Mikel Laboa
Basque singer
Died when: 74 years 169 days (893 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Mikel Laboa Mancisidor (15 June 1934 – 1 December 2008) 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 ("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.
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