A recompilación de música e baile de tradición oral en Galicia: as recollidas

Abstract

Este artigo versa sobre un proceso de recompilación de músicas e bailes de tradición oral que se deu en Galicia, especialmente durante a década dos 90 e que se popularizou baixo o nome de recollidas. A súa relevancia ven dada polo gran número de persoas implicadas e a influencia que tivo na conformación actual da música e baile tradicional galegos. Ademais, o escaso tratamento e conexión das recollidas co campo científico-académico supón un baleiro moi propicio sobre o que investigar. Relacionado coa escaseza de publicacións, abordamos esta investigación coa entrevista como método fundamental para a achega de información, traballando para isto con diferentes persoas do sector da música e baile tradicional que tiveran participado en recollidas durante a década dos 90. Neste texto recollemos, a través das vivencias destes profesionais, un relato no que se define, marcan os obxectivos, describe o proceso máis resultados deste fenómeno de recompilación. Ademais, tamén abordamos algunhas das influencias que estes traballos de investigación tiveron na propia tradición. Por último, tamén valoramos a importancia destas compilacións e a gran posibilidade para o futuro, tendo en conta a existencia dunha gran cantidade de material aínda sen catalogar e analizar.

This article is about a process of compiling music and dances of oral tradition that took place in Galicia, especially during the 1990s and that became popular under the name of “recollidas”. Its relevance lies on the large number of people involved and on its influence on the current shape of traditional Galician music and dance. In addition, the poor treatment and connection of the collections with the scientific-academic field constitutes a conducive vacuum on which to investigate. Due to the scarcity of publications, we approached this research with the interview as the fundamental method for providing information, collaborating with people from the traditional music and dance sector who had participated in “recollidas” during the 1990s. In this study we conduct, through the experiences of these professionals, a project in which the phenomenon of compilation is defined, its objectives are marked, and the process and the results are also delineated. In addition, we also address some of the influences that these research works have had on the tradition itself. Lastly, we also assess the importance of these compilations and the great possibility that they offer for the future, given the existence of a large amount of material still uncatalogued and not analysed