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Guillem Ballaz i Bogunyà (born 17 August 1978) is a Catalan musician who has focused his work on Catalan
Diari Ara (newspaper), February 2013.
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eltic Connectionslaunch, BBC, November 2011.
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Guillem Ballaz i Bogunyà (born 17 August 1978) is a Catalan musician who has focused his work on Catalan traditional music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...
. First, through groups like Sol I Serena and later under his name in a more personal project. He has also made an important task studying and revitalizing the Catalan square tambourine " pandero quadrat" and its tunes and Catalan folk violin.
Biography
Guillem Ballaz was born inMolins de Rei
Molins de Rei () or Molins de Rey in Spanish is a municipality located 18 km from Barcelona's city centre, in the ''comarca'' of Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain.
It is situated on the left bank of the Llobregat river, on the A-7 ''aut ...
, 10 km from Barcelona. Son of Jesus Ballaz Zabalza, Navarre, and Maria Angels Bogunyà Carulla, Catalan. His musical training began at an early age with the violin. Later, he studied industrial engineering in electronics, but even before graduating, he opted for a career in professional music. Their music always seeks the border between tradition and modernity, performing around Europe (France, UK, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Portugal...). He also teaches in Aula de Musica Tradicional de Salt and Music School of Besalu.
Ballaz has investigated the Catalan square tambourine " pandero quadrat" and its tunes for ten years. During this time, published articles in specialized journals and conducted workshops and seminars... to explain the importance of this tradition in Catalan society over the past five centuries. Thanks to this, today's square tambourine Catalan and his tunes are back alive.
Ballaz sings with his square tambourine from modes scenarios to major cultural centers like the Palau de la Música Catalana.
This work culminated with the presentation of monographic work "Projecte Pandero" in December 2012.
Discography
* ''Disc de Butxaca'' (2003) * ''Grapat de ruda'' (2007) * ''Un segon'' (2009) * ''Projecte Pandero'' (2012) Also appears on * 19è Festival Internacional de Folk Tradicionarius (2006) * 20è Festival Internacional de Folk Tradicionarius (2007) * Altaveu Frontera – 19è Festival de música Altaveu (2007) * Llotja de música urbana de Vilareal (2007) * 10a Mediterrània- Fira d'espectacles d'arrel tradicional de Manresa (2007) * World music from Catalonia (2009) * Catalan Arts (2013)References
Diari Ara (newspaper), February 2013.
in the EBU -UER Folk
Catalan representation in
EBU
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; , UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations in countries within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA) or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the ...
– UER Folk (European Broadcasting Union), 2012
eltic Connectionslaunch, BBC, November 2011.
, Recopilation music 2009. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ballaz, Guillem Spanish anti-racism activists Musicians from Catalonia Singer-songwriters from Catalonia People from Molins de Rei 1978 births Living people 21st-century Spanish singers