San Sebastian, Spain – Airea is the new album by
“albokari” (Basque horn player)
Ibon Koteron, from Biscay. Airea features alboka (Basque horn)
accompanied by various world rhythms and sounds. A total of
12 new pieces.The album was produced by Kepa Junkera
and features Ruper Ordorika (voice), Iñaki Plaza and Ruben Isasi Etxak (percussion),
Faltriqueira (Galicia, voices), Solledona (Corsica, voices), Pekka
Westerholm and Heikki Syrjänen (Finland, liru, mankeri), Roston
Kuchichian (Armenia, duduk), Gilles Chabenat (France, hurdy gurdy),
Andrea Pisu (Sardinia, laudeddas).
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
