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"Benito Lertxundi was born in Orio (Gipuzkoa) 6th January, 1942 on The Wise Men's day. He is the eldest of 9 brothers and sisters from a large, modest family. His family was not traditionally musical although they did enjoy singing on special occasions. Benito himself showed a greater interest in drawing rather than music, although he remembers how he liked listening to the local organist secretly and in silence. He didn't like the official teaching of the times, with an imposed language which
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Benito
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Orio
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Basque
- Genre
- folk rock
- Instrument
- guitar
- Image
- Benito Lertxundi 1971.jpg
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- birth name
- Benito Lertxundi Esoain
- Commons category
- Benito Lertxundi
- date of birth
- 1942-01-06
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- member of
- Ez Dok Amairu
- nickname
- le barde d'Orio
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