Olé Magazine

My photo was used on the cover of the November 2010 issue of Olé Magazine in Finland. How Cool!
http://www.olekustannus.com/olelehti/index.asp?vuosi=2010&lehti_id=392

The photo is of a young Basque Performer from the Txorimaloak Soinu Taldea.

Jaialdi 2010 Pictures Posted

Jaialdi 2010 days 1-5 photos are posted here: http://photos.jonq.com/jaialdi2010-byday - There are prints of the photos on sale at that site.

I'm very busy until mid-September, after which i'll post the Day 6 photos and hundreds of new photos from the entire week. Follow me on Twitter @BasquePhotos to be notified when the new photos are posted.

Jaialdi 2010 Pictures Posted - Day 3

Photos from Day 3 of Jaialdi 2010 have been posted here.

Highlights:

• Pelota Match at the Fronton
• Sports Night at Qwest Arena
• Aizkolariak (Woodchoppers)
• Aitzol Atutxa - Dima, Bizkaia
• Ugaitz Mugerza - Mutriku, Gipuzkoa
• Jose Angel Zubiaga - Araba
• Harrijasotzaileak (Weightlifters)
• Aimar Irigoien - Errezil, Gipuzkoa
• Joseba Ostolaza, "Ostolaza II" - Zestoa, Gipuzkoa
• Xabier Valenciano, "Zelailuze" - Mallabia, Bizkaia
• Farm Sports - Mutriku Herri Kirol Taldea
• Wood Sawing
• Stone Lifting
• Hale Bale Tossing & Lifting
• Churn Carrying
• Tug-of-War
• Bertsolariak (Improvisational Poets)
• Iratxe Ibarra - Markina-Xemein, Bizkaia
• Xabi Paya - Bilbao, Bizkaia

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Jaialdi 2010 Pictures Posted - Day 2

Photos from Day 2 of Jaialdi 2010 have been posted here.

Highlights:

• The children's music group "Txantxangorriak" (little red bird) perform with the Trikitixa (accordion) and Panderoa (tambourine) and Txalaparta
• The Oinkari Basque Dancers perform a variety of traditional Basque dances
• Basque cultural presentation "In the Name of the Basque" at the Egyptian Theater
  
  
  
  • MC: Joseba Chertudi
  • Quane Kanyon discussed Pete Cenarrusa's biography "Bizkaia to Boise"
  • Dr. Iñaki Goirizelaia, President of the University of the Basque Country, UPV-EHU
  • Keynote Speaker: Alberto Santana Ezkerra, Director of the Basque Studies Center, BSU
  • Nere Lete  presented Basque Studies Minor's student awards
  • Agurra in honor of Basque Studies graduates. Dantzaria: Dr. Iñaki Goirizelaia, Txistularia: Kathy Clarkson.
• Socializing on the Basque Block and in the Basque Center

       

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Jaialdi 2010 Pictures Posted - Day 1

Photos from Day 1 of Jaialdi 2010 have been posted here.

Highlights:

• Street musicians from the Basque Country playing the Trikitixa (accordion) and Panderoa (tambourine) on the Basque Block
• Performance by the Zabaleta Brothers
  
• Txalaparta performance - Long wooden boards are beat vertically with special thick drum sticks
• Pelota match

     

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