2. During the last 150 years, txalaparta has been attested as a communication
device used for funeral , celebration or the making of slaked lime , or cider.
Its use was intimately linked to the manufacturing of cider. After crushing
the apple, a dinner was held and the party could be prolonged until the three
hours of the morning.
TXALAPARTA
3. Juan Mari Beltran Argiñena is a musician from Guipuzcoa.
At the young age, he was a musician at "Argia". Later on, at Hernani Music School
he has been a teacher of alboka, dulzaina, txalaparta and txistu for several years.
JUAN MARI
BELTRAN
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5. The tamboril
The tamboril is a cylindrical percussion instrument with a drumstick
typical of the Iberian Peninsula.A tabor has a cylindrical wood shell,
two skin heads tightened by rope tension, a leather strap, and an
adjustable gut snare.
