Spanish music group of celtic rock.It was formed in Valladolid (Castilla y León) in 1986. Eight friends, four of which played in the group Almenara decided to participate in a music contest under the name "Colectivo Eurofolk".
They won the first prize and continued to play together changing their name to Celtas Cortos.They won another contest in April 1987, the prize was the production of an album. They shared the prize with two other winners, so they contributed three songs to the album Así es como suena: Folk joven.
Executive producer Paco Martín helped them get out their first album, Salida de emergencia, with only instrumental songs. The next album, Gente Impresentable added the voice and the lyrics of Jesús H.
Cifuentes (Cifu) to the powerful instruments. Their celtic rock style was combined with protest and other more melancholic lyrics. Through the years their music mixed with different styles such as Caribbean music, flamenco, electronic music or reggae.
Their list of hits include 20 de Abril, La senda del tiempo or Tranquilo Majete.In 2002 Cifu left the group, a definitive turning point after the departure of César Cuenca and Nacho Martín. In the beginning of 2006 Cifu comes back to the group to prepare their next release, 20 years after their foundation.
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Celtas Cortos performs folk, folk rock, rock, celtic music and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, or other music performances. The estimated booking fee range to book Celtas Cortos for your event, Please Contact. Celtas Cortos has more than 74.7K listeners worldwide and really knows how to entertain your audience. Similar artists are Los Secretos, Benito Kamelas . Contact AAE Music agency for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Celtas Cortos for an upcoming event.