The 2024 Lekuona Award winner talks in front of the cameras with the music teacher and accordionist.
Creator, researcher, promoter and music teacher, Juan Mari Beltran Argiena began the adventure of Herri Musikaren Txokoa, today Soinuenea, a centre for the conservation of Basque musical heritage, almost 30 years ago. He talks about his past and present with music teacher and accordionist Errege Belda Arregi.
They also analyze what teaching music means when it is approached in its entirety, and the situation of transmitting musical culture to new generations.
Understanding music as the most complete universal language, they examine the contribution of dialogue between different popular traditions. And finally, they contrast opinions on the dichotomy between tradition and avant-garde.
