Mikel Laboa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mikel Laboa

Basque singer-songwriter from Donostia

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1934

Place of Birth: Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain

Date of Death: 01-Dec-2008

Profession: composer, singer, singer-songwriter, guitarist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac 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 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.