Accordian player and pianist make beautiful Basque music together in Boise
BOISE – Basque button accordion player Kepa Junkera, above left, is in Idaho working on a three-year project to record Basque music with musicians and singers from all over the world.
In Boise, he’s recording with pianist Paul Tillotson, right, and singer Curtis Stigers, as well as bass player Rod Wray and drummer Spencer Martin from the Basque band Amuma Says No.
“Kepa is bringing Basque music and having American musicians interpret music in their own way,” said Boise producer Gloria Totoricaguena. “Stigers and Tillotson grew up with Basque people; they know Basque culture and the Basques know them.”
Junkera will give a free solo accordion concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Basque Center. “Indescribable,” says Totoricaguena. “His accordion is his voice, his interpretation. It’s a real lesson in artistry.”
News and picture gathered from www.idahostatesman.com May 14,2010
An incredible journey inside the mind of Kepa Junkera, his concerns, curiosities, amazing people, emotions…anything he believes to be fascinating. But also without forgetting all the updated information on his music; new releases, productions, concerts, etc…
Olwen, Bea tells me that it is on her Dad side of the family
Maite Iribarren-Gorrindo – one half of Ahizpak who recently gave an interview to eitb.com – wrote to tell us that Ramon Etxebeste – the shepherd interviewed by Kepa in his last post – is her great uncle on her mother’s side.
She also said that Kepa recently played in Boise where she and her sister Izar now live and that Boise LOVED Kepa.
As they say in Basque, zein txikia den mundua.