Groups and ensembles

Documented ensembles that perform, preserve and renew popular repertoires from the Canary Islands.

Groups and ensembles

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Folklore and tradition

24 groups

Los Sabandeños
Group and transmission

Los Sabandeños

Tenerife

Since the twentieth century

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Los Gofiones
Popular music ensemble

Los Gofiones

Gran Canaria

First performance in 1969; first album in 1970

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Taburiente
Nueva Canción Canaria and roots music

Taburiente

La Palma

Formed in 1974

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Mestisay
Atlantic roots popular music

Mestisay

Gran Canaria

Created in 1980

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Los Campesinos
Folk ensemble

Los Campesinos

Lanzarote

More than 60 years according to institutional source

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Tigaray
Atlantic roots popular music

Tigaray

Tenerife

Founded in 1985

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Hautacuperche
Folk ensemble

Hautacuperche

La Gomera

Founded in 1992

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Los Benahoare
Popular music and La Palma folklore

Los Benahoare

La Palma

Historic ensemble; project revived in 2014

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Artenara
Multidisciplinary project

Artenara

Gran Canaria

Founded in 1996

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Acatife
Popular music group

Acatife

Lanzarote

Founded in 1983

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Tabajoste
Popular music group

Tabajoste

Fuerteventura

Founded in 1988

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Tetir
Folk ensemble

Tetir

Fuerteventura

Founded in 1973

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Los Faycanes
Popular music group

Los Faycanes

Gran Canaria

Founded in 1969

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Bejeque
Folk ensemble

Bejeque

Gran Canaria

Founded in 1995

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Los Granjeros
Popular music group

Los Granjeros

Gran Canaria

Founded in 1970

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Añoranza
Popular music group

Añoranza

Tenerife

Founded in 1976

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Verode
Folk ensemble

Verode

Tenerife

Founded in 1977

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Achamán
Popular music group

Achamán

Tenerife

Founded in 1976

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Chijeré
Popular music group

Chijeré

La Gomera

Active since at least 2007; no confirmed official founding date

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Tendal
Canarian and Latin American popular music group

Tendal

La Palma

Founded in 1999

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Aduares
Folk ensemble

Aduares

La Palma

Founded in 1997

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Tejeguate
Folk ensemble

Tejeguate

El Hierro

Founded in 1976

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Sabinosa
Folk ensemble

Sabinosa

El Hierro

Re-founded in 1945

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Joapira
Folk ensemble

Joapira

El Hierro

Founded in 1989

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Pop and pop-rock

7 groups

Efecto Pasillo
Latin pop and pop rock group

Efecto Pasillo

Gran Canaria

Founded in mid-2007

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Los Coquillos
Pop rock group

Los Coquillos

Gran Canaria

1990s; later reunions

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Los Salvapantallas
Live covers and party band

Los Salvapantallas

Gran Canaria

Active since the early 2000s

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Última Llave
Pop and indie pop group

Última Llave

Gran Canaria

Formed in Arucas in 2012

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Ni 1 Pelo de Tonto
Pop rock and rock covers band

Ni 1 Pelo de Tonto

Tenerife

Active since the early 2010s

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Palmera
Pop rock and new wave group

Palmera

Tenerife

Active between 1976 and 1982

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Birkins
Indie pop and alternative rock group

Birkins

Gran Canaria

Active since the late 2000s

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Rock and indie

10 groups

Los Canarios
Soul rock and progressive rock group

Los Canarios

Gran Canaria

Active between 1965 and 1972; Ciclos was released in 1974

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Krull
Hard rock and AOR band

Krull

Gran Canaria

1983-1995; return from 2010

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The Amaroses
Indie rock and grunge band

The Amaroses

Gran Canaria

Formed in 2008

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This Drama
Alternative rock and post-hardcore group

This Drama

Tenerife

Formed in 2005

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Texxcoco
Independent rock group

Texxcoco

Gran Canaria

Formed in late 2015

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Pumuky
Indie pop and post-rock group

Pumuky

Tenerife

Active since 2003

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Mento
Alternative rock group

Mento

Tenerife

Active at least since the early 2000s

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The Good Company
Alternative pop rock group

The Good Company

Gran Canaria

Active since the 2000s

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GAF y La Estrella de la Muerte
Experimental rock collective

GAF y La Estrella de la Muerte

Tenerife

Active since the late 1990s

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Hackers
Melodic rock and AOR band

Hackers

Gran Canaria

Formed in late 2016

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Punk and hardcore

5 groups

Brutalizzed Kids
Electronic punk and industrial band

Brutalizzed Kids

Tenerife

Active since 2004

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Ataúd Vacante
Punk-rock band

Ataúd Vacante

Tenerife

Active since 1983

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Escorbuto Crónico
Punk band

Escorbuto Crónico

Tenerife

Formed in 1977

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Las Ratas
Hardcore, metal and rap band

Las Ratas

Tenerife

Active since 1993

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The Mistake
Post-hardcore and alternative-rock band

The Mistake

Tenerife

Active until 2010

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Metal

4 groups

Esclavitud
Heavy metal band

Esclavitud

Tenerife

Formed in 1996

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Meridian Zero
Heavy metal band

Meridian Zero

Tenerife

Formed in 2001

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Sadic Smile
Groove metal and metalcore band

Sadic Smile

Tenerife

Formed in 2015

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Apostles of Perversion
Brutal death metal band

Apostles of Perversion

Gran Canaria

Formed in 2002

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Mestizaje and fusion

4 groups

The Conqueror Project
Dub group and studio project

The Conqueror Project

Tenerife

Documented releases since 2012

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Guagua Band
Ska, reggae and fusion group

Guagua Band

Gran Canaria

Active since 2007

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Skachaos
Ska punk band

Skachaos

Gran Canaria

Formed in 2001

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Atcheré
Latin jazz fusion band

Atcheré

Tenerife

Active since the 2000s

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