Tag: Basque Culture
The color “Basque red” also exists in the English-speaking world
There's also a shade of red in the US and Great Britain with the same name, just translated into English: "Basque red"
“Arto gorria”. Basque corn saved in a convent
The recovery of a variety of corn, Arto gorria (Grand Roux Basque) which was the most basic variety for Basque harvests for centuries
The Basque melody that has become an “unofficial” anthem of Israel
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
Today, May 14, is the day when Israel celebrates their Declaration of Independence. It was on May...
Two Basque carols interpreted by the Cambridge Choir of King’s College...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen is a popular Basque carol that was discussed in 1887 by Charles Bordes in...
The Economist: Basque is easier to learn than English, German, Spanish…
'The Economist' has published an article covering how difficult different languages are to learn
“The Basque Country A-Z”: Videos by an Irishwoman about the Basque...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
About 6 months ago, we wrote about a YouTube channel we found fascinating. It’s called I Heart Basque...
Maurice Ravel, the Basque musician who composed Basque music, and who...
Maurice Ravel was a Basque musician, not only because he was born in the Basque Country, but because he felt that way
The Gypsies who became bertsolaris and their “mixed language” that’s going...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
From a chance encounter on the website Ethnologue.com, which we’ve referred to before because of their unique definition...
On when Bruce Springsteen fell in love with “Agur Jaunak” in...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
A while back on our website, we put up a video of The Kelly Family, an American group...
Amazing: “The Basque Country A-Z” Videos by an Irishwoman on the...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
Second entry here
We don’t know who she is, and we just discovered her thanks to her Twitter profile,...