All the classic bluesmen: Sonny Boy, Little Walter, Muddy Waters...
Vocalists: Eric Burdon, Paul Rodgers, Robert Plant, Otis Redding, Warren Haynes, Glenn Hughes, Wilson Picket, Chris Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra
Drummers: John Bonham, Stewart Copeland, all the classic blues drummers, Steve Jordan, Billy Cobham, Matt Abts, Art Blakey, Steve Gadd, Manu Katché...
Bands: Rory Gallagher, Ben Harper, Taste, Govt Mule, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Cream, Allman Brothers Band, Derek Trucks, The Beatles, The Black Crowes, The Faces, The Rolling Stones, Miles Davis, John Coltrane
BIKUSTIK: Rock classic covers/Rockaren klasikoen bertsio akustikoak
Sounds Like
Led Zeppelin "Rock&Roll" cover by Arima Beltza (spring 2006)
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Gene Clark's "Polly" by BIKUSTIK
UEK "Ondoan izango" clip in Garate Studios (Summer 2007)
I was born in Elgoibar, Basque Country, in 1978. I started playing the drums when I was fourteen and I sing since the childhood. I always used to sing songs by The Beatles. My old brother had a lot of cassettes of the band from Liverpool and I loved their vocal creatitivity. I studied music language in my home town and at the age of fourteen I started my classic percussion studies. When I was 20 I formed my first band with Aitor Badiola (guitar) called Arima Beltza ("Black Soul" in english). We used to play blues&rock and we used to sing in our own language, the basque language. I played drums and lead vocals in the band. In the second album I decided not to play the drums in the concerts in order to focus on the voice and reach a bigger feedback with the audience. Elur Arrieta took the sticks live, but I kept on recording the drums on the studio. With Arima Beltza we shared stage with bands and blues artists like Larry McCray, Tonky Blues Band, Raimundo Amador, Ñaco Goñi, Los Reyes del KO, Aurora Beltran...
Before the band split up in november of 2007 I was proud to join Keu Agirretxea and Mikel Arakistain to form the trio UEK, a project that was created as the solo career of Keu (Psychophony, Etsaiak, Fjord) years before.
DISCOGRAPHY
Arima Beltza:
"Arima Beltza" (2000, Gaztelupeko Hotsak)--- Lead vocals and drums
"Blues sustraia" (2002, Gaztelupeko Hotsak)--- Lead vocals and drums
"Mundurako ateak" (2005, Gaztelupeko Hotsak)--- Lead vocals and drums
UEK:
"Heltzear diren egunak" (2005, Gaztelupeko Hotsak)--- Drums and chorus
"Uhinak" (2007, Gaztelupeko Hotsak)--- Drums
THE BOOK
Rory Gallagher's biography written in euskara, the basque language. (Paper Hotsak, 2006)
Ion Gurrutxaga (Vocals & Drums)'s Friend Space (Top 24)
Hoy sabado día 12 de Diciembre a partir de las 00:30Horas daremos un concierto sorpresa en formato acústico en el cub M.A.D de Donostia.Entrada gratuíta.
Zelan doakizue dana? Seguru etzarela orituko, jajajja , Bizkaiko talde akustikoa , oraingoan fijo baietz jajaj, aber noz eiten dogun kontzerturen bat batera , Bizkaia aldean ala Gipuzkoa aldean , ondo segi eongo gaituk aio
Hey its Sem. Thought I would see how you are. Our myspace is not broken anymore :) The last few days have been a nightmare. Just wanted to let you know if you didn't get my last message that we have a new single coming out next Spring, and if you haven't seen yet we have a new website. www.bensem.com If you become a member you will be one of the first to know the release date. The only reason I mention is that it takes me about 6 months to try and tell everyone on myspace lol. You up to much this weekend? Speak to you soon
Aupa Ion! Dagoeneko diskoko abesti barrixek gure myspacean entzungai dauz. Eskerrik asko badakigulako benetan entzuten dituzula. Segi sustatzen EUSKAL ROCK AND ROLLIN'!!! a! ta hemen gure kontzertuek, ia baten baten ikusten garen!! ZAINDU!! AZAROAK 13 Igorren, Herriko tabernan 20:30 AZAROAK 21 Iurretan, Gaztetxearen X. urteurrena ABENDUAK 7 Durangon, Gaztetxean + NORMAN ABENDUAK 12 Algortan, Gaztetxean + PORCO BRAVO ABENDUAK 26 Elorrixon, Gaztettxean + NORMAN
A zelako kontzertua Arrasaten emondakoa !, animo ta segi gogor , ahiztu barik eskerrak gutaz akordatzeagatik, aber noz Bizkaia aldera noz etorten zarien . Jo ta ke akustikak erre arte . agurrrrrr bai baina ez betirako ajjajaja
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