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05/04/2009
PRESENTATION in Brussels of Donostia-San Sebastian of the Candidature for European Capital of Culture 2016. It was presented last Monday, 5th of May, at the Delegation of the Basque Country in Brussels (27, Rue desDeux Eglises - 1000 Bruixelles; phone: 02 285 4510; email: Bruselas@ej-gv.es). See the espectacular promotional video.
04/17/2009
Xiberoa and the whole Basque Country said a touching bye last April 3rd to aita Martxel Tillous. The chaplain for 14 years of the Basque community in the US was remembered by people and messages from Ivory Coast and Africa, Paris, California and America. Xiberua sent its four most prominent traditional singers --Bordachar, Etchecopar, Bedaxagar and Arotze-- to sing a last bye to their friend. Songs like 'Herio' and 'Goizian argi hastian' got a special echo that was for sure highly appreciated by Martxel, wherever he is. The video belongs to the singing of 'Goizian argi hastian' (image EuskalKultura.com).
03/26/2009
The Boise Basque community organized a Basque Night with the local basketball team, the Idaho Stampede. The children of the Boiseko Ikastola welcomed the players to the court and later the dancers of Oinkari gave an exhibition of euskal dantzak-basque dances (video courtesy of EITB)
03/18/2009
Many cities and villages of Euskal Herria, as well as several Basque Clubs of the Diaspora, are getting ready to welcome Korrika 16, a festive race in favour of Euskara that is organized by the euskaltegiak of AEK. The race will begin on the 26th of March in Tutera (Nafarroa) and end on the 5th of April in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Meanwhile, runners can begin their warm up by dancing to the oficial song of the race. It is sung by Betagarri and written by the bertsolari Jon Maya. You can get the lyrics at the Korrika web: www.korrika.org.
03/09/2009
If you want to learn Basque in the US or you are a Basque speaker willing to help teaching Basque language to beginners, there is room for you at the NABO Euskara Program. Izaskun Kortazar (izaskunkortazar@gmail.com) is one of the teachers and the NABO Euskara coordinator. She explains everything in the video.
02/23/2009
Touching moments, last February 15th at the China Basque Center in Shanghai while paying contribution and honoring Juanito Sarasola, instrumental person in the foundation of the Txinako Euskal Etxea and a promotor of the knowledge of the Basques and the Basque culture in the Asian Giant. After the delivering of the prize, the most special and touching moment came when everybody red and sang at once the 'bertsoak' that a well known bertsolaria (bertso-maker) in the Basque Country, Amets Arzallus, made up for the moment. Zorionak (congratulations), Juanito, for the prize and for all the sincere love and appreciation showed to you by all the presents [video-pictured, Estibalitz Gete, president of the China Basque Center, Juanito Sarasola, and Mikel Usandizaga, master of ceremonies; in the picture below, Estibalitz Gete, Juanito Sarasola, and Alex Arriola, member of last year's Board of Directors]
02/02/2009
'Oi zer plazera' is one of the prettiest and most touching songs of the Basque repertoire, that Basques of both the Basque Country and the wider diaspora sing anytime, anywhere. This nostalgic song tells us about how difficult is to remain far from the Basque Country when you love it so much. It's sung here by Erramun Martikorena, born in Baigorri (Lower Navarre) but whose mother was a Californian Basque. You can join him, following the words in the screen. It's a enjoyable experience!
01/16/2009
January 20th, San Sebastian day. There are many Basque communities in the world in countries and places like Barcelona, Madrid, England, Venezuela, Argentina, The United States, Mexico..., that celebrate every year the traditional 'Danborrada' or 'Tamborrada' of the Basque city of Donostia-San Sebastian, meaning playing drums following the pieces that Basque maestro Sarriegi composed especially for it. This video shows the 'danborrada' at the Argentinian town of Cañuelas (video EuskalKultura.com)
10/23/2008
At Udaleku, the annual children's summer camp organized by NABO (North American Basque Organzations), boys and girls from Basque Centers all over the USA learn Euskera, basque dances and music during a fortnight in the month of June. During the day they learn and work hard; at night... let the party begin! This video was shot in a cabin in the mountains of Wyoming, where the children made some noise singing the Basque song 'Ixil-ixilik dago' (ironically, the title means 'it is very, very quiet'). Members of the 'Big Horn Basque Club' of Buffalo, organizer of 2008's Udaleku, listen to the song. In the audience is Tony Rodríguez, born in Lesaka (Nafarroa) and resident in Wyoming since the 1970's, moved by listening to his American granddaughters sing in Basque (video Joseba Etxarri-Udaleku)
07/24/2008
They are Noka, a Basque group from California. There are usually three --Andrea Bidart Oteiza, Begoña Echeverria and Cathy Petrissans-- but in this first trip to Euskal Herria only Andrea and Begoña were able to travel. They made a small tour, with recitals in Erratzu (Navarre), Larrañe (Zuberoa), Kanbo (Lapurdi) and Aldude (Lower Navarre). The images correspond to one of their themes, 'Aberriaren Mugak', recorded on July 13 (2008) in Alfaro Ostatua in Aldude (video EuskalKultura.com)
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