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Written in fRoots issue 256, 2004

OSKORRI
Desertore
Elkar KD-645 (2004)

A pioneering band formed in the hard Franco days, Oskorri are a cherished institution in Euskadi, radiating in their songs a great warmth and depth of feeling for the good of their land and its culture. Only some of that comes across on record to non-Basques, but with several recent extra new members and some guests this, while not radically different from their many previous releases, shows them still in characteristic form.


© 2004 Andrew Cronshaw
 

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