GalicianTunes: Artist - Xabier Díaz

GALEGO
ESPAÑOL
ENGLISH

Xabier Díaz

It’s been 30 years since Xabier Díaz first blew into a bagpipe until “Coplas para Icía” (2007).

Through the years, besides being part of bands such as Berrogüetto and aCadaCanto, Díaz has collaborated in many albums and concerts with different artists: Carmen París, Xosé Manuel Budiño, Kepa Junquera, Guadi Galego and Os Cempés, among others. Moreover, he took his music to many places such as Mexico, Zimbabwe, Germany, Uruguay, Italy, Peru, Denmark, France, Switzerland, Argentina, Norway, Belgium, Cuba, Scotland, Ireland, etc.

In November 2015, he released “The Tambourine Man” with Adufeiras de Salitre. This album was awarded for Best Album in Galician Language at the Independent Music Awards (2016), Best Album of Traditional Music at the Martín Códax Galician Music Awards (2016), Best Song in Galician Language at the first edition of aRitmar Awards. Furthermore, “The Tambourine Man” remained at Top 10 World Music Charts Europe during February and March 2016.

Since the release of “The Tambourine Man” and after more than 70 live shows in barely two years, he visited Algeria, Oslo, Lorient, Le Chatre, Glasgow, Lisbon, Madrid and Brussels.

2018 was the year for “Noró”, a new album with Adufeiras de Salitre that highlights the sounds from the Peninsular northwest.