Biotzetik Basque Choir
name: label: Collection Creator
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 01
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2016, Item SFF2016_0701_Basque_Musika_eta_Dantza_Etxea_0004
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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: Pepe; Harkaite; Mikel Txalaparta is a xylophone-like instrument made of cider making parts. The instrument is played by two performers hitting wooden boards to produce differing rhythms. The first musicians plays a beat called the ttahuna, which represents balance, while the second plays the herrena, which means "lame"—as it drags between the first player's notes. Typical of many aspects of Basque culture, there is an aspect of competition and play between the two players. Come learn how to engage in txalaparta musical play with experts!