Bertsolari dies and bertsolarism professor Jon Lopategi
- In 1958 he made his first place in Gernika and since then he has spent 50 years in the plaza. He and Jon Azpilwaukee pioneered the contribution of social issues to Bertsolarism. In the championships of the 1960s it has been sung at the end of the Basque Country and also on days 82, 86 and 89. Lopategi won the txapela in 1989
Bertsolari Jon Lopategi (Muxika, 1934-2019) died yesterday, Thursday, in a traffic accident. In 1958 he made his first place in Gernika and since then he has spent 50 years in the plaza. He and Jon Azpilwaukee pioneered the contribution of social issues to Bertsolarism. In the championships of the 1960s it has been sung at the end of the Basque Country and also on days 82, 86 and 89. In 1989, Lopategi won the txapela. He was also Bizkaia champion three times.
Great broadcast work
Jon Lopategi has also done a great deal of work on the broadcast since the 1980s. He was a professor of bertsolarism and an impeller of several bertsolaris schools. In addition to his son Haritz Lopategi, Unai Iturriaga, Elortza, Josu Goikoetxea, Iratxe Ibarra... They have worked with Jon Lopategi and other younger generations have also received their lessons.
This article has been published by Bertsoa.eus.
Vagina Shadow(iko)
Group: The Mud Flowers.
The actors: Araitz Katarain, Janire Arrizabalaga and Izaro Bilbao.
Directed by: by Iraitz Lizarraga.
When: February 2nd.
In which: In the Usurbil Fire Room.
In recent years, I have made little progress. I have said it many times, I know, but just in case. Today I attended a bertsos session. “I wish you a lot.” Yes, that is why I have warned that I leave little, I assume that you are attending many cultural events, and that you... [+]
