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Artist
Xabier Díaz
12+ albums
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Xabier Díaz (Voice, bagpipes and percussion) Born in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain in 1969 , is a singer, composer and researcher of traditional Galician folklore. His first contact with music happened when he was 10 years old when his grandfather gave him his first bagpipe as a gift in exchange for his attending school. Thanks to that family agreement, he developed his passion for traditional music and anthropology. For Xabier Díaz, being familiar with the music that came before us is crucial in order to build the musical genres of today, even the most modern ones. His first album was Músicas de salitre (2004) along with guitar player Guillerme Fernández. This first work revealed him as a talented singer and composer. He was nominated to the Spanish Music Academy Awards in 2003 and he ranked third in the La Opinión music awards. Xabier Díaz combines his work as musician and composer with thorough endeavours as researcher and compiler of Galician traditional folklore. As a result of these efforts he released Coplas para Icía (2007) with Pedro Lamas and Suso Iglesias. This album brings together a cosmopolitan discourse attached to its roots. At present he is involved in different projects. He has been the singer of the dance company Nova Galega de Danza in the shows Alento, Engado and Tradicción. With Alento they were nominated to the Premios Max as Best First Show in 2005. Since the beginning of 2008 he has been a member of Berrogüetto. He is director and co-presenter with
