José Ángel Hevia

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Hevia at the Festival Interceltique in Lorient (2003)

José Ángel Hevia Velasco (born October 11, 1967 in Villaviciosa ), known as Hevia , is a Spanish bagpiper and flutist from Asturias . Together with the computer programmer Alberto Arias and the technician Miguel Dopico he invented the electronic bagpipes and made the Celtic music tradition of his region popular worldwide. His music is characterized by Celtic and Oriental rhythms and African chants.

life and work

José Ángel Hevia comes from the small coastal region of Asturias on the northern Spanish coast. As a four year old he was already enthusiastic about the bagpipes and dreamed of playing music himself one day. During his school days and studies, he practiced using this instrument every day and was able to successfully take part in competitions several times. After completing his studies, he set up several bagpipe schools, passed on his knowledge and played in various ensembles. He became internationally known in 1999 with the title Busindre reel , which even made it into the pop charts.

Electronic bagpipes

Unlike a conventional bagpipe , Hevia does not have to fill its MIDI bagpipes with air. A connected computer recognizes the different grips and reproduces the tones of a bagpipe. With this instrument, Hevia can also generate tones from other instruments individually or together, such as a flute, a violin or a saxophone.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH IT IT
1999 Tierra de nadie (No Man's Land) DE17 (25 weeks)
DE 		AT13 (8 weeks)
AT 		CH17 (20 weeks)
CH 		IT-
Six-fold platinum
× 6
Six-fold platinum
IT
First published: June 1999
2000 Al otro lado (The Other Side) DE43 (6 weeks)
DE 		- CH59 (5 weeks)
CH 		IT-
platinum
platinum
IT
First published: October 2000

more publishments

  • 1991: Hevia
  • 2003: Étnico ma non troppo
  • 2005: Tierra de Hevia
  • 2005: Grandes Éxitos
  • 2007: Obsessión
  • 2009: Lo mejor de Hevia

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH IT IT
1999 Busindre reel
Tierra de nadie (No Man's Land) 		DE95 (3 weeks)
DE 		- CH39 (25 weeks)
CH 		IT9 (5 weeks)
IT
First published: September 1999

Awards for music sales

Country / Region Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 7 × platinum7th 700,000 ES2
All in all - Platinum record icon.svg 7 × platinum7th

Web links

Commons : José Angel Hevia  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH ES
personal data
SURNAME Hevia, José Ángel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hevia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish bagpiper and flautist
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Villaviciosa