Oskorri

Oskorri

Oskorri in Bilbao in 2008
Background information
Origin Basque Country, Spain
Genres Folk
Years active 1971-2015
Labels Elkar
Website www.oskorri.com
Members Natxo de Felipe
Antón Latxa
Bixente Martínez
Xavier Zeberio
Gorka Escauriaza
Íñigo Egia
Josu Zalbide

Oskorri is a folk band formed in the Basque Country in 1971. It is one of the most renowned folk groups in the Basque Country, with songs such as Euskal Herrian Euskaraz becoming popular in the region. Their first album was based on Gabriel Aresti poems.[1] The group's name in Basque means "red sunset". Year after year, highlighted by his work capacity and capacity for experimentation. They began fusing jazz with traditional Basque instruments until they have come to find a style that defined within the European folk scene. It is one of the most veteran folk bands of Euskal Herria.

Oskorri was born at the time of the Spanish Transition, in the Basque musical scene dominated by the group Ez Dok Amairu. Therefore the language in which they sang as the lyrics of their early songs (mostly poems by Gabriel Aresti), begins with a major protest content that is tempered with age. They gave their first concert in the auditorium of the University of Deusto in March 1971, with training in highlighting and Natxo Felipe, alma mater sole founder of the group and continues in it.

Members

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Oskorri - Biography". oskorri.com. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oskorri.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 1/31/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.