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Moura Post “Quen Poidera Namorala” Quarantine Video

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When Moura released their self-titled debut (review here) earlier this Spring through Spinda Records, that offering already found their heavy progressive rock steeped in influences of Galician folk and psychedelia, so it’s not a surprise to find them doing likewise with a quick-turnaround follow-up single. But “Quen Poidera Namorala,” which is based on a poem by Álvaro Cunqueiro (1911-1981) and draws on an arrangement from 1975, plays to a mellower kind of vibe and was recorded by the band using I guess their phones or tablets or whathaveyou and mixed altogether to make the video below. You’ll note the clip is tagged with “versión confinamento” — which translates from Galician to, of course, “confinement version.”

And naturally, the confinement is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic which has proved to be the cause of much restlessness on the part of bands around the planet, resulting in videos like this one — perhaps not as well edited, but still of the members-shot-individually style — as well as live streams, virtual Q&A sessions, listening parties and so on. It is a challenging time to reach an audience, and especially for a band like Moura, releasing their debut full-length, it’s a moment where reaching their audience is especially pivotal. If a video for “Quen Poidera Namorala” is one more means of doing that as well as being a complement to the album and as well as being melodically gorgeous, with a steady line of keys behind the acoustic guitar, bass, traditional percussion and melancholy vocals, then all the better.

It’s not as lush as are parts of the narrowly-preceding album, but it suits the quarantine spirit and the folkish intent that it shouldn’t be. If nothing else, it feels of the moment in which it was made, which is all the more impressive considering the roots of the song itself.

I hope you enjoy:

Moura, “Quen Poidera Namorala” quarantine video

Moura on “Quen Poidera Namorala”:

Despite the many technical and personal difficulties arising from the COVID-19 pandemic that, among other things, prevented the participation of Luis Casanova (drums), this is our free adaptation of the poem “No niño novo do vento” by Álvaro Cunqueiro set to music by Luis Emilio Batallán in the year 1975.

Recorded with mobile devices and mixed by J. Gutierrez in May 2020.

Moura are:
Diego Veiga (guitarra, voz)
Pedro Alberte (baixo, voz)
Hugo Santeiro (guitarra, voz)
Fernando Vilaboy (órgano Hammond, sintetizadores)
Luis Casanova (batería, percusións)

Moura, Moura (2020)

Moura on Thee Faceboooks

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One Response to “Moura Post “Quen Poidera Namorala” Quarantine Video”

  1. dutch gus says:

    Ace, will check this out later.
    I’m crazy about the album, thanks for the tip off

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