Over a thousand people gathered in Boise’s Basque Block for the third day of Jaialdi. The Basque Block became a meeting ground for Basques, Basque-Americans and people who just wanted to join in on ...
Crystal Fighters aren't Spanish, but you could be forgiven for assuming they were. The title of their debut album, Star of Love, is an acronym for sol, Spanish for sun. The music within is based on a ...
This story originally appeared in the Boise Weekly. For the first time in over a decade, thousands of people from around the world will gather in Boise’s Basque Block to celebrate Jaialdi. The six-day ...
What happened in Spain with Kepa Junkera has happened with countless other musicians around the world, including Miles Davis and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Junkera took a traditional music and modernized ...
Idaho is home to one of the largest Basque populations outside of Spain. They began arriving in the late 1800s to work as miners and sheep herders. Today there’s a vibrant Basque culture. If you visit ...
BOISE, Idaho — Dan Ansotegui is an instrumental part of the Basque community in Boise and his role in the community's music scene was cemented on Tuesday after he became a recipient of the National ...
This summer, visitors to the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will explore the unique language and distinct heritage of the Basque people. “Basque: Innovation by Culture” will feature musicians, ...
Alan Griffin, who was born in Ennis, Co Clare in 1952 and died on December 5th in the Basque town of Astigarraga, made exceptionally important contributions to the traditional music of his adopted ...
Visitors to the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival can explore the stories and traditions behind the crafts, music, art and food of the Basque country and California at the Festival Marketplace. The ...
After the release of their highly acclaimed first Ravel album together, fast-rising Mexican-American conductor Robert Treviño and the Basque National Orchestra are set to release a follow-up - "Ravel ...