Above: Promotional video for the San Francisco Basque Club’s “Bertso Jaialdia” on March 13. For more information, click here. The Basque competitors gather at festivals or among friends to face off in improvised lyrical duels. Each is given a topic, which can be anything from life on the farm to friendship or family. One by one, the singers belt out [...]

Stephanie Braña – Basque Woodchopper from Euskal Kazeta Basque News on Vimeo.

Popular world accordionist Kepa Junkera spent some time in California.

View Jaialdi 2010 in a larger map Above: Interactive festival map. Click on icons or blue Jaialdi 2010 link. Hotels in the downtown Boise area say they are already booked or are filling up fast as people make reservations for the huge Jaialdi 2010 International Basque festival to be held in the city beginning in late July. Not surprisingly, several [...]

Basque Musicians Play “Andre Maddalen” from Euskal Kazeta Basque News on Vimeo.

In a momentous occasion for the Basque community, the much-anticipated “Hidden in Plain Sight” exhibit was unveiled before a crowd of about 300 dignitaries and well-wishers Saturday Feb. 6

This is one in a series of Euskal Kazeta reports leading up to Jaialdi 2010. Festival goers planning to attend the huge Jaialdi 2010 International Basque Festival that will be held in Boise in late July can now purchase tickets online for dance and cultural events. The tickets can be bought at idahotickets.com. The events for which tickets are available [...]

Basque Top Chef contestant Mattin Noblia will be taking part in a nationwide charity effort with other chefs from the popular reality TV cooking show to help Haiti earthquake victims. Hearts for Haiti was the idea of Ron Duprat, a Florida-based chef and Top Chef contestant. On Valentines Day, all participating chefs and restaurants will donate 10% of their proceeds [...]

The opening of the Boise Basque Museum’s Ellis Island exhibit will be celebrated with a reception in New York City featuring speakers, dinner and live music on Saturday Feb. 6. The New York Basque Club and a Delegation from the Basque Country in the U.S. will be hosting the event at the Puck Building in Manhattan. The Boise-based band “Amuma [...]

Traces of Basque History Still Stand from Euskal Kazeta Basque News on Vimeo.