'Madonna shows a great respect for the Basque culture' - Kalakan

The Basque trio Kalakan will perform together with Madonna in all the concerts of the MDNA tour, Thierry Biscary, one of the members of Kalakan, confirmed on Wednesday.

Talking to Euskadi Irratia's Faktoria program, Thierry Biscary said he was "tired but happy" and talked about the performance of the Basque trio in the MDNA tour.

The Pop Queen and the Basque trio Kalakan have been working together to create a new revisited version of Madonna's hit song "Open your Heart", featured on the setlist for the upcoming MDNA Tour. This new version features "Sagarra Jo" by Kalakan.

Madonna has shown a great respect for the Basque culture since they met the first time in Guetary, Thierry Biscary said. "She even played the txalaparta that day", the Basque musician added.

Madonna met Basque trio Kalakan for the first time back in August 2011, when she was taking a long holiday in the south-west of France and visited different locations in the Basque Country.

When visiting Guéthary, Madonna met the Basque trio, that played for her during an intimate birthday gig with friends and family. They got introduced by the Labèque sisters, whom Madonna refers to as her "favourite pianists in the whole world" in the "I'm going to tell you a secret" documentary.