Euskal kantaririk miretsiena eta maitatuena, sasoi baten, geografia baten eta jendarte baten ispilu da Mikel Laboa. Ukaezinak dira tradizioa bereganatzeko zuen sena, transgresiorako kemena eta bere ahotsaren bidez komunitatearen mina katarsi bihurtzeko gaitasuna. Baina nola aurre egin xaman baten bizitza marrazteko erronkari? Jostaria eta apurtzailea zena ezin zurrun kontatu. Ohiko biografia moldeetatik ihesi, Laboaren kantuen izpiritua, aldartea eta umorea hartu dituzte egileek eleberri grafiko honetan bidelagun, errealitatearen errekako korronte geza irudimenaren itsasoko urekin nahasten den puntuan murgiltzeko gonbidapena eginez.
Probably the most loved and admired Basque singer, Mikel Laboa is also a reflection of an era, a geography and a community; an artist unanimously recognised for his instinct for distilling tradition, his mischievous nature and the cathartic power of his voice. But how could we take up the challenge of recounting the life of a shaman in pictures? Laboa’s fun, ground-breaking profile rules out any temptation to be conventional. Far from conventional biographies, the authors of this graphic novel call on the spirit and humour of his songs, inviting readers to immerse themselves in the region where the streams of reality flow into an ocean of boundless invention.
Elkar publishing house was founded in 1975, with the aim of promoting Basque culture. Since then it has been very active as both a publisher and a record label, promoting the literary and musical works of writers and musi- cians and, at the same time, helping to fill gaps in and fulfil the needs of our culture. Thanks to the work carried out in these years, Elkar’s catalogue cur- rently holds more than 2,500 works.
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