Tag: basque music
A tribute to Maurice Ravel, “a Basque hidden from the view...
This post could have also been entitled: Maurice Ravel: the Basque composer who believed in his country
Maurice Ravel, one of the greatest composers of...
Today, the Basques go out to sing to Saint Agatha, and...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
This time every year, on the eve of St. Agatha’s Day, all around the Land of the Basques,...
Basques only need two minutes to say who they are (video)
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
A reader of our blog has made us aware of this two-minute video that shows everyone how Basques...
Mundaka Festival 2015. Will you be one of the 4,000 lucky...
This summer, for the first time, a special event comprised of three basic elements of the Basque culture will take place in a town...
The sounds of “early Basque music” (video)
This article was tranlated by Iustrans
We met Enrique Solinís Jr. many years after meeting his father, Enrique Solinís. Well, we finally physically met him,...
“Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies” bring euskera to London
A couple of years ago we wrote about a group of folk that lives between Dublin and Bilbao, and which was a great discovery...
Argentine cedar from the “Jesuit missions” for a txalaparta. Oreka TX...
This entry could be considered a second part to the entry we wrote yesterday to report on a concert put on by Basque txalaparta...
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...
Zorionak eta Urte Berri On (with a gem recorded 60 years...
This article was translated by John R. Bopp
People need Hope. We needed it a year ago, when we were about to face what could be...