The Vuelta – Music Inspired by the Vuelta a España

A collection of music inspired by the Vuelta a España. Featuring artists such as Manolo Escobar, Antonio Molina, The Gigoletto Brass Band and, União Black to name a few.

The Vuelta – Music Inspired by the Vuelta a España

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The Vuelta is the second album in a series of musical soundtracks inspired by the world’s greatest road races. Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the Spanish grand tour, the album delivers a range of music with spoken segments celebrating the heroes and history of the Vuelta a España.

From swinging latin beats and dramatic guitar licks to flamenco, funk, disco and beyond, the music represents the heat and high tempo of bike racing and has a distinctly Spanish sound. This eclectic mix has an incredible amount of energy and will not only inspire you to ride but perhaps even dance. There are also traditional and cinematic compositions that capture the mood of the big race.

The voiceover extracts are taken from the book Viva La Vuelta!, written by Lucy Fallon and Adrian Bell and published by Mousehold Press. They complement the music with snapshots of some of the main Vuelta protagonists from the last 75 years including Federico Bahamontes, Jacques Anquetil, Pedro Delgado and Alberto Contador.

The CD comes in a deluxe case featuring archive Vuelta photography and full song credits, sleeve notes and rider snapshots.

Tracklisting

1. ASTURIAS (LEYANADA) / 1935
2. Eres Tú – Dúo Dinámico
3. FLY LIKE EAGLES
4. El Porompompero – Manolo Escobar
5. Dos Cruces – Antonio Molina
6. FIREWORKS VS THE ROCK
7. Santeria – Los Chicharrons
8. Bailando – Alaska y los Pegamoides
9. A TRUE STAR
10. La Mandanga – El Fary
11. HEROISM AND TRAGEDY
12. Bonito – Jarabe De Palo
13. IMPLACABLE RHYTHM
14. Meneíto Magistral (Bacalao al Pil-Pil) – Makala
15. Boogalow – The Gigoletto Brass Band
16. I'M SORRY
17. Don’t Give Up – We Are Standard
18. NOTHING DISTURBS HIM
19. El Aleph – Radio Zumbido
20. THE SUN NEVER SHINES
21. Everyone’s a Winner – União Black
22. DROP BY DROP
23. Eye in the Sky / 75 Years – Ramon Santana / Morten Hansen