Niko Etxart is a Basque singer-songwriter and musician born
in 1953 in Altzürükü, Soule, Basque Country. He's widely reputed in the Basque
area for being a forerunner of Basque rock and bridging the gap between Basque
old tradition and modern music trends.
When he was two years old, his parents moved to Paris.
However, unlike many others, he received the Basque language and culture as a
child, in particular through the Basque centre in Paris. When he left school in
1972, his only wish was to be a singer. By this year he founded a group named
Tinka with two other friends.
In the late 1990s and the 2000s, he has taken up composing
traditional pastorals, as well as staging traditional vocal songs along with
his father Dominika and Robert Larrandaburu. When performing with instrumental
background, he's supported by the band Hapa-Hapa (Zuberoan Basque for
'panting'). Among his most abiding hits are Euskal Rock'n Roll, Baga biga klik,
Tumatxa, Eperra (traditional).
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