Mikel Laboa
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Mikel Laboa Mancisidor (15 June 1934 – 1 December 2008)[1] was one of the Basque Country's most important singer-songwriters.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Laboa and the second or maternal family name is Mancisidor.
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Birth name | Mikel Laboa Mancisidor |
Born | (1934-06-15)15 June 1934 Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain |
Died | 1 December 2008(2008-12-01) (aged 74) Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Years active | 1958–2006 |
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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.