XABIER LETE GOGOAN - BERE HERIOTZAREN 3.URTEURRENA

Xabiel Lete,Oiartzunen jaio zen 1944ko apirilaren 5ean,eta Donostian hil zen 2010ko abenduaren 4an.

Xabier euskal idazle,poeta eta kantaria izan zen.Gazterik hasi zen idazten,eta bere artikukuak ohiko bihurtu ziren Zeruko Argia aldizkarian.

Euskal Kantagintza Berriko partaide nagusietarikoa izan zen.Beste kantari ospetsuekin batera,abian jarri zuen Ez Dok Amairu taldea.Taldea desegin zenean,bere emaztearekin (Lourdes Iriondo) batera,kantagintzan jarraitu zuen.

Xabiel Lete 2010ean,ohorezko euskaltzain izendatu zuten. Urte hortan hil zen,abenduaren 4an.

Xabier Lete started to write poetry in 1964 and published his first book of poems in 1969."Egunetik egunera orduen gurpilean" (From day to day in the wheels of the hours). In this work it was noticeable the repercussion of Gabriel Aresti's social poetry and Lete used his words to denounce injustices society was living at those time.

The second book of poems was published in 1974 and its name was "Bigarren poema liburua" (Second book of poems). This work was much more intimate than the first one.

The next book of poems came in 1981. "Urrats desbideratuak" (The diverted steps) in which the language became stronger and the poems where the reflex of the pessimism and despair giving way to philosophical thoughts.

MIKEL LABOA GOGOAN - BERE HERIOTZAREN 5.URTEURRENA

Mikel Laboa,Donostian,1934ko ekainaren 15ean jaio zen,eta 2008ko abenduaren 1ean hil zen.

Euskal kantaria eta musikagilea izan zen.Hainbat adituen ustez XX.mendeko euskal abeslari esperimentatzaile eta ezagunenetarioa izan da.Bere oihartzuna gure mugetatik kanpora ere zabaldu zuen.

Bernardo Atxaga idazlearen ustez tradizioa eta abanguardia uztartu zituen Mikel Laboak.

Hiru zutabe osatzen dute Mikel Laboaren kantagintza:

1-Kantu tradizionalaren berreskuratzeak

2.Poeta garaikideen hitzen musikatzeak

3."Lekeitioak" deituriko kantuen esperimentazioak

Mikelen lanek euskal herritarren artean errespetua eta miresmen itzela dute.Txotia txori kanta eusko ereserkia bihurtu dela dirudi.

Mikel Laboa considered the patriarch of the Basque music, his music has had an influence on younger generations. 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.

On July 11, 2006 he gave his final performance, opening for Bob Dylan at a "Concert for Peace" held in the city of Donostia-San Sebastian.

Some of his songs have already become popular classics in Basque folk music, especially Txoria txori ("A bird is a bird"), his most famous song, of which Joan Baez did an interpretation using the original Basque lyrics.