Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj - Revision history

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	* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SzIGWbKvEdA]		* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SzIGWbKvEdA]
	* [http://manuelcasha.com/Tislima%20lil%20Budaj.html Tislima lill-Budaj minn Mannie Casha.]		* [http://manuelcasha.com/Tislima%20lil%20Budaj.html Tislima lill-Budaj minn Mannie Casha.]
			* [https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2006-06-23/news/il-budaj-passes-away-93106/ ‘Il Budaj’ Passes away] TMI 23 June 2006

	==See also==		==See also==

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	A full size monument for him, designed by sculptor Anton Agius, was inaugurated in Luqa Briffa Garden in his hometown in 2008.		A full size monument for him, designed by sculptor Anton Agius, was inaugurated in Luqa Briffa Garden in his hometown in 2008.

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	A full size monument for him, designed by sculptor Anton Agius, was inaugurated in Luqa Briffa Garden in his hometown in 2008.		A full size monument for him, designed by sculptor Anton Agius, was inaugurated in Luqa Briffa Garden in his hometown in 2008.




	==External links==		==External links==

Axiaqm: Arranged Page: Frans Baldacchinp l-Budaj - Photo

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	Baldacchino was a regular participant in [[Etnika]]'s annual projects, including ''Bumbum'' in 2003, ''Il-Ħolma Ġgantija'' in 2004 and ''Żażu Klabb'' in 2005 and was open to innovation and new trends in ''għana''.		Baldacchino was a regular participant in [[Etnika]]'s annual projects, including ''Bumbum'' in 2003, ''Il-Ħolma Ġgantija'' in 2004 and ''Żażu Klabb'' in 2005 and was open to innovation and new trends in ''għana''.

			[[File:Frans Baldacchino Il-Budaj monument in Zejtun.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Frans Baldacchino's monument in Luqa Briffa Garden, Żejtun.]]

	As with Madredeus in fado and Paco de Lucia in flamenco, this dilution of cross-genre music with Maltese folk music brought him new fans, who had never bothered with improvised verse, but also an element of scorn, even if subtle from the traditionalists.		As with Madredeus in fado and Paco de Lucia in flamenco, this dilution of cross-genre music with Maltese folk music brought him new fans, who had never bothered with improvised verse, but also an element of scorn, even if subtle from the traditionalists.
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	Fil-belt sbejħa tas-smewwiet''''		Fil-belt sbejħa tas-smewwiet''''

	~~[[File:Frans Baldacchino Il-Budaj monument in Zejtun.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Frans Baldacchino's monument in Luqa Briffa Garden, Żejtun.]]~~

Joejulian: see also

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	* [http://manuelcasha.com/Tila%20english.html Article on ''Tila'' album with Mannie Casha]		* [http://manuelcasha.com/Tila%20english.html Article on ''Tila'' album with Mannie Casha]
	* [http://www.allmalta.com/ghana/fame19.html Page on John Cassar's site]		* [http://www.allmalta.com/ghana/fame19.html Page on John Cassar's site]
	* [http://wirtizzejtun.com/2012/06/21/ghannejja-frans-baldacchino-il-budaj]		* [http://wirtizzejtun.com/2012/06/21/ghannejja-frans-baldacchino-il-budaj Wirt Iż-Żejtun article.]
	* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SzIGWbKvEdA]		* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SzIGWbKvEdA]
	* [http://manuelcasha.com/Tislima%20lil%20Budaj.html Tislima lill-Budaj minn Mannie Casha.]		* [http://manuelcasha.com/Tislima%20lil%20Budaj.html Tislima lill-Budaj minn Mannie Casha.]

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	* [http://manuelcasha.com/Tila%20english.html Article on ''Tila'' album with Mannie Casha]		* [http://manuelcasha.com/Tila%20english.html Article on ''Tila'' album with Mannie Casha]
	* [http://www.allmalta.com/ghana/fame19.html ~~Hall of Fame page~~ on John Cassar's ~~allmalta.com~~]		* [http://www.allmalta.com/ghana/fame19.html Page on John Cassar's site]
	* [http://wirtizzejtun.com/2012/06/21/ghannejja-frans-baldacchino-il-budaj]		* [http://wirtizzejtun.com/2012/06/21/ghannejja-frans-baldacchino-il-budaj]
	* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SzIGWbKvEdA]		* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SzIGWbKvEdA]

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	* [http://wirtizzejtun.com/2012/06/21/ghannejja-frans-baldacchino-il-budaj]		* [http://wirtizzejtun.com/2012/06/21/ghannejja-frans-baldacchino-il-budaj]
	* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SzIGWbKvEdA]		* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SzIGWbKvEdA]
			* [http://manuelcasha.com/Tislima%20lil%20Budaj.html Tislima lill-Budaj minn Mannie Casha.]

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	'''Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj''' (1943-2006) [[File:Frans Baldacchino Il-Budaj.jpg\|330px\|thumb\|right\|Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj.]] was one of the leading Maltese traditional folksingers, known as ''għannejja''. Born in Żejtun on the 16th May, 1943, living in ''Tal-Parenta ~~area~~'' he was known for his harmonius voice and his lyrical wit. At the age of seven years he already felt the poetic muse.		'''Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj''' (1943-2006) [[File:Frans Baldacchino Il-Budaj.jpg\|330px\|thumb\|right\|Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj.]] was one of the leading Maltese traditional folksingers, known as ''għannejja''. Born in Żejtun on the 16th May, 1943, living in ''Tal-Parenta'' area he was known for his harmonius voice and his lyrical wit. At the age of seven years he already felt the poetic muse.

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	'''Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj''' (1943-2006) [[File:Frans Baldacchino Il-Budaj.jpg\|330px\|thumb\|right\|Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj.]] was one of the leading Maltese traditional folksingers, known as ''għannejja''. Born in Żejtun on the 16th May, 1943, he was known for his harmonius voice and his lyrical wit. At the age of seven years he already felt the poetic muse.		'''Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj''' (1943-2006) [[File:Frans Baldacchino Il-Budaj.jpg\|330px\|thumb\|right\|Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj.]] was one of the leading Maltese traditional folksingers, known as ''għannejja''. Born in Żejtun on the 16th May, 1943, living in ''Tal-Parenta area'' he was known for his harmonius voice and his lyrical wit. At the age of seven years he already felt the poetic muse.


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	In 2001 he wrote the lyrics of the winning song "Tisimgħu Tissaħħar" in the [[L-Għanja tal-Poplu]] festival, which he sung with [[Priscilla Psaila]]. Through his artistic partecipation in such festivals he was engaging a new audience that had hitherto being maligned to traditional folk singing.		In 2001 he wrote the lyrics of the winning song "Tisimgħu Tissaħħar" in the [[L-Għanja tal-Poplu]] festival, which he sung with [[Priscilla Psaila]]. Through his artistic partecipation in such festivals he was engaging a new audience that had hitherto being maligned to traditional folk singing.

	Other than being considered as an intellectual within the folksinging community, he was also a naive artist and published a book entitled ''Imrieżaq ta' Moħħi'' in 1995.		Other than being considered as an intellectual within the folksinging community, he was also a naive artist and published a book entitled ''Imrieżaq ta' Moħħi'' in 1995. Another publication was his epic poem ''Lejn l-Art u s-Sema'', in 2004.

	~~Another publication was his epic poem ''Lejn l-Art u s-Sema'', in 2004.~~		[[File:Picture 293.jpg\|330px\|thumb\|right\|Frans Baldacchino during an Etnika rehearsal.]]
	[[File:Picture 293.jpg\|330px\|thumb\|right\|Frans Baldacchino during an Etnika rehearsal.]].

	Baldacchino was a regular participant in [[Etnika]]'s annual projects, including ''Bumbum'' in 2003, ''Il-Ħolma Ġgantija'' in 2004 and ''Żażu Klabb'' in 2005 and was open to innovation and new trends in ''għana''.		Baldacchino was a regular participant in [[Etnika]]'s annual projects, including ''Bumbum'' in 2003, ''Il-Ħolma Ġgantija'' in 2004 and ''Żażu Klabb'' in 2005 and was open to innovation and new trends in ''għana''.
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	An excerpt from his popular Lament, recorded in Etnika's 2003 album [[Żifna]] ran as:		An excerpt from his popular ''Lament'', recorded in Etnika's 2003 album [[Żifna]] ran as:

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	* [http://manuelcasha.com/Tislima%20lil%20Budaj.html Tislima lill-Budaj minn Mannie Casha.]		* [http://manuelcasha.com/Tislima%20lil%20Budaj.html Tislima lill-Budaj minn Mannie Casha.]

			==See also==
			[[:Category:Budaj Photos]]

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