#basque folk

Eider "Eguberri Abestiak" 1976 + "Herri Bat Sortu Zen" 1978 Spain Basque Folk Music

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Eider "Eguberri Abestiak" 1976

Tracklist Birjiña Maite 2:42 Mari Domingi 4:10 Gabeko Izar 3:05 Aur Eder Baten Billa 1:45 Ariñ Ariñ Kristauak 2:48 Ator Ator Mutil Etxera 2:02 Dringilin Dron 2:29 Josepe Ta Maria 3:51 Oi Bethleem 3:10 Emen Eldu Gerade 2:23 Mundago Amandrea 1:40 Pakea 0:45

Eider "Herri Bat Sortu Zen" 1978

Tracklist A1 Poema 0:31 A2 Alferretan Haiz Sortzen 4:00 A3 Ikusten Duzu Goizean 3:55 A4 Juana Bixenta Ocabe 4:31 A5 Egun Bereko Alarguntza 2:35 A6 Amonatxo 5:05 B1 Muñubel Ta Praixku 3:55 B2 Atzo Ttuntum 2:33 B3 Barkmamendu Galdez Nago 4:09 B4 Basatxoritxu 3:11 B5 Jai Jai 2:54

Eider "Eguberri Abestiak" 1976 + "Herri Bat Sortu Zen" 1978 Spain Basque Folk Music

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Lanbroa "Txio"2020  Basque,Spain Prog Folk Rock

It is a group formed by musicians with a long career, with very different tastes and styles: Karlos Zubikoa (bass). Sagarroi, Lurra), Xabier Dols (drums; Acido C, Lurra), Eneko Lekuona (acoustic guitar; 27, Pájaro Bobo), Mikel Goñi (electric guitar; Zelig, La Bona Dea) and Elena Artia (voice; Zelig, Laius Raser). The magic of classical and root sounds merges with today's softpop, always using Basque as its axis......~

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Lanbroa was born at the end of 2017. They mix classic sounds that are part of their roots in acoustic format and with Basque as the axis.

In 2018 they begin a more electric repertoire, without neglecting the acoustic side of their songs. Live they catch the audience, thanks not only to the depth of their lyrics and their sonority, but also to their ability to transmit emotions.

After an intense work of contrasts full of textures, colors and emotions, they integrate it into the LANBROA sound. In 2019 they reach the final of the "Hiriko Soinuak" group contest in Barakaldo, winning the prize for the best Basque group. This allows them, thanks to Asier Zubelzu, from the GAUA studio in Mungia, to put the finishing touches to their first EP, TXIO, which will be released in 2020.

Lanbroa is formed by musicians of different styles and musical tastes and of long trajectory:....~

Line Up

Elena Artia, vocals, keyboards Mikel Goñi, guitar Xabier Dols, drums, percussion, vocals Carlos Zubikoa, double bass, bass Eneko Lekuona, guitar Tracklist

1 Arantzako Basoa 2 Ni Naiz Argi 3 Ixilik 4 Lanbroa 5 Bakartien Bakardadea 6 Azken Balea

Lanbroa "Txio"2020  Basque,Spain Prog Folk Rock

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Benito Lertxundi – Altabizkar e Itzaltzuko Bardoari

Spain, 1981, Basque folk / euskal kantagintza berria This is simply a beautiful album, quite straightforward and satisfying in its neo-Medieval instrumentation, including the txapela, dulcimer, and cromorno. The first track is a 20-minute eight-stanza epic about the Battle of Orreaga in 778 AD, told from the perspective of the Basque people. For all the bloody imagery in the lyrics, this music…

Haizea "Haizea" 1977 Spain Prog Folk,Basque Folk debut album

The firstrecord of Basque group Haizea is really a full blown Folk Rock album with only very slight touches of psych or prog overtones. Neither is it overtly Basque-sounding (outside the obvious Basque speaking voice), meaning that it does not sound like the traditional village music either for festivities or or cultural events such as the Basque pelota or even the special dances or stilt competitions. No, it simply sounds like a calm and subdued Fairport Convention sung in another language. This is especially true for the first side of the vinyl except the second track which sounds a bit like Andean folk music. The more interesting tracks are on the second side where there are slight touches of what is to come in their much better second al;bum. From the start Ura Ixuririk sounds slightly more adventuresome and this is confirmed by timid (but noticable) psych electric guitar lines . One finds the same same ambiances but slightly more outlined in the following track and the third track the 9 min Arrosa Xuriaren Azpian is also diverging slightly from the rest of the album and allows a few improvisation around the end. Although not as exciting as their other one, the album (like its follow-up) is however quite short, and one wishes that the CD releases would've released both albums on one Cd especially that the succession of both album is musically quite an impressive evolution, the last track of the debut album making the perfect intro to the first tracks of the second album.....by Sean Trane .....~ A progressive folk-rock outfit from the Basque region of Spain, this is their self-titled debut from 1977. A five-piece group heavily influenced by the classic British folk-rock of the late 60s/early 70s, Haizea also takes melodic influence from their native country, creating a truly unique sound that is largely unmatched before or since.....~ The group Haizea published its first disc in 1977, with the title 'Haizea', and obtained with him a great success. Txomin Artola wanted to form a group, but there were joined by five musicians of great creativity, who, more than accompanying Artola, formed a new group. They were Xabier Lasa, Gabriel Fernandez Barrena, Karlos Busto, Amaia Zubiria and the aforementioned Txomin Artola. Some of the songs in that repertoire are unforgettable today: 'Goizeko euri artian', 'Brodatzen ari nintzen', 'Loa loa' ... In addition, the Haizea group unveiled an incredible and wonderful voice, that of Amaia Zubiria. Since then, Zubiria has never stopped recording and singing new compositions. Haizea created a music that brought a magical and poetic atmosphere, quiet, sweet music, endowed with special effects, while the duets of Amaia Zubiria and Txomin Artola were exciting. .....~ Official reissue of this legendary Spanish hippy folk band's debut album. Rightly regarded as one of the '70's finest European psych folk ensembles, this is a beautiful mixture of fragile acoustic and electric instrumentation with male and female vocals. Sung in Basque (Haizea being Basque for "wind") with some long instrumental passages, there is little to detract the listener from the beauty of this rare album.....~ Line-up / Musicians 

- Amaia Zubiria / vocals - Xabier Lasa / guitar, vocals - Txomin Artola / guitar, vocals - Gabriel Barrena / contrabass - Carlos Busto / drums, percussion, xylophone Tracklist 

There are many ways in which a band or artist may catch your attention. You may get a recommendation from someone you trust; hear one of their songs; read an article introducing them; or increasingly you might hear a general buzz around the internet (the so called blogosphere and Twitter being chief culprits).

I came to Crystal Fighters a bit late as at the time I was stuck in a passive haze caused by unemployment, homelessness (well I was effectively squatting at my cousins place - my bad Greg) and copious amounts of Chinese food and Modern Warfare multiplayer. So by the time I actually listened to them (my hand was forced by a couple of good friends - cheers James and Chris), I had a very vague impression of what sort of band they were.

This impression was as thus: they perform electro/techno/indie all heavily influenced by Basque folk culture to which they were somehow linked via a relative's half finished folk opera. Now this is basically what all the hype surrounding their emergence was focusing on and its easy to see why. It conjures up (in my stupid brain anyway) an imagine of Basque peasants stumbling from the hills, wine skin and carbine slung over shoulders, wandering into town, grabbing a synth and smashing into some crazy postmodern, genre melting performance.

Unfortunately they are actually from East London.

Of course I am being very unfair. It just seems very contrived, especially after such an exciting first impression. This is made somewhat worse by Sebastian Pringle (the lead singer) affecting a Spanish accent between songs on stage (not to mention dressing up like a hippy Jesus).

This is the trouble with the form of hype that now gets spread around the internet; people concentrate on the image of artists, on what can be said about them and how to classify them, before they ever actually pay attention to the songs. This is a problem as it leads to drivel like the above, I have not mentioned a single thing about their actual music and I blame the internet. Which is clearly stupid, as it is entirely my fault.

Take 2.

The Crystal Fighters create songs which make me happy; they transport me away to a different and exciting place. Their innovative mix of influences serves to create something which is new and often visually stunning; this is best showcased in their video for 'Follow' and seeing them live, playing a Txalaparta (a traditional Basque form of xylophone made of long planks of wood), with a strobe light behind the instrument  their strikes looked schizophrenic and euphoric. I can guarantee that once summer comes around this will be a perfect album to accompany outdoor meat and beer consumption.