The Basque bullfight
At the Forum’s opening evening, the basque performer Mursego took the stage to share traditional music with a twist – layers of sound that she uses to turn herself into a one-woman band.
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Mursego is not a democracy activist or politician, but she did say she thinks there’s still “a lot of work to be done” in the Basque country when it comes to citizen participation and consulting with the people before making laws.
She performed a version of a traditional Basque song called, called “Zezenak Dira” – or “there’s a bull fight” – fitting for the democratic hot topic in the Basque country of whether bull fights should continue to be allowed:
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Bullfights and citizens’ rights in Basque Country
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