''Brigadistak Sound System'' is a
studio album from
Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
artist
Fermin Muguruza
Fermin Muguruza (born 20 April 1963) is a Basque rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, record label manager, and co-founder of the ska punk band Kortatu, active from 1983 to 1988, and of the crossover group Negu Gorriak, active from 1990 ...
. It was released in 1999 and produced by Esan Ozenki Records.
The title track refers to the
International Brigades. Some themes featured in the other songs include
globalisation,
American imperialism
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and
Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
nationalism
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. Most of the lyrics are sung in
euskera. Almost every track is a collaboration with another artist or band. Tracks 3, 5 and 13 were recorded in
Los Angeles
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(
Cherokee Studios
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), tracks 6 and 12 in
Azkarate, track 1 in
Rome
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, track 2 in
Caracas, track 4 in
Biarritz, track 7 in
Paris
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, track 8 in
Barcelona
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, track 9 in
Montreuil, track 10 in
Havana
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Buenos Aires
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and track 14 in
London
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.
Track listing
#''Urrun'' - with Radici nel Cemento
#''Hitza Har Dezagun'' - with
Desorden Público
Desorden Público is a Grammy nominated ska band founded in 1985 in Caracas, Venezuela.
The band's music mixes ska, latin rock, reggae and traditional Latin music styles. The group's lyrics are known for commenting on Venezuela's and Latin Amer ...
#''Newroz''
#''Puzka''
#''Harria'' - with
Tijuana No
Tijuana No! is a Mexican ska, rock and punk band from Tijuana, Baja California, México. The band is considered a punk rock, ska band in Mexico and influenced by The Clash, Dead Kennedys, Sex Pistols and Black Flag. In the beginning their n ...
#''Lagun Nazakezu'' - with Hechos Contra el Decoro
#''Eguraldi Lainotsua Hiriburuan'' - with International Spartak
#''Maputxe'' - with
Manu Chao
Manu Chao (; born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on 21 June 1961) is a French-Spanish singer. He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek, and occasionally in other languages. Chao began his mu ...
#''Brigadistak'' - with Alex from Inadaptats, Fernando from El Corazón del Sapo
#''Oasiko Erregina'' - with
Amparanoia and
Los Van Van
Los Van Van is one of the leading musical groups of post-revolutionary Cuba. It was founded in 1969 by bassist Juan Formell, who directed the band until his death in 2014. Formell and former band members Changuito and Pupy are some of the most im ...
#''54-46'' (
Toots & the Maytals
The Maytals, known from 1972 to 2020 as Toots and the Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group, one of the best known ska and rocksteady vocal groups. The Maytals were formed in the early 1960s and were key figures in popularizing reggae music.
...
cover) - with
Todos Tus Muertos
Todos Tus Muertos (''All Your Dead'', in English) is a Punk rock, rasta-punk band from Argentina formed in Buenos Aires, in 1985. The longtime line-up comprised by a young vocalist Fidel Nadal, Horacio "Gamexane" Villafañe on guitar, Felix Gutié ...
#''Ari Du Hotza''
#''Nazio Ibiltaria Naiz'' - with
Aztlan Underground and
Rodleen Getsic
#''Urrun Dub'' dubbed by
Mad Professor
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References
External links
''Brigadistak Sound System''at Muguruza's web page.
''Brigadistak Sound System''at Piranha Musik's catalogue
1999 albums
Fermin Muguruza albums
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