When Alan Griffin initially encountered the alboka, the most arcane of several very distinctively Basque musical instruments, he was distinctly underwhelmed. In his book Halfway to Hell, he describes ...

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 ...

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 ...

What happened in Spain with Kepa Junkera has happened with countless other musicians around the world, including Miles Davis and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Junkera took a traditional music and modernized ...

After the release of their highly acclaimed first Ravel album together, fast-rising Mexican-American conductor Robert Treviño and the Basque National Orchestra are set to release a follow-up - "Ravel ...

Idaho is home to one of the largest Basque populations outside of Spain. They began arriving in the late 1800s to work as miners and sheep herders. Today there’s a vibrant Basque culture. If you visit ...

That’s especially the case when you look at what happened there. But you need to look beyond the recent history There’s a rich history of the area and its position in the world before the 20th Century ...

Ray will be one of 250 from the thousands of attendees at the July 29 to August 3 gathering who is invited to join a banquet on August 2 to honor the formal Basque delegation, including Imanol ...

Preludios Vascos Basque National Orchestra Cristian Mandeal, Conductor Padre José Antonio de San Sebastián, Composer (Les) Trois miracles de Sainte Cécile Basque National Orchestra Padre José Antonio ...

Boise, Idaho—The first thing that strikes me about chef Dan Ansotegui’s cooking is the colors. I’m staring at an aromatic quartet of vibrantly red roasted piquillo peppers, stuffed with a creamy ...

BOISE — Treasure Valley residents have been treated to a rare slice of Basque life as events like the quinquennial Jaialdi and, more recently, the San Inazio Festival have graced the streets of Boise.