Basque Music on the World Stage
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content: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 2: Basque: Innovation by Culture / 2.3: Audio
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content: 1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
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content: 2016 July 08
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content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2016, Item SFF2016_0708_Basque_Euskaldunak_Dialogues_0003
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content: Archival materials
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content: Sound recordings
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content: Listening copies available
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content: Melani Munoz Oereauiz (presenter); Manu Iturregu; Melani Munoz Perea-Cruz; Sean Aucutt; Jill Aldape; Rod Way (participants) Spanning both traditional and popular genres, Basque music has complex traditions that are particular to the Basque people. Traditional Basque music genres include an instrument created from the remnants of cider making parts (the txalaparta) as well as a strong singing culture where improvising bards (bertsolaris) compose complicated improvised verses. Many of the popular Basque singers today use these traditional influences. Come join a discussion about the Basque music landscape today.