Tanxugueiras is a Galician folk trio formed in 2016 by Aida Tarrío and twin sisters Olaia and Sabela Maneiro.
The group aim to bring a modern sound to traditional Galician music by merging folk sounds with pop and world music influences. Their music focuses on themes such as the understanding between peoples, the defence of the Galician language and culture, and women's empowerment.
Tanxugueiras made a name for themselves in Galicia even before the release of their first album.
In early 2017, a video of the trio singing with A Banda das Crechas in Glasgow became popular on social media. Later in 2017, they collaborated with fellow Galician band A banda da Loba on the song Pepa.
In 2018, they released their first album, the self-titled Tanxugueiras. For this they won the 2018 MIN Award for the best album in Galician.
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In 2019, the band received the Martín Códax da Música Prize in the category of Traditional Galician and Folk Music. Later in the same year, their second album Contrapunto was released. It was produced by Tanxugueiras with the collaboration of Isaac Palacín. Along with pieces closer to traditional music, such as Perfidia and Miña Nai, other tracks such as Malquerenza and Desposorio have sounds reminiscent of pop or electronic music.
In 2020, Tanxugueiras received the award for Best Adaptation of a Traditional Piece at La Opinión de Música de Raíz Awards.
One of their singles released in 2021, Figa, was chosen in a vote among fans of the Eurovision Song Contest as the favourite song to participate in the 2022 edition. Subsequently, they entered Benidorm Fest with the song Terra, which is based on the traditional rhythm of Muiñeira.
The song was published to significant positive reception, garnering over half a million plays on platforms such as YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music on the first day of release.
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Canta ti, cantarei eu, co xeito das nosas nais
Festexarémos a vida da xente que está a bailar
Da xente que está a bailar, da xente que está a bailar.
Tanxugueiras
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