Paper short abstract:

This paper try to expose the relationship between the ideology of the Basque National Movement and the Basque Radical Rock performed during the years after the dictator Franco’s dead.

Paper long abstract:

This paper try to expose the main features of the movement that emerged in the mid-80's in the Basque Country (Spain) and its importance in the social and political changes to our times.

This urban culture was born of bands of different musical styles like punk, urban rock, ska and reggae, but with a very special influence of punk.

This evolved into an economic crisis with high levels of unemployment, marginalization mainly in suburban industrial zones, drug use and especially the political transition following the death of dictator Francisco Franco in Spain

Most of the lyrics are marked by ideology "anti-official system." With a critique of the state, the police, the monarchy, the church, the army ... The Basque Radical Rock music was an expression of a philosophy "anti" (system, police, nuclear, repression, military) characterized by their refusal to accept an imposed system of things.

Moreover the Basque National Liberation Movement, represented since 1978 by the political coalition "Herri Batasuna" welcomed the Basque Radical Rock to the groups more akin to their positions. They organized a lot of festivals as a form of relationship with the no Basque youth with no future. Although not all bands agreed that "sponsorship", openly rebelling and some of them continued their particular ideology "anti-system" and "stateless" rejecting the basque nationalist ideology.

Finally I would like to introduce some of the most importance features of this underground music culture like clothing style, magazines, festivals that we can recognized even today in the Basque community.