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Basque Trikitilari, Kepa Junkera, debuts a new show tomorrow “Sea of Bellows,” along with Argentine accordionist, Chango Spasiuk.  Both musicians will present a dialogue between the Basque Trikitixa and the Chamamé from Argentina.  EuskalKultura.com was also made aware that Junkera’s Argentina tour planned for November has had to be postponed due to booking conflicts.  We will let you know about the new dates, so that Basque clubs can reach out to Junkera to book future dates.  

Bego Miñaur/Donostia-San Sebastian.   Trikitilari, Kepa Junkera, and accordionist Chango Spasiuk will begin a mini-tour tomorrow in Manresa with the show Sea of Bellows."  Spasiuk, from Misiones, plays chamamé, a traditional style of music and dance from the region, whose influence has reached Brazil as well as Uruguay.  Traditional Guarani dance and music is at its origins, but successive influences, as diverse as the contribution of the Jesuit Missionaries, African rhythms and that of Jewish immigrants are also noted.

The musicians promise to deliver “a gathering of friends, with traveling bellows sailing on a ship carrying polkas, fandangos, martxas….and an invitation to dance on its deck (…) two worlds where music has room for oral transmission, which is played in the backyards of our parents, grandparents and neighbors.  Rural music that is at times happy, and others that is profoundly melancholy: a sound that always connects us to hope.”

The show will be presented at the following concerts;

-October 6, Manresa: Fira Mediterrania. Teatre Kursaal. Sala gran - 21:00. More info.: here.
-October 8: Madrid, Sala Galileo Galilei. 21:00. More info.: here.
-October 11: Barcelona. CAT. 21:00. More info.: here. 

Tour Postponed

The producer of Kepa Junkera’s concerts has also confirmed with EuskalKultura.com that Junkera’s tour through Argentina, planned for November, had to be postponed due to booking conflicts.  We remind you that the Basque musician had offered the possibility to Basque clubs to get in touch with him, in order to organize workshops and other parallel activities during his tour.  His team informed us that there was much interest, coming from many places in Argentina as well as Brazil.

The offer still goes, so as soon as EuskalKultura.com knows something about the new dates, we will let tour readers know.