José Antonio Labordeta Subías (10 March 1935 – 19 September 2010)Adiós, Labordeta Heraldo.es was a Spanish Aragonese singer, songwriter, poet, writer and political activist. He was described by The Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa (Great Aragonese Encyclopedia) as "The most important Aragonese singer-songwriter". He began singing in an attempt to give more relevance to his poetry; his songs are well-known and beloved anthems in Aragón. Poetic songs such as "Aragón", "Canto a la libertad" (Song for Freedom) or "Me dicen que no quieres" (They tell me you don't want to) also gained national popularity.
He was also the founder of the Andalán newspaper, which was very influential during the 1970s. From 2000 until retiring in 2008, he represented Zaragoza in the Spanish Congress for Chunta Aragonesista (Aragonese Union), an Aragonese political party.
Biography
José Antonio Labordeta was born in Zaragoza, Aragón, in 1935. In 1953, his father died. José Antonio went to live with his older brother Miguel, who was married and fourteen years his senior.
In 1963, Labordeta married Juana de Grandes, and the newly wed couple moved to Teruel. Two of their daughters, Ana and Ángela, were born while the couple was living there.
He died on 19 September 2010 in Zaragoza at age 75 after a long battle with prostate cancer.
Discography
TitleDate of release Los leñeros1968 Cantar i Callar1974 Tiempo de Espera1975 Cantes de la tierra adentro 1976 Labordeta en directo 1977 Que no amanece por nada 1978 Crónicas de Paletonia1978 Cantata para un país1979 Método de Lectura1980 Las cuatro estaciones1981 Aragón en la mochila1983 Qué queda de ti, qué queda de mí1984 Aguantando el temporal1985 Tú y yo y los demás1987 Qué vamos a hacer1987 Diario de un náufrago1988 Trilce1989 Canciones de amor1993 Monegros1994 Tierra sin mar1995 Recuento1995 Paisajes1997 Nueva visión1999 30 temas2001 Con la voz a cuestas2001 Cantar y no callar (1975–1995)2004 Cantautores aragoneses2006 Nueba cozina2007 Cantautores aragoneses: el concierto!2007
Books
TitleDate of releaseNotes Sucede el pensamiento 1958 N/A Las Sonatas 1965 N/A Mediometro 1970 included in "Papeles de Son Armadans" Cantar y callar 1971 N/A Treinta y cinco veces uno 1972 N/A Tribulatorio 1973 N/A Cada cual que aprenda su juego1974 N/A Poemas y canciones1976 N/A Método de Lectura1980 N/A
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20060813082346/http://www.fonomusic.es/labordeta.html José Antonio Labordeta www.zaragozame.com/labordeta (Spanish)