Maite Idirin

Maite Idirin Solatxi was a Spanish singer of Basque origin.

Biography

Maite Idirin was a pioneer of the musical renewal of Basque songs in the 1960s and 1970s. She was a founder of the Zabal bookstore in Baiona. She published a book in Basque on Basque nationalism.
In 2014 the Academy of the Basque Language awarded her as an honorary academic.

Discography

1968, Atahualpa Yupanqui en euskera.
1970, Solatxi
1972, Detchepare 1545
1973, Sudor frío, sangre caliente.
1975, Desde que nace la semilla, puesta en la tierra.
1979, Hermandad
1992, En sueños
2012, Villancicos
2013, ''Maite Idirin en concierto''
Awards
2011, Honorary Basque Studies Award, city of Bayonne.
1979, gold medal for singing in Bayonne.
1981, gold medal for singing in Bordeaux.