Caroline Phillips: Hurdy-gurdy for beginners
Caroline Phillips: Sanfona para principiantes
Caroline Phillips' rich, soprano voice conjures up the far-and-wide cultures of the world, especially the sound and language of the Basque Country. Full bio
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como se chama isto em francês?
da história da sanfona.
e formas da sanfona.
para fazer girar uma roda
como o arco de um violino,
como a gaita de foles.
de um teclado de madeira
com o ladrar de um cão.
há cerca de 1000 anos
uns séculos mais tarde.
ao longo dos séculos
em todos os tipos de música,
para comprar uma sanfona deste tipo.
no país basco, onde vivo,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Caroline Phillips - MusicianCaroline Phillips' rich, soprano voice conjures up the far-and-wide cultures of the world, especially the sound and language of the Basque Country.
Why you should listen
Californian-born, French-resident entrepreneur and musician Caroline Phillips is one half of Basque music duo Bidaia, alongside Mixel Ducau. Her searching, Moroccan- and East Indian-inflected vocals are accompanied by the distinctive, folky sounds of the hurdy-gurdy, an unfamiliar and unusual string instrument operated with a crank-turned wheel.
Throughout her years as a professional musician, Phillips has regularly performed in jazz clubs and toured with her one-woman show in the Caribbean and North Africa.
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