The identifying characteristics of TOMÁS
SAN MIGUEL AND TXALAPARTA pass through the creation and
assimilation of a pure language based on the combination
between musical sounds and rhythms, whose result is three
recordings, “Lezao” (Nuevos Medios-Narada/Virgin
1994), “Ten”
(Nuevos Medios 1998) and “Dan-Txa”
(Musimagic 2005). Behind this meeting of musicians is hidden
a large process of meditation and reflection of experiences.
Tomás San Miguel - composer of all the themes - has
dedicated many years to arrive at the maturity of his style,
realized with patience and silence, divorcing himself from
any standard classification, prejudgment or market trend.
Tells the legend that when the Roman soldiers
enter the valleys of Euskadi (Basque Land) heard the powerful
sounds of wood that frightened their horses. We don’t
know if those sounds that scared the Romans were txalapartas
from 2000 years ago, neither we can’t proof the fact
that the txalaparta could had been such a powerful weapon.
Gerla Beti:
Rubén Calleja y Fernando Auzmendi
caserio de Lezao 1992
TXALAPARTA
(chalaparta) is a primitive Basque rhythm based on the sound
produced by the vertical hit of the percussive stick and
the beam(s) of wood, stone or metal laid horizontally on
their cushioned supports. The sound originated with the
imitation of the gallop of a horse and has developed in
recent years into innovative rhythmic forms.
Lezao is an encounter of accordion virtuoso
TOMÁS SAN MIGUEL with bask txalapartaris “Gerla
Beti” Perdi and Ruben and flutist and saxophonist
Javier Paxariño. But in this CD there are more than
25 musicians collaborating in the music, among others, KEPA
JUNQUERA, The SAMANIEGO CHOIR, ANDREAS PRITTWITZ, PEPE PEREIRA,
IBON COTERON,...
Of the whole, the resulting music iscult
to difficlassify under one specific denomination, but retains
the common denominator of being universal.
Músicians in concert:
Javier Paxariño,
sax
Perdi and Ibon, txalaparta
Tomás San Miguel, compositions, keyboards , accordion
The Samaniego Choir. Director: Aitor Sáez de Cortázar
Kepa Junkera, trikitixa
Ibón Coterón, alboka
Edu and Amaia, dantzaris (dancers) dance champions from
Euskadi.
