 fermin muguruza (born 20 april 1963 in irun, basque country, spain) is a basque rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer, record label manager, and co-founder for the ska punk band kortatu, active from 1983 to 1988, and for the crossover group negu gorriak, active from 1990 to 1996. he is the brother of musicians ÃÃ±igo muguruza and jabier muguruza and is one of the personalities interviewed for the documentary film the basque ball, released in 2003. ==music career and socio-political views== muguruza has taken part in more than twenty albums, and is one of the most important artists from the basque country. in 1983 he founded a fusion ska punk band called kortatu with his brother iÃ±igo and drummer treku armendariz, among the first to popularise ska in spain. they were clearly influenced by the clash, in fact, muguruza decided to create the band after seeing strummer's band in a gig in donostia on may 2, 1981.http://web.archive.org/web/20111215123947/http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/bands/clash/recordings/1981/81-05-02%20san%20sebastian/81-05-02%20san%20sebastian.html in 1988 the group disbanded, but fermin and iÃ±igo would come together again in 1990 to create the crossover group negu gorriak, along with kaki arkarazo, who had produced kortatu's last records. in 1997 he collaborated with dut. more recently he has developed a solo career, always defending the use of the basque language and the need for social justice. his socio-political views have created problems, especially in spain outside the basque country, where he is often accused of being an apologist for eta, a basque paramilitary organisation banned as a terrorist organisation. he denies such accusations, expressing a desire for a peaceful process of independence, which he considers in abeyance until both parts leave behind their prejudices. this position, which muguruza frequently argues for during interviews, contrasts with his lyrics, which don't express criticism of eta's violence â some of them, espe
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