One of the best aspects of the Jaialdi festival is all the special moments that occur spontaneously when so many Basques get together in one place - music, song, dance, conversations. Here we have a group from the Basque Country singing together on the Basque Block in Boise, Idaho. Traditional Basque instruments like those played here include the accordion, the pandareta (tambourine) and the txistu (a flute-like instrument). Jaialdi is a Basque festival that took place in Boise in July 2025 that

The **txalaparta** is a traditional Basque percussion instrument — long wooden planks played by two people in rhythmic dialogue. In this powerful performance, the duo https://www.facebook.com/hutsuntxalaparta brings the ancient language of wood to life with striking physicality and deep musical connection. Each performer takes turns striking and responding, creating evolving polyrhythms that are at once structured and spontaneous. The sound is raw, acoustic, and entirely human — no loops, no tri