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- Neomak was formed in 2020. Their name, translating from the Greek to new moon<\/em>, represents their goals of transforming tradition, of keeping their roots but making something new.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Originally comprised of seven young women, Neomak got their start touring with renowned Basque musician Kepa Junkera. After the touring stopped, they realized they had more to say, more to do, and so they started Neomak. In 2025, three of the members of the group left with the remaining four continuing to find new ways to interpret Basque music and stories. Those four are Alaitz Escudero Unanue, Leire Etxezarreta Learreta, Irati Gutierrez Artetxe, and Garazi Otaegi Lasarte.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In 2022, after releasing only two songs, Neomak toured the Basque Country before releasing their first self-titled album later that year. In 2024, they composed and released a song, “Hor Daude,” in support of\u00a0Herri Urrats<\/a>, a festival that promotes the ikastolas<\/a> of Iparralde<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- As they discuss in this interview<\/a>, their songs give voice to their grandmothers, to the women who haven’t had a voice. “We begin by talking about the stories told by our grandmothers and saying that we will be the voice they often haven’t been able to have. We continue with a critique of the repression of our grandmothers, the church, some traditional ideas, etc. We shift gears by talking about the taboo surrounding sex and end with a vindication and critique of today’s society with the song “XXI.mendekua,” which has a double meaning: the 21st Century and the 21st Revenge. It’s a song that champions support among women and empowerment.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n