Fermin Muguruza

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Fermin Muguruza (2004)

Fermin Muguruza Ugarte (born April 20, 1963 in Irun , Gipuzkoa , Basque Country ) is a Basque musician. Like Manu Chao , he is one of the representatives of mestizo music , who mixes styles such as reggae, ska, hip-hop and punk rock in his songs. A leftist political approach can be seen in the texts. He has worked repeatedly with Basque prisoner organizations and Herri Batasuna . In 1999 he ran as a non-party on the lists of Euskal Herritarrok in the European Parliament elections.

Self-description

Quote from band founder Fermin Muguruza about his music: “ As a kind of musical chronicler, I express sometimes explicitly, sometimes poetically baffled, what strikes me in this world, despite all the differences, connections and analogies . "

history

Band founder Fermin grew up in the Basque Country. Due to the musical tradition of his homeland, he found an early interest in music and learned to play the accordion and guitar . In the 1980s he founded the Basque bands Kortatu and Negu Gorriak . Since the breakup of Negu Gorriak, Fermin Muguruza has been on the road under changing names with different sound collectives.

Shaped by the military dictatorship of Franco , punk was like a liberation for him, but his musical interest declined, influenced by various artists such as The Clash and Black Uhuru , to ska , hardcore punk and hip-hop .

In 1996 he produced the debut album by the Swiss band Wemean .

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Euskal Herria Jamaica Clash
  IT 75 05/14/2006 (1 week)
Asthmatic Lion Sound System
  IT 98 11/09/2008 (1 week)
  • Amodio eta gorrotozko kantak / Canciones de amor y odio (1984-1998) (compilation), Esan ozenki-El Europeo-karonte, 1998.
  • Brigadistak Sound System (album), Esan Ozenki, 1999.
  • erREMIXak (Remix), Esan Ozenki, 1999.
  • FM 99.00 Dub Manifest (album), Esan Ozenki, 2000.
  • Corrika. mundu bat euskarara bildu. (Big Beñat) (Single), Esan Ozenki, 2001.
  • In-komunikazioa (album), Kontrakalea, 2002.
  • Irun Meets Bristol / Komunikazioa (Remix), Kontrakalea, 2003.
  • Barcelona, ​​Apolo 2004-I-21 (Live), Kontrakalea, 2004.
  • 99-04 (DVD + CD), Kontrakalea, 2004.
  • Xomorroak (Bizitza lorontzian) - Bichitos (La vida en el tiesto) (album), Kontrakalea, 2005.
  • Euskal Herria Jamaica Clash (album), Talka, 2006.
  • BASS-que Culture (DVD + Remix-CD), Talka, 2006.
  • Afro-Basque Fire Brigade Tour 2007 (photo book + DVD), Talka, 2007.
  • Asthmatic Lion Sound Systema (album), Talka, 2008
  • Asthmatic Lion Sound Systema Remix , (Remix), Talka, 2009
  • Checkpointrock (compilation, among others with Manu Chao), Talka, 2009

Web links

Commons : Fermin Muguruza  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

swell

  1. ↑ Chart sources: ES
personal data
SURNAME Muguruza, Fermin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish singer and Abertzale (Basque Country)
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Irun , Gipuzkoa , Basque Country