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Music Thursday, October 5, 2000Kepa Junkera - Bilbao 00:00h There are those that think the accordian is the work of the devil. If all you know of the accordian is from Lawrence Welk and polka music then you would be right. But the accordian is much more than that. Much more. Cajun, Zydeco, Tex-Mex conjunto, Argentina with the tango, and various Irish folk and rock bands. It's used all over the world in an amazing variety of music.I was just loaned this 2 CD sent of Basque accordianist Kepa Junkera. It includes a number of musicians from other musical traditions including Béla Fleck. "Nondik jo Maurizia?" with Kepa and Béla is playing as I write this. Bela takes the banjo somewhere, as Kepa takes the accordian (diatonic), where I don't think they have ever been before. It's music that is full of life. It's music that takes over the body. You have no control. Or, as my 18 year old son said after listening to "Fasio & Lurra-terra": "He's fuckin' crazy!". My granddaughter, Robyn, has been here 5 days. She has taken over the house. Robby and I are here to pick her up, put her down, feed her, dress her, change her, bathe her, play with her, read to her, make her laugh, hug her, kiss her, be there when she wakes up in the morning, put her down for naps, and tuck her in at the end of the day. She should be for about another month. Sometimes it's hard to get work done when a 20 month old is sitting in your lap as you are uploading files. "Down" means "pick me up" or it could mean "put me down". It's context sensitive. When she sees a small child or a picture of a small child, it's "baby, baby!". She knows "all done", "juice", "milk", "water", and, of course, "Eeeeeeedgaaaaaar!" We all sing for Edgar. How else would they win? |
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