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COMPOSITION WORKS

In these years Xabi Aburruzaga has composed hundreds of melodies. Not only his own, collected in his records and concerts.
His works as a composer include numerous commissioned works for institutions, cultural initiatives… and many more.
Additionally, his compositions cover a wide musical range.

DEMO OF HIS FIRST COMPOSITIONS. 1998-1999

1998.
Xabi Aburruzaga comenzó a componer melodías para otros en el año 1998-99.
In 1998-99, Xabi Aburruzaga began composing melodies for others.
This demo collects some of them, composed during those two years. Some of them he has later included in his albums.
  • Breakfast in Belfast
  • Peruriko txokoa
  • Zu gabe
  • Arin Como
  • Denboraren naufrago

BERMEOKO UDALA. 2002
Egunaro egunaro kalien

At the request of the Bermeo City Council in 2002, Xabi Aburruzaga composed the festival song “Egunaro egunaro egunaro kalien”.

Iñaki Aurrekoetxea created the lyrics, and it was performed by well-known musicians, including Mikel Urdangarin.

ZAMUDIOKO UDALA. 2011

n response to the request made by the Zamudio City Council in 2011, Xabi Aburruzaga compiled a collection of songs from Zamudio with the collaboration of Amagoia Gezuraga.

The aim of this project is to collect and adapt the old songs that have been sung in Zamudio. They gathered people from the town and local cultural associations to participate in the performance with professional singers and musicians

Participants in this project included, among others: Natxo de Felipe, Anton Latxa, Amaia Zubiria, Mikel Urdangarin, Xabier Zeberio, Jexux Aranburu, and Jose Urrejola. The sound technician was Mikel F. Krutzaga. Production director: Xabi Aburruzaga Authors: Xabi Aburruzaga – Iñaki Aurrekoetxea Adaptations: Xabi Aburruzaga and Jose Urrejola

ERRAMUNEN SOINUA. 2011

Writer: Unai Elorriaga

Illustrator: Eider Eibar Zugazabeitia

Publisher:Bizkaiko trikitixa elkartea

Year: 2011

Age: 6 and above

KARMELO IKASTOLAKO ABESTIA. 2020

In 2020, the Karmelo Ikastola in Bilbao asked Xabi Aburruzaga to compose a song.

Once again, Iñaki Aurrekoetxea, a neighbor and former student, was responsible for creating the lyrics.

PORTUGALETEKO UDALA. 2022

In 2022, the city of Portugalete celebrated its 700th anniversary.

To mark this special occasion, the Portugalete City Council commissioned Xabi Aburruzaga to create a melody.

Aburruzaga composed “Zazpi mendeko jauzia”, which premiered on June 11, danced by local dancers as part of the anniversary’s commemorative activities.

TXUPINERAREN ABESTIA. 2023

To start Aste Nagusia in Bilbao, the most special week of the year and the biggest festival in the world, we need three people: Mari Jaia, the town crier, and the txupinera.
s a representative of popular festivals, the latter marks the start of the festival and turns the txupin into a call for celebration and revelry.
The txupinera is the representative of the groups and deserved her own song, don’t you think?

With great pleasure and excitement, we present to you the txupinera’s song. I have worked with a great team to prepare this song, and wonderful women have lent their voices to it. Among them, this year’s town crier, Aiora Renteria.

Enjoy and make the song your own!

Long live Aste Nagusia! Long live the txupinera! Long live Mari Jaia!

Music: Xabi Aburruzaga
Lyrics: Iñaki Aurrekoetxea

Musicians:
Xabi Aburruzaga: Trikitixa, programming
Eriz Pérez: Acoustic guitar
Pablo Cano: Steel guitar
Xabier Zeberio: Violin
Koldo Uriarte: Piano and synths
Ruben Isasi: Txalaparta, tambourine, percussion, whistle, and flute
Iñigo Olazabal: Txalaparta and percussion

Singers:
Aiora Renteria
Itziar Ituño
Maria Rivero
Naroa Gaintza
Ylenia Baglietto
Miren De Miguel
Irati Bilbao
Rap: La Basu Recording and editing: Xabi Aburruzaga (Trikileku studio) Editing, mixing, and mastering: Unai Mimenza

Recording and editing: Xabi Aburruzaga (Trikileku studio)
Editing, mixing and mastering: Unai Mimenza