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Spain pipe and tabor players
Basque country
Pyrenees border between nothern Spain and south France
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The txistu or chistu is the fipple flute that developed in this area and which has become a symbol for the Basque folk revival.
The first mention of the txistu dates from 1864.
Banda de Txistularis Municipal de Pamplona playing in 2001 at the annual Symposium of The Taborers Society |
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players in San Sebastian, 1920 |
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