Kepa Junkera
Kepa Junkera Urraza, born on April 10, 1965, in Bilbao, Vizcaya, is a Basque
musician and composer known for his mastery of the trikitixa. Junkera's first
album, Triki Up, with Zabaleta and Imanol, was released in 1990. Throughout the
1990s, he blended trikitixa with jazz and other genres in albums like Trikitixa
Zoom (1991) and Trans Europe Diatonique (1993). In 1998, Junkera released Bilbao
hora 00:00h, a tribute to his hometown featuring over 40 musicians. His album K
(2003), recorded live at the Teatro Arriaga, won the Latin Grammy for Best Folk
Album. Notable collaborations ...
