The jota is a genre of music and dance known throughout Spain. In this project, Edeta Arts wanted to celebrate the jota and the extraordinary cultural legacy of Llíria, recognized as a UNESCO Creative City of Music.
For this video, we invited musicians from around the world, including other UNESCO Creative Cities, to participate in a unique rendition of the Jota de Llíria
In order of appearance:
Dartmouth, USA
Dartmouth High School Orchestra
Heather Church, Orchestra Director
Winnipeg, Canada
Horizon Choir
Johanna Hildebrand, Artistic Director
Katie Donnelly, Assistant Artistic Director
Daegu, South Korea
UNESCO City of Music
Musician: Via Trio
Coordinated by: Inkie Kim
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
UNESCO City of Music
Musician: Jose Ernesto Gonzalez
New York City, USA
Musicians: Courtney Pinski and Xavi Morato
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
UNESCO City of Music
Musician: Stefan Roach
Videographer: Joash Alexander
Coordinated by: Carla G. Foderingham
Glasgow, Scotland
UNESCO City of Music
Musicians: Solea Guitar Ensemble
David Sim and Gerry Magee
Coordinated by: Tom Dalzell, David Sim
Kirsehir, Turkey
UNESCO City of Music
Musician: Murat Arli, Özgür Taskin, and Rukan Kurt
Coordinated by: Oylum Oztas
Hannover, Germany
UNESCO City of Music
Musician: Ronja Maltzahn
Da Lat, Vietnam
UNESCO City of Music
Musician: Bryan Charles Wilson
Auckland, New Zealand
UNESCO City of Music
Musicians: Sonia Wilson and Nigel Gavin
Poi twirling: Te Kōrari Pohe
Video filming and editing: Calum Dewsnap
Coordinated by: Mark Roach
London, Canada
UNESCO City of Music
Musician: Alexa Brown
Coordinated by: Richard Gracious, Cory Crossman
Kinshasa, Congo
UNESCO City of Music
Musician: Jean Mastaki
Bremen, Germany
BRASSerie Musicians: Manuel Viehmann, Björn Bein, Konstantin Paessler, Matthias Berkel and Karl Berkel
Video Coordination and Collection:
Courtney Pinski
On behalf of the Edeta Arts Festival in Llíria, Spain we want to thank all of the organizations and talented musicians who took the time to share their talents and send in their videos!
Jota International
Arranged by Dean Marshall and Xavi Morato
EdetaArts.com