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title: "Picky FIngers Podcast: Pau Barjau"
description: In this episode, host Keith Billik chats with Pau Barjau of Che Apalache. Pau has a very interesting job, interpreting rhythms and sounds that are not typically heard on the banjo!
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# [Picky FIngers Podcast: Pau Barjau](https://blog.deeringbanjos.com/picky-fingers-podcast-pau-barjau)

 Written by [Keith Billik](https://blog.deeringbanjos.com/author/keith-billik) | Mar 31, 2020 10:12:35 PM

In this episode, host Keith Billik chats with Pau Barjau of Che Apalache. Pau has a very interesting job, interpreting rhythms and sounds that are not typically heard on the banjo! Hear about his unlikely path going from a teenage bass player in Mexico City, to an aspiring banjo player in Buenos Aires, to recording a Grammy-nominated album in the United States with Bela Fleck producing. 

Che Apalache is one of the most exciting bands on the acoustic music scene today. Their sound is a combination of bluegrass and other world traditions, including Latin American and Far East influences.

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