Discovering the Txalaparta, the Agricultural Tool that Has Become Basque Percussion

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Tu Ku Tun is a trio of txalaparta players, Basque percussions, sort of balafon or xylophone. Originally, one or two boards placed on the floor, on which the cider apples were crushed with sticks. From the sounds thus produced came this rhythmic practice.