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I mentioned Basque folk music in my last post. Always uniquely itself, this ‘stateless nation’ between N.E. Spain and South France has preserved and cherished its music through the years. For some time! – a 22,000 year old flute made from the bone of a bird has been discovered in Izturitz and elsewhere a trumpet dating from the Azilica period. But not until 1870 when Chants Populaires was published, were the songs and music of the region made widely available. Folk music and the improvisations that are characteristic of the region, have became a possession of the people and a