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egin, an indipendent band whose profile is rapidly growing on the national and international music scene. our music has been described as patchanka or combat folk, meaning a mixture of different musical influences and cultures. with four cds out, (ibilbide moldatu, 2000 - storia grama, 2001 - il colore delle idee, 2003 - unità popolare, 2006, des maunet--2009) complete with original compositions inspired by the folk roots of the euskal herria, middle east and south america, mixed up with rock aggressiveness, reggae, ska, blues, punk and with lyrics in italian, english, basque, spanish, french and piemontese and played with instruments as voice, accordion, trumpet, violin, drums, electric/acoustic guitars, flutes, kazoos...music as bearer of intercultural messages...with the experience of more than 200 live gigs, egin have a strong and growing fan base, people who got to know the band by seeing them play in small clubs, social centers, theaters, arenas, in the street and in open air festivals with bands such as status quo, cantovivo, sud sound system, sagarroi, daniele sepe and the gang, among others. 80% of the world's resources are in the hands of 20% of the world's, who just got richer every day, losing sight of the true meaning of life, of respect and peace. egin sing and play against that!