# Baiuca > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Baiuca > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Baiuca.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiuca > Source revision: 1353776266 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Galician folktronica artist}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Baiuca | image = La música más rumbera llena la noche del domingo en San Isidro 22.jpg | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Alejandro Guillán Castaño | birth_date = 1990 | birth_place = [Catoira](/source/Catoira), Spain | origin = | genre = [Pop](/source/Pop_music), [electronic](/source/electronic_music), [Galician traditional music](/source/Galician_traditional_music), [folktronica](/source/folktronica) | instrument = Vocals, gaita, flute, shells[http://baleacultural.net/2018/04/11/melonafest-3-parte-i-timpahn-mazmorra-rayotaser-e-baiuca/ "MelonaFest #3 – Parte I: Timpahn, Mazmorra, Rayotaser e Baiuca"], ''Balea Cultural'', 2018-05-26. | years_active = 2011–present | label = Crispis (2014–2017)
Raso (2018–present) | website = [https://www.baiucamusic.com/ www.baiucamusic.com] }} '''Alejandro Guillán Castaño''' (born 1990 in [Catoira](/source/Catoira)), known artistically as '''Baiuca''', is a Spanish and Galician musician.[http://www.farodevigo.es/sociedad-cultura/2014/12/10/pontevedres-alex-casanova-presenta-hoy/1147154.html "El pontevedrés Alex Casanova presenta hoy..."], ''[Faro de Vigo](/source/Faro_de_Vigo)'', 10/12/2014 {{in lang|es}}.{{Cite news|title=Baiuca, un gaitero tímido en Malasaña|url=https://elpais.com/ccaa/2019/01/31/madrid/1548942557_654180.html|newspaper=El País|date=2019-02-11|access-date=2023-08-03|issn=1134-6582|language=es|first=Fernando|last=Neira}} He used the stage name '''Alex Casanova''' until 2017, at which point he left behind the [pop music](/source/pop_music) style to innovate with a mixture of [electronic music](/source/electronic_music) and [Galician traditional music](/source/Galician_traditional_music).{{Cite web|url=http://praza.gal/cultura/16499/hai-xente-nova-que-non-atopa-conexion-coa-sua-tradicion-e-que-a-traves-da-electronica-tal-vez-poida-atopala/|website=Praza Pública|title="Hai xente nova que non atopa conexión coa súa tradición e que a través da electrónica tal vez poida atopala" - Praza Pública|access-date=2018-05-26|language=gl}} This resulted in a style that some call [folktronica](/source/folktronica).{{Cite news|date=2017-07-04|newspaper=Colectivo de Raro Propósito|title=BAIUCA : folclore gallego y electrónica|url=https://colectivoraroproposito.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/baiuca-folclore-gallego-y-electronica/|language=es-ES|access-date=2018-05-26}} He currently resides in [Madrid](/source/Madrid).{{Cite web|title=Baiuca: "El gallego está vivo, es exportable y se pueden dar conciertos en nuestra lengua en todas las partes del mundo"|url=https://www.eldiario.es/galicia/baiuca-gallego-vivo-exportable-conciertos-lengua-partes-mundo_128_7910114.html|website=ElDiario.es|date=2021-05-15|access-date=2021-05-16|language=es|first=Raúl|last=Novoa}} == Career == Baiuca began his musical trajectory as part of the group Alex Casanova, an electronic pop band in which he explored sounds closer to [synth-pop](/source/synth-pop). However, in 2017 Alejandro Guillán decided to go on a solo project that would allow him to connect more deeply with his Galician identity. This is how Baiuca was born, an alias that represents the mixture between the ancestral and the contemporary. The name "''baiuca''" is a Galician term referring to an intimate and close space, and more specifically to small taverns or pubs where people gather to drink, eat, and socialize. These establishments are centers of social life, especially in rural areas or small Galician villages. His music integrates traditional Galician instruments and elements, such as [gaitas](/source/Galician_gaita) (bagpipes), tambourines, drums, and popular songs ([muiñeira](/source/mui%C3%B1eira)s, alalás, etc.), with electronic beats, synthesizers, and samples. This combination has resulted in an innovative sound that pays homage to the traditions of Galicia while projecting them to a global audience. His ability to innovate within folklore has made him an exponent of the new wave of electronic music with traditional roots. == Awards and recognitions == In 2022, Baiuca won two Independent Music Awards (Premios MIN), one for Best Electronic Music Recording and another for Best Album in Galician.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/cultura/2022/04/28/baiuca-gana-dos-premios-min-tanxugueiras/00031651141053793806545.htm|title=Baiuca gana dos Premios de la Música Independiente y Tanxugueiras, uno|access-date=2023-08-03|date=2022-04-28|website=La Voz de Galicia|language=es}} He has managed to take his music to international stages, participating in renowned festivals such as [WOMAD](/source/WOMAD), [Sónar](/source/S%C3%B3nar_(festival)), and other events in Europe and Latin America. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Candidate ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | rowspan="6" | 2022 | rowspan="6" | Premios MIN | Best Emerging Artist | Baiuca | {{nom}} | rowspan="6" | {{Cite web |url=https://www.premiosmin.com/nominados |title=Nominados |website=Premios MIN |language=es |access-date=16 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925010710/https://www.premiosmin.com/nominados |archive-date=25 September 2022 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.premiosmin.com/ganadores |title=Ganadores 2022 |website=Premios MIN |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925020022/https://www.premiosmin.com/ganadores |archive-date=25 September 2022 |url-status=dead}} |- | Best Musical Production | Alejandro Guillán Castaño | {{nom}} |- | Best Album | rowspan="3" | ''Embruxo'' | {{nom}} |- | Best Album in Galician | {{won}} |- | Best Electronic Music Recording | {{won}} |- | Best Song | "Veleno" | {{nom}} |} == Discography == === ''Antagonasia'' (2014) === {{Cite web|url = http://www.mondosonoro.com/Noticia/Estrenamos-Antagonasia-el-primer-album-de-Alex-Casanova/228504.aspx|author = Mondosonoro|title = Estreno Antagonasia|access-date = 2015-02-06|archive-date = 2015-02-06|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150206135001/http://www.mondosonoro.com/Noticia/Estrenamos-Antagonasia-el-primer-album-de-Alex-Casanova/228504.aspx|url-status = dead}} # "¿No puede ser?" 03:17 # "Ni una sola vez" 03:37 # "Ciudad Carmín" 03:52 # "Todo va a estar bien" 04:42 # "Bocadillo de Luna" (with Aries) 02:52 # "Lulú" 02:44 # "Yo no me muevo por dinero" 03:55 # "Xeado de Limón" 02:33 === ''Muiñeira'' (2017) === # "Muiñeira" # "Xiabre" === ''Queimada'' (2017) === # "Queimada" # "Faiado" === ''Mozas'' (2017) === # "Mozas" # "Lamprea" === ''Muíño'' (2018) === # "Muíño" === ''Morriña'' (2018) === # "Morriña" === ''Solpor'' (2018) === His debut album received a great reception both in Spain and abroad. In this work, Baiuca establishes the foundations of his style, reinterpreting traditional Galician sounds through electronics. He compiled some of the singles he released previously while launching new songs.{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/2GSXsSy3YzWsp4BXfSGucS?si=NwsIByVaSPyIMvKWQHqllg|website=Spotify|title=Baiuca|access-date=2018-05-26|language=en}} # "Muíño" # "Solaina" # "Morriña" # "Arrieiro" # "Muiñeira" # "Solpor" # "Mozas" # "Brétema" # "Arume" === ''Olvídame'' (2018) === # "Olvídame" (with [Aliboria](/source/Aliboria)) === ''Caroi'' (2019) === # "Caroi" (with [Aliboria](/source/Aliboria)) === ''Mangüeiro'' (2019) === # "Mangüeiro" (with [Aliboria](/source/Aliboria)) === ''Misturas'' (2019) === This EP includes collaborations with artists such as percussionist Xosé Lois Romero. It is a work that reinforces his exploration of Galician roots and expands his aesthetic proposal. # "Olvídame" 3:48 (with [Aliboria](/source/Aliboria)) # "Caroi" 3:35 # "Toutón" 4:39 # "Mangüeiro" 4:48 # "Liñares" 3:10 === ''Fisterra'' (2019) === # "Fisterra" (with [Carlangas](/source/Carlangas)) === ''Caravel'' (2019) === # "Caravel" (with [Nita](/source/Nita)) === ''Paisaxes'' (2020) === # "Fisterra" 4:14 # "Caravel" 4:38 # "Fisterra (El Búho Dub)" 4:18 # "Caravel (Uji Remix)" 5:45 === ''Adélia'' (2020) === # "Adélia" 4:18 # "Adélia (Yeahman Remix)" 4:38 # "Adélia (Ohxala Remix)" 6:17 === ''Luar'' (2021) === # "Luar" (with [Lilaina](/source/Lilaina)) === ''Veleno'' (2021) === # "Veleno" (with [Rodrigo Cuevas](/source/Rodrigo_Cuevas_(singer))) === ''Meigallo'' (2021) === # "Meigallo" (with [Lilaina](/source/Lilaina)) === ''Embruxo'' (2021) === In this album, Baiuca delves even deeper into the mystical and magical aspects of Galician culture. He is inspired by themes such as meigas (witches) and the mythical landscape of Galicia, taking his sound to a more atmospheric and immersive level. # "Meigallo" # "Veleno" # "Embruxo" # "Luar" # "Cortegada" # "Romaría" # "Conxuro" # "Lavandeira" # "Diaño" # "Lobeira" === ''Solstício'' (2022) === # "Solstício" (with [Carlos Núñez](/source/Carlos_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez)) === ''Paxaro do Demo'' (2022) === # "Paxaro do Demo" (with [Xoel López](/source/Xoel_L%C3%B3pez)) === ''Diamante'' (2022) === # "Diamante" (with [Alba Reche](/source/Alba_Reche)) === ''Diamante / La Mare'' (2023) === # "Diamante" (with Alba Reche) # "La Mare" (with Alba Reche) === ''Vai Tu'' (2023) === # "Vai Tu" (with [Leilía](/source/Leil%C3%ADa)) === ''Barullo'' (2024) === # "Navajitas" (with [Xurxo Fernandes](/source/Xurxo_Fernandes) & [Felisa Segade](/source/Felisa_Segade)) # "Sísamo" (with [Antía Ameixeiras](/source/Ant%C3%ADa_Ameixeiras)) # "Alentejo" # "Ribeirana" (with [Lilaina](/source/Lilaina)) # "Barullo" (with Felisa Segade) # "Sementei" (with Antía Ameixeiras) # "MonteViso" (with [Carlangas](/source/Carlangas)) # "PAEQB" # "Xoia" (with Antía Ameixeiras) # "Rachafaldra" === Appearances on compilations === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Compilation |- | rowspan="2" |2013 | "Xeado de limón" | Bababum "Vacacións"{{Cite web|url = http://www.pequesymas.com/compras/bababum-el-cuaderno-de-vacaciones-para-que-los-ninos-se-entretengan-y-escuchen-musica|author = Bababum|title = "Bababum, caderno..."|access-date = 2015-02-06|archive-date = 2016-04-07|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160407040609/http://www.pequesymas.com/compras/bababum-el-cuaderno-de-vacaciones-para-que-los-ninos-se-entretengan-y-escuchen-musica|url-status = dead}} |- | "Como Mola!" | Os Bolechas "Fan unha banda"{{Cite web|url = http://www.osbolechas.com/novas.php?id=85|author = Os Bolechas|title = "Os Bolechas fan unha banda"|access-date = 2015-02-06|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150206133159/http://www.osbolechas.com/novas.php?id=85|archive-date = 2015-02-06|url-status = dead}} |} == Videography == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Director |- |2015 |''¡No Puede Ser?'' |Angel Pardal |- |2017 |''Solaina'' |Adrián Canoura |- |2017 |''Ribeiro'' |Adrián Canoura |- |2018 |''Camiños'' |Adrián Canoura |- |2018 |''Xiabre'' |Adrián Canoura |- |2018 |''Muíño'' |Adrián Canoura |} == References == {{Reflist|30em}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baiuca}} Category:21st-century Spanish male musicians Category:Musicians from Galicia (Spain) Category:Spanish electronic musicians Category:1990 births Category:Living people --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Baiuca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiuca) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiuca?action=history)). 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