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Altabizkar/Itzaltzuko bardoari

Benito Lertxundi

1981

Folk

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Tracklist 13 tracks, 1:16:59

Disc 1

  1. A1Altabizkarko kantua20:25
  2. B1Orreaga4:40
  3. B2Beotibar6:02
  4. B3Matalaz4:04
  5. B4Muñagorriren bertsoak5:32

Disc 2

  1. C1Orreagako gatazka3:30
  2. C2Itzaltzuko bardoa10:45
  3. C3Oi ama Eskual Herri4:40
  4. D1Egunsentiko ametsetan1:57
  5. D2Urrundik heldu naiz3:40
  6. D3Arratsalde lizuna4:14
  7. D4Nere herriko neskatxa maite5:20
  8. D5Panpoxa2:10

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10/10

This is simply a beautiful album, quite straightforward and satisfying in its neo-Medieval instrumentation, including the txapela, dulcimer, and cromorno. The first track is a 20-minute eight-stanza epic about the Battle of Orreaga in 778 AD, told from the perspective of the Basque people. For all the bloody imagery in the lyrics, this music is quite calming.