Mikel Laboa

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Mikel Laboa (born June 15, 1934 in San Sebastián , Guipúzcoa Province , Spain ; † December 1, 2008 ibid) was a Basque songwriter and guitarist.

Mikel Laboa saw himself as a political artist in the tradition of Atahualpa Yupanqui or Tom Waits . Since the 1960s he has released a number of LPs and CDs.

Mikel Laboa studied medicine in Pamplona and always practiced as a doctor during his music career. In 1958 he sang in front of an audience for the first time at a benefit concert in the Gayarre Theater. He has performed regularly in the Basque Country since the 1960s. He became known for modern interpretations of traditional Basque songs. In the 1960s, together with other Basque artists, he founded the group "Ez Dok Amairu" (Basque for: "There are no thirteen", referring to the unlucky number 13 ), which pursued the goal of the Basque group that was suppressed by the Franco regime Revive culture. They placed particular emphasis on promoting and appreciating the Basque language . Within this group, Laboa (together with Benito Lertxundi ) became the most important exponent of the so-called New Basque Chant .

His CDs contain both self-written songs and settings by Basque and international poets, e. B. by Bertolt Brecht . A CD with live recordings consists mostly of pieces of text that are reminiscent of Dadaism . His 1974 album Bat-Hiru was voted "Best Basque Album in History" in a vote by the Diario Vasco newspaper .

Due to health problems, Laboa increasingly withdrew from the music and concert business in the 1990s. He was last on stage in 2006 in a concert by Bob Dylan in San Sebastián. In 2008 he was awarded the gold medal of the Deputation of Gipuzkoa. In 2014 he was posthumously awarded the Adarra Prize, which was awarded for the first time, for his life's work.

Discography

  • 1964: Lau herri kanta . EP .
  • 1966: Ursuako Kantak .
  • 1969: Bertolt Brecht .
  • 1969: Haika Mutil . EP, Elkar Herri Gogoa.
  • 1974: Bat Hiru . LP , Elkar.
  • 1980: Lau Bost . LP, Elkar.
  • 1985: 6 (Sci) . LP, Elkar.
  • 1988: Lekeitioak . LP, Elkar.
  • 1989: 12 (Hamabi) . LP, Elkar.
  • 1994: 14 (Hamalau) . LP, Elkar.
  • 1997: Mikel Laboa zuzenean .
  • 2000: Zuzenean II - Gernika .
  • 2003: 60ak + 2 .
  • 2005: Xoriek - 17 .
  • 2007: Lekeitioak .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gran conmoción en el mundo cultural vasco por la muerte de Laboa. EFE article in La Vanguardia , December 1, 2008, archived from the original on August 3, 2012 ; Retrieved December 30, 2016 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ a b Ainhoa ​​Arozamena Ayala: Mikel Laboa Mancisidor. In: Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia. 2014, accessed January 11, 2017 (Spanish).
  3. ^ Fallce el cantautor Mikel Laboa. In: Diario Vasco. December 1, 2008, accessed January 11, 2017 (Spanish).
  4. ↑ a b Muere a los 74 años Mikel Laboa, recuperador de la tradición musical vasca. In: El País. December 1, 2008, accessed January 11, 2017 (Spanish).
personal data
SURNAME Laboa, Mikel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mikel Laboa Mancisidor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish songwriter and guitarist (Basque Country)
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH San Sebastián , Guipuzcoa Province , Spain
DATE OF DEATH December 1, 2008
Place of death San Sebastian