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Kepa Junkera was born in Bilbao, a beautiful city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay, in 1965. A self-taught musician, Junkera has developed his own, unique style of playing the Basque diatonic accordion (trikitixa). He is a talented composer as well as musician, writing music for radio and television as well as theme pieces for his city's celebrations. He has performed with many important figures in the current Spanish and international folk scene, both on the road and in the recording studio.
Bilbao 00:00h, an album of unusual scope and vision, is the result of Junkera's many travels, festivals and collaborations. Featuring mostly his own compositions, it demonstrates Junkera's conviction that music is all about meeting people and mixing different elements. From the jaunty rhythms and eclectic instrumentation of "Fali-Faly," (featuring the talents of Béla Fleck, Carlos Núñez, and Phil Cunningham) to the gentle expressiveness of "Del Hierro a Madagascar," this is an album that stretches beyond boundaries. Junkera's extraordinary performance on the trikitixa ties this diverse musical offering together, creating an exciting synthesis of sound. Bilbao 00:00h is a reflection of the past and vision of the future: traditional Basque melodies, rhythms, and instruments combine with Celtic tunes and world music sounds from many other continents in this ground-breaking recording.
This beautiful double-CD set highlights Junkera's wonderfully expressive use of his accordion, yet Bilbao 00:00h is truly a collaborative effort which includes the contributions of Alasdair Fraser (fiddle), Béla Fleck (banjo, Carlos Núñez (redorder, low whistle), Paddy Moloney (whistle),
Dulce Pontes (vocals), Anders Stake (Swedish bagpipes, nyckelharpa), Phil Cunningham (accordion / piano / whistle), Liam O'Flynn (uilleann pipes), Máirtín O'Connor (accordion),
Tomás San Miguel (keyboards), and Xosé Manuel Budiño (gaita, uilleann pipes).
Track List:-
Disc 1
1) Arin Quebec
2) Del Hierro a Madagascar
3) Fasio & Lurra-Terra
4) Maitia Nun Zira?
5) Bok-Espok
6) Santimamineko Fandangoa &
7) Muskerraren Balsa & La Ba
8) Justin Lagun
9) Arin-Novo
10) Gesala
11) Gaztelugatxeko Martxa
Disc 2
1) Fail-Faly
2) Karola de Mar
3) Piti & Iturrigorri
4) Loriak Udan
5) Arin-Oskorri
6) Zumaia
7) Sodade
8) Zugarramurdi Dantza
9) Berhueta
10) Tandremo
11) Nondik Jo Maurizia?
12) Arin-Argineta & Ortigueir
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