Xarnege

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  • ESPAÑOL
  • EUSKARA
  • FRANÇAIS
  • GASCON

Music from the
Basque and Gascon "borders"

Xarnege, or Sharnègo, is a Gascon word which refers to villages on the Gascony and Basque border in which people express themselves in both Basque and Gascon. And so the musical project of Xarnege is a blending and includes many of the abundant elements common to both cultures.
Xarnege is a meeting place not a mixture. A crossroads not a fence, a look to the future from the roots, not an inert museum. A place where you share and continue the nocturnal journey with your sack full of music.

Smuggling music - 2004


Gaueko lan musika - Musica de contrabanda. 14 tracks. Booklet in Basque and Gascon, translations online. Buy it on Pagansmusica.

Ixo Sho (Silence) - 2010


The consolidation and maturity CD of Xarnege. 11 tracks. Booklet in Basque and Gascon, translations online. Buy it on Pagansmusica.

Talka tum (Collision) - 2014

8 tracks. Liner notes in five languages, lyrics online.
Buy it on Pagansmusica.

Kyklos (Cycle) - 2017


More Xarnege than ever. 4 tracks in advance of the next album.
Buy it on Pagansmusica.

Pressbook

Xarnege is a musical project that brings the Basque and Gascony traditions together, show the similarities and unite the uniqueness of these two cultures into a fabulous, creative, passionate style. The five musicians are all part of several known and lesser known folk bands including Ganbara, Euritan blai, Landerida and many others. Traditional instruments like the hurdy gurdy, Salterius, Txanbela, local bagpipes and many more give a refreshing new interpretation of traditional tunes and songs. Electric sound effects are added, but in such a way that the compositions keep their original touch and this album is more a modern-traditional one than a trad-rock one. I love the way the musicians play with sounds, using difficult rhythmic patterns and fabulous play. Listen the heavy hurdy gurdy sound, the exploding (cow) horns and the unexpected twists in the musical arrangements. Each time I listen to this album I hear new sounds, new melodies and I just get more and more enthusiastic. At some moments it reminds me of the best work of Hedningarna, on other moments it’s like the village musicians meets a sound lunatic and it all works.

Eelco Schilder "Folkworld Magazine"
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Upcoming concerts

We have performed more than 200 concerts in festivals all around the world, such as, Chant de vielles and Mémoires et racines (Canada), Ollin Kan and Feria de San Marcos (Mexico), Intercéltico (Portugal), Suoni della Murgia (Italy), Dranouter and Goikoorts (Belgium)... Click here to see all of them and the next ones scheduled.


Pictures

Have a look at some pictures of our concerts by clicking here. You will find many more pictures on our Facebook page. The link is on the bottom of this page.


Videos

Some videos of Xarnege presenting our new album and performing in festivals around the world.


Listen

Listen to some tracks of our three albums and enjoy them!


Lyrics

Some of our lyrics, liner notes and sheet music of our songs.

Basque and Gascon cultures

In the 'sharnègo' areas between Gascony and the Basque Country the two cultures have been able to live together and maintain their own spaces along with their shared spaces. Have a look here if you want to know more about this two cultures with an ancient common origin.


Instruments

Some of the instruments we play.


Rider

A pdf document with our technical requirements (sound, lightning, patch...). Contact our sound engineer, Yan Prevost, for further infomation: yanrahan@hotmail.fr


Contact

Contact us by email (xarnege@xarnege.com), by phone (+34 605 715 735), by fax (+34 943 332 397), by post (Xarnege, Martieta Etxadia 2 - 20180 Oiartzun (Basque Country) or visit our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/xarnege)

Dossiers

  • العربية
  • Català
  • Eλληνικά
  • English
  • Español
  • Euskara
  • Français
  • Galego

 

  • Gascon
  • Italiano
  • Magyar
  • Nederlands
  • Portugués
  • Руский
  • Українська

Musicians

  • Joan Baudoin makes and plays Gascon traditional instruments. He's participated in well-known folk bands such as LANDERIDA, CANICULA, VERD E BLU, MESCLAM!, UN PAS UN SAUT... He plays bohas (Gascon pipes), three-holed flutes, string drums and traditional drums.

  • Juan Ezeiza plays fiddle, albokas (Basque hornpipes) and stompbox. He's participated in folk bands such as GANBARA, LANTZ, TADUSAK and EURITAN BLAI and colaborated with many Basque musicians and singers.

  • Simon Guillaumin plays electroacustic hurdy-gurdy and sings. Member of FABURDEN, BA'AL and PASSAIRES. He teaches hurdy gurdy in Pau Pyrénées and Les Landes conservatories. Specialist in gascon traditional music and composer.

  • Lucia Longué plays three-holed flutes, besson (double string drum), diatonic accordion, boha (Gascon pipe) and sings. Member of MONACAS and BA'AL. Specialist in gascon traditional music.

  • Josean Martín Zarko plays guitar and bouzouki. He's been a musician in some well-known basque folk bands such as GANBARA, ALBOKA, LANTZ, TADUSAK and EURITAN BLAI and colaborated with many musicians and Basque singers.

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