed that evening click on the links below. Each clip is quite short, less than 2 minutes, apart from numbers 2, 6, 11 and 17 where the group are walking between locations.

Jota 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzjwwRMwF0 k

Jota 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nZp2R1N0Fg

Jota 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjRTHfe4AyQ

Jota 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvQiSlobU80

Jota 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srBosAhuEm8

Jota 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS84C5oaplM

Jota 7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYXr1WZ3y_w

Jota 8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLuSv9V7Cdo

Jota 9 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SF3IEZ3UGM

Jota 10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6eUFYql_R4

Jota 11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp8Q11kfHvc

Jota 12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKTGb4yotPY