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Basque music refers to the music made in the Basque Country, reflecting traits related to its society/tradition, and devised by people from that territory.While traditionally more closely associated to rural based and Basque language music, the growing diversification of its production during the last decades has tipped the scale in favour of a broad definition.
The txalaparta (Basque pronunciation: [tʃaˈlapaɾta] or [tʃalaˈpaɾta]) is a specialized Basque music device of wood or stone.In some regions of the Basque Country, zalaparta (with [s̻]) means "racket", while in others (in Navarre) txalaparta has been attested as meaning the trot of the horse, a sense closely related to the sound of the instrument.
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Kalakan was created in 2009 by Paxkal Indo, Thierry Biscary and Jamixel Bereau from their txalaparta duo. After touring Europe with pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque, performing an arrangement for two pianos and Basque percussion of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, they invited percussionist Frédéric Chambon to join them to form a trio.
Eresbil is an archive of Basque music located in Errenteria, Gipuzkoa, Spain.Its principal aim is the collection, preservation, protection and dissemination of the Basque musical heritage and, especially, the output of Basque composers.
The Bilbao Choral Society (Sociedad Coral de Bilbao) is an association devoted to fostering musical activity.Founded in 1886 under the name "Orfeón Bilbaíno", the Bilbao Choir (in Basque known as "Bilboko Koral Elkartea") is a non-profit cultural association declared "of General Interest" by the Basque Autonomous Government. [1]
In 1998 it represented the Basque Country at the World Expo in Lisbon, and in 1999 it took part in the inauguration of the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao. The BOS performs regularly at the National Auditorium in Madrid and the Musical Fortnight in Donostia, in addition to engagements at the Santander International Festival , Paris Festival , and ...