Ez Dok Amairu

[1] In addition to the cultural characteristics, it contained political and social elements of protest in the midst of the Franco dictatorship.

Its development coincided with similar movements in other areas of Spain, such as the case of Els Setze Jutges within the Nova Cançó in Catalonia or the Manifesto Canción del Sur, in Andalusia.

The name of the movement was proposed by the sculptor Jorge Oteiza in 1965 based on a Basque folk tale, San Martinen estutatusuna (Saint Martin's plight), collected by Resurrección Mª de Azkue, which concluded with the phrase "Ez dok amairu" (literal translation "there is no 13"), which means that "there is no curse", that the curse of thirteen had been broken.

[2] In 1970 the group presented the show Baga biga higa sentikaria, a proposal that would represent a significant change, both aesthetically and musically, in the new Basque song.

In 1971 Benito Lertxundi released an album with the title "Ez dok amairu" which included the well-known songs "Zenbat Gera" and "Urak dakarrena".

Video explaining Ez Dok Amairu and the Basque song of the 20th century. Subtitles available.
Some members of Ez Dok Amairu with Atahualpa Yupanqui (the third from the left) and Paco Ibañez (the last on the right): Joxan Artze (second from the left), Benito Lertxundi (forth), Mikel Laboa (sixth), Xabier Lete (the first from the left crouched) and Lourdes Iriondo