Anari (born in 1970 in Azkoitia

Azkoitia

Azkoitia is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, in the northern Spain...

, Guipúzcoa) is a Basque

Basque people

The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...

 singer/songwriter

Songwriter

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. She released her first album

Album

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 in 1997 and has established herself as an important reference point in the Basque

Basque music

The strict classification of Basque music remains a controversial issue, complicated in part by the growing diversification of such music, but by and large it is made in the Basque Country, it reflects traits related to that society/tradition and it is devised by people from the Basque...

 music scene. She has been often compared with other female singer/songwriters from English-language countries, such as PJ Harvey

PJ Harvey

Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...

 or Cat Power

Cat Power

Charlyn Marie Marshall , also known as Chan Marshall or by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer/songwriter and occasional actress and model. Cat Power was originally the name of Marshall's first band, but has come to refer to her musical projects with various backing bands...

http://www.muzikalia.com/grupos_leer.php?referencia=57, due to the intricate nature of her songs' compositions and her intense live performances. In 2006, she started working as a teacher in linguistics

Linguistics

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, Hispanic literature

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 and philosophy

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 at a secondary school

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 in Ordizia

Ordizia

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.

Albums

• Anari (Esan Ozenki, 1997). CD.
• Habiak (Esan Ozenki, 2000). CD.
• Zebra (Metak, 2005). CD.

Sources

• Interview with Anari in Rockdelux
  Rockdelux
  Rockdelux is a popular music magazine published monthly in Spain.Rockdelux was first published in November 1984, and since then has accumulated over 200 editions, celebrating its 200th in October 2002, when it released a list of the 200 greatest international albums of all time, according to the...
  
  , number 237, February 2006, pp 32–33