Maite Idirin

Maite Idirin Solatxi (July 12, 1943 – January 20, 2024) was a Spanish singer of Basque origin.

Biography Maite Idirin was a pioneer of the musical renewal of Basque songs in the 1960s and 1970s. She was a founder of the Zabal bookstore in Baiona. She published a book in Basque on Basque nationalism.

In 2014 the Academy of the Basque Language awarded her as an honorary academic.

Discography

1968, Atahualpa Yupanqui en euskera. 1970, Solatxi 1972, Detchepare 1545 1973, Sudor frío, sangre caliente. 1975, Desde que nace la semilla, puesta en la tierra. 1979, Hermandad 1992, En sueños 2012, Villancicos 2013, Maite Idirin en concierto

Awards

2011, Honorary Basque Studies Award, city of Bayonne. 1979, gold medal for singing in Bayonne. 1981, gold medal for singing in Bordeaux.