Kortatu has been played on NTS shows including NTS Guide to…, with Hotel Monbar first played on 1 July 2025.

from 1984 to 1988, Kortatu mixed punk, ska and soul, creating a fast, active and dynamic rock which remind bands such as: The Clash, The Selecter, Madness, The Redskins or Red London. Kortatu was famous in the: rock radical vasco . They sing in spanish and basque and deal subjects such as: basque nationalism, far left and social issues. Kortatu published three studio albums: "kortatu" (1985), "el estado de las cosas " (1986) and "kolpez kolpe" (1988). Disbanded in 1988, Kortatu reincarnated as: Negu Gorriak founded by Fermin Muguruza, Iñigo Muguruza and Kaki Arkarazo. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kortatu/240340090347 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kortatu/126773770727556 https://myspace.com/kortatu http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kortatu http://www.kortatu.net/ http://www.discogs.com/artist/660574