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Basque Fact of the Week, Music, People

Basque Fact of the Week: Fermín Muguruza, Kortatu, and Negu Gorriak

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One of the most eye-opening experiences when I first visited the Basque Country was the music. Growing up in the Basque culture of the American West, I was familiar with some of the traditional folk music (though never enough to truly appreciate it) but I had no idea about the radical rock that permeated modern […]

Basque Fact of the Week, Music

Basque Fact of the Week: Basque Radical Rock

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Basque festivals, at least in the United States, are characterized by the sounds of folk music: the accordion, the tambourine, and sometimes the txistu. These are core elements of Basque culture and identity. However, in the Basque Country, there co-exists a very different flavor of music, with electric guitars, throbbing bass, and aggressive lyrics. Born […]