Fermin Muguruza

Fermin Muguruza Is A Basque Rock Musician Singer Songwriter Producer And Record Label Manager. He's Brother Of Musicians Iñigo Muguruza And Jabier Muguruza And Is One Of The Personalities Interviewed For The Julio Medem's Documentary Film The Basque Ball Skin Against Stone 2003 . Music Career And Socio-Political Views
Muguruza Has Taken Part In More Than Twenty Albums And Is One Of The Most Important Artists From The Basque Country. In 1983 He Founded A Fussion Ska Hardcore Band Called Kortatu With His Brother Iñigo And Drummer Treku Armendariz Among The First To Popularise Ska In Spain. In 1988 The Group Disbanded But Fermin And Iñigo Would Meet Again In 1990 To Create Negu Gorriak Along With Kaki Arkarazo Who Had Produced Kortatu's Last Records. In 1997 Collaborated With Dut In A Record Signed By Fermin Muguruza Eta DUT. Most Recently He's Developed A Solo Career Always Defending The Use Of Euskera And The Need For Social Justice. His Socio-Political Views Have Created Problems Especially In Spain Outside The Basque Country Where He Is Continuously Accused Of Being An Apologist Of ETA The Separatist Terrorist Organisation. He Denies Such Accusations Expressing A Desire Towards A Pacific Process Of Independence Which He Considers On Abeyance Until Both Parts Would Left Behind Their Prejudices. This Position Which Muguruza Frequently Argues For During Interviews Contrast With His Lyrics Which Don't Express Criticism Of ETA's Violence — Some Of Them Especially From His Early Career In The Band Kortatu Show Respect And Estimation For ETA Members For Instance The Song "Sarri Sarri" A Basque Cover Of Toots & The Maytals' "Chatty Chatty" Applauds The Escape Of Two ETA Members From Prison. This Contrasts With His Persistent Denunciation Of The Actions Of The Basque Spanish And French Governments And Police Corps As Well As Of Spanish Nationalist Terrorist Groups. In An International Level Fermin Muguruza Holds Acute Left-Wing Views That Lead Him To Criticize U.S. Government Corporations And The Globalization Process All Of Which He Denounces As Imperialistic And Homogenizing Apparatus. Musically He Has Diffused The Situation In The Basque Country I.E. The Oppression That In His Opinion Spain Has Over Euskadi And Although Most Of His Lyrics Are In Basque His Compositions Are A Melting Pot Of Different Cultures With A Big Influence Of Jamaican Sisla Anthony Bä And Electronic Music Especially Drum And Bass Which He Commonly Mixes Over Basque Instruments. Discography
Kortatu
Kortatu/Cicatriz/Jotakie/Kontuz Hi! 1985 Kortatu 1985 El Estado De Las Cosas 1986 Kolpez Kolpe 1988 Azken Guda Dantza 1988 Negu Gorriak
Negu Gorriak 1990 Gure Jarrera 1991 Gora Herria 1991 Borreroak Baditu Milaka Aurpegi 1993 Hipokrisiari Stop! Bilbo 93-X-30 1994 Ideia Zabaldu 1995 Ustelkeria 1996 Salam Agur 1996 Fermin Muguruza Eta Dut
Ireki Ateak 1997 Fermin Muguruza
Amodio Eta Gorrotzko Kantak 1984-1998 1998 Brigadistak Sound System 1999 ErREMIXak 1999 FM 99.00 Dub Manifest 2000 Korrika Mundu Bat Euskarara Bildu
In-Komunikazioa
Irun Meets Bristol. Komunikazioa
Sala Apolo Barcelona 21/01/04
99-04 DVD CD
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