Tarta Relena
“Tarta Relena’s songs are a testament both to the porousness of borders and the ideas that unite disparate cultures, running beneath
the centuries like a pedal tone”. – Pitchfork
Time and distance collapse in the music of Catalan folk duo Tarta Relena. With little more than their voices and a decidedly contemporary take on oral repertoires dating back hundreds of years, Marta Torrella and Helena Ros revisit and interpret the far corners of Mediterranean musical tradition. The two singers embrace the perspective that folklore is living and ever-changing—therefore mouldable with modern instruments now within reach to provide new meaning, but without leaving aside the innate origins.
