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Kepa Junkera
Probably the most influential Basque artist currently working, Junkera has found a new world of music for the trikitixa (the diatonic accordion of his home, Euskal Herria. Here are recordings he has made on his own, adn with a pantheon of other Spanish and basque artists. They range from the most reverent of traditional approaches to the most radical of experiments.

Here are titles I currrently stock by Kepa Junkera. There may be more information or audio. Click on the links to see.

Maren - Kepa Junkera
$21.99
(cdRoots# res-maren)
The 2002 issue from the Basque accordion legend is every bit as adventurous as his highly acclaimed Bilbao 00:00h. Working with a core band of Angel Unzu, Blas Fernandez, Harkaitz Martinez, Igor Otxoa and Venezuelean artist Julio Andrade, he adds his usual roster of guests expected and surprising: Hevia (with his electronic bagpipe), Gilles Chabenat (hurdy-gurdy), Ibon Koteron (Basque alboka), Maria del Mar Bonet, and as previously, Malagasy valiha player Justin Vali.

Bilbao 00:00h (Spanish import edition) - Kepa Junkera
$29.99
(cdRoots# res-bilbao)
This is the Ediciones Resistencia version, imported from Spain.

Lau eskutara - Junkera, Kepa and Pereira, Julio
$15.99
(cdRoots# elk-junkera-p)
A brilliant teaming of the Basque accordion legend and the mandolin/guitarist from Portugal in acoustic duets of music from both places

Kalejira Al-Buk (1994) - Kepa Junkera
$16.99
(cdRoots# elk-junkera-albuk)

Leonen orroak - Junkera, Kepa and Koteron, Ibon
$16.99
(cdRoots# elk-junkera-ibon)
The alboka is a type of double clarinet made of cow horns, a double-bored pipe and cane reeds that is unique to Basque heritage. Here Koteron's alboka is accompanied by Junkera's diatonic accordion, tambourine, and txalaparta.

Hiri (City) - Kepa Junkera
$temp out of stock-16.99
(cdRoots# elk-hiri)
2006 release by Basque trikitixa (diatonic accordion) master Junkera and a bevy of guests including Patrick Vaillant and Melonious Quartet, Mercedes Peon, Ibon Koteron, Enzo Avitibile, Andy Narell, Bulgarka, Glen Velez, Eliseo Parra, Gilles Chabenat, Xose Manuel Budino, Tactequete and dozens of other musicians from around the world.

Triki up - Kepa Junkera, Zabaleta eta Imanol
$temp out of stock-16.99
(cdRoots# elk-junkera-trikiup)
Big band trikitixa from the most famed Basque accordionists around, Kepa Junkera, and his co-conspiritors Inaki Zabaleta (trikitixa) and Imanol Urkizi (panderoa), backed by a full blown band of electric guitars, drums, bass, saxophone, harmaonica, and more.

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