Mikel Laboa | |
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 Laboa in 2007 (a year before his death) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mikel Laboa Mancisidor |
| Born | 15 June 1934 Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain |
| Died | 1 December 2008 (aged 74) Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 1958–2006 |
Mikel Laboa Mancisidor (15 June 1934 – 1 December 2008)[1] was one of the Basque Country's most important singer-songwriters.
Considered the patriarch of Basque music, his music has had an influence on younger generations. A testament to this is the tribute album Txerokee, Mikel Laboaren Kantak ("Cherokee: Songs of Mikel Laboa"), published in 1991 by various younger-generation rock and folk music groups. His album Bat-Hiru ("One-Three") was chosen in a reader poll by the local Diario Vasco newspaper as the greatest Basque album in history. Nearly all of his songs are sung in Basque.
- ^ Muere a los 74 años Mikel Laboa, recuperador de la tradición musical vasca El País, retrieved 2008-12-12 (in Spanish)