HISTORY OF THE RAITANA

(NAVA / PILOÑA)

ASTURIES

The Raitana Pipe Band was formed  in 1998 with pupils from the pipes and the traditional percussion courses from the Escueles Municipales de Música (municipal schools of music) of Nava and Piloña (Asturies). The band's teachers are Jordi F. Voltá (pipes) and Pablo Pumarada (percussion) in Infiestu and Javier Tejedor (percussion) and Flavio R. Benito (pipes) in Nava.

La Raitana is composed of around 20 people whose ages range between 14 and 31. La Raitana's repertoire is based on tradidional Asturian music, with compositions and arrangements by the director Flavio R. Benito also forming a part. We have also included arrangements by well known musicians such as Antolín de la Fuente, Jorge Méndez, Ramón Prada and Javier Tejedor.

LA RAITANA A TRAVÉS DE LOS AÑOS

2003