As Jaialdi 2025 approaches, one Boise group is helping ensure the heart of Basque culture — its music — continues to thrive. The local heritage band known as Txantxangorriak has been a fixture in the ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, American-Basques and people who just wanted to join in on ...

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 festival honoring Basque culture through food, ...

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The ...

The aroma of barbecue lamb cooking permeated the air as hundreds of people lined up to get massive plates of Basque food. Locals and people from all over the world attended the 49th annual Kern County ...

BOISE, Idaho — 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 ...

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 ...