alboka

A distinctive Basque instrument, it is similar to a clarinet with a double-bored pipe, two horns, and two reeds. Playing an alboka is similar to playing a bagpipe, as it requires air be blown out non stop, though it doesn't have a bag to store the air in. Instead, players employ circular breathing, the action of taking in and blowing at air at the same time.

Appears in 6 items.
Title Contributor(s) Date Track
Alboka song Performer: Goikoetxea, Arantza; Performer: Goikoetxea, Andoni; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Aug 19, 1952 1
Alboka song (false start) Performer: Goikoetxea, Arantza; Performer: Goikoetxea, Andoni; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Aug 19, 1952 2
Porrusalda Bigarrena Performer: Goikoetxea, Arantza; Performer: Goikoetxea, Andoni; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Aug 19, 1952 4
Goizian Parisen (fragment) Performer: Goikoetxea, Arantza; Performer: Goikoetxea, Andoni; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Aug 19, 1952 5
Goizian Parisen: Biribilketa Performer: Goikoetxea, Arantza; Performer: Goikoetxea, Andoni; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Aug 19, 1952 6
Hauxe da kontue (Jota Danza) Performer: Goikoetxea, Arantza; Performer: Goikoetxea, Andoni; Recordist: Lomax, Alan Aug 19, 1952 7