''Gatibu'' is a

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rock band from

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, northern Spain. Its name "Gatibu" means 'captive' in Basque. The group was formed around Alex Sardui, former lead vocalist of Exkixu, in summer 2002. Gatibu is a Basque language band singing largely in the

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. This defense of Biscayan Basque has earned them numerous awards and praise from both institutions and cultural associations. The band's first album was released in 2002 under the title ''Zoramena'' ('madness'). The album was recorded with the label Oihuka in the studio of Iñaki 'Uoho' Antón (''

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'' and ''

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'') located in

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(

). Their first album was a great success thanks to tracks like ''Musturrek sartunde'' (''Putting the hills''), earning them public acclaim across the Basque Country and landing the ''Egaztea'' award for the best song of 2003. The album featured a collaboration with

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(from ''

'' and ''

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'') and

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(singer of ''

''), exceptionally singing songs in Basque. In 2005, their second studio album was released, ''Disko Infernu'' ("Infernal Disco"), featuring songs like ''Inpernuaren ate joka'' (''knocking on hell's door'') or ''Gogoratzen zaitut'' (''I remember you''). The band tours around local and other topic specific festivals of the Basque Country.

Awards and nominations

Winner. Egaztea 2003. Best Song, "Musturrek Sartunde". Nomination. Egaztea 2006. Best Live, "Disko Infernu Tour". Winner. 2006. Bertsolaris Association of

Getxo Getxo () is a town located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in Spain. It is part of Greater Bilbao, and has 77,946 inhabitants (2019). Getxo is mostly an affluent residential area, as well as being the ...

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). Winner. Egaztea 2009. Best song, "Bang-Bang Txik-Txiki Bang Bang". Winner. Egaztea 2009. Best album, "Laino Guztien Gainetik, Sasi Guztien Azpitik".

Members

* Alex Sardui -

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* Haimar Arejita - Electric and Acoustic Guitar * Mikel Caballero - Bass * Gaizka Salazar - Drum

Other members of the Lives

Iñigo San Anton - Rhythm guitar (2002 - 2009, continuously).
Iñigo Ibarretxe -

Alboka The Basque ( es, albogue) is a single-reed woodwind instrument consisting of a single reed, two small diameter melody pipes with finger holes and a bell traditionally made from animal horn. Additionally, a reed cap of animal horn is placed arou ...

(2002–Present, sporadically).
Luis Camino -

Txalaparta The txalaparta ( or ) is a specialized Basque music device of wood or stone. In some regions of the Basque Country, (with ) means "racket", while in others (in Navarre) has been attested as meaning the trot of the horse, a sense closely relate ...

Goblet drum The goblet drum (also chalice drum, tarabuka, tarabaki, darbuka, darabuka, derbake, debuka, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, toumperleki, tumbak, or zerbaghali; arz, دربوكة / Romanized: ) is a single-head membranophone with a goblet- ...

Udu The udu is a plosive aerophone (in this case implosive) and an idiophone of the Igbo people, Igbo of Nigeria. In the Igbo language, ''ùdù'' means 'vessel'. Actually being a water jug with an additional hole, it was played by Igbo women for ce ...

, Congas (2005, presentation "Disko Infernu Tour").
José Alberto Batiz - Rhythm guitar, Slide guitar (2005 - 2006, continuously).
Cristian Daniel de Resita -

(2005–Present, sporadically).
Jon Calvo - Rhythm guitar (2009 - 2010, continuously).
Arkaitz Ortuzar - Rhythm guitar (2011 - 2016, continuously).

Discography

* ''Zoramena'' ( Oihuka, 2002) * ''Disko Infernu'' ( Oihuka, 2005) * ''Laino Guztien Gainetik, Sasi Guztien Azpitik'' ( Baga-Biga, 2008) * ''Zuzenean Bizitzeko Gogoa'' (2010) * ''Euritan dantzan'' (2014) * ''Aske Maitte, Aske Bizi'' (2016) * ''Azken Indioak'' (2018)

References

External links

Official Website
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