Ion Garmendia Anfurrutia (born 1979) is a

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musician from Ibarra,

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. He began taking voice lessons and studying

txistu The txistu () is a kind of fipple flute that became a symbol for the Basque folk revival. The name may stem from the general Basque word ''ziztu'' "to whistle" with palatalisation of the ''z'' (cf ''zalaparta'' > ''txalaparta''). This three-hol ...

in 1988 in Ibarra. In 1997, he entered into a teacher training program in

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, and in 1999 began learning the

alboka The Basque ( es, albogue) is a single-reed woodwind instrument consisting of a single reed, two small diameter melody pipes with finger holes and a bell traditionally made from animal horn. Additionally, a reed cap of animal horn is placed arou ...

. In 2002 entered in Musikene (Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco) to study "nuevas tendencias en la música tradicional" (new trends in traditional music) under Kepa Junkera. He later partnered with fellow musician

Ibon Koteron Ibon Koteron (born in Bilbao in 1967) is a Basque musician renowned as a player of the alboka. His 1996 debut release was a joint record with Kepa Junkera, entitled '' Leonen Orroak'' (''the roarings of Leon'', a homage to the great ''albokalari'' ...

, and his proficiency in the alboka and gaita navarra were intensified. He also studied the

txalaparta The txalaparta ( or ) is a specialized Basque music device of wood or stone. In some regions of the Basque Country, (with ) means "racket", while in others (in Navarre) has been attested as meaning the trot of the horse, a sense closely relate ...

and the pandero with

Iñaki Plaza Murga Iñaki Plaza Murga (born 1976) is a Basque musician from Bilbao, Biscay. He began studying trikitixa (Basque diatonic accordion) and traditional Basque percussion (txalaparta, pandero) in 1993. He later began studying ethnic percussion (cajón ...

. From 2004 to 2008, he was part of

Kepa Junkera Kepa Junkera Urraza (born 1965 in Bilbao, Euskadi, Spain) is a Basque musician and composer. A master of the trikitixa, the diatonic accordion, he has recorded more than 10 albums. Allmusic/ref> Junkera won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Fol ...

’s group as a txalapartari, txistulari, albokari, and percussionist. As a txistulari, he has played in the municipal bands of Donostia and Tolosa, and is currently a part of the municipal band of txistularis of Tolosa. He continues to be a member of Ibon Koteron's band, and is currently involved in the "Twenty Fingers Project" (Hogeihatz Proiektua) with Inaki Plaza Murga. The first discographic work of this project is projected to be introduced next winter.

Collaborations

* Araba Euskaraz 2003 ("Orobil borobil" 2003) * Kepa Junkera ("Athletic Bihotzez" 2004, "Hiri" 2006) * Ibon Koteron ("Airea" 2004) * Oreka Tx ("Nömadak Tx" 2006) * Faltriqueira ("Effecto Faltriqueira" 2006) * Tejedor ("Musica Na Maleta" 2006, BSO "La Torre de Suso" 2007) * Trikizio (2007)

References

North American Basque Association
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