Besta! The 50th Annual Kern County Basque Festival!

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A preview of the 50th annual Kern County Basque Festival (Besta!) with guest Steve Gamboa, director of the Institute for Basque Studies at CSUB, Interim Associate Dean, School of Arts & Humanities, at CSUB and a member of the Board of Directors, Kern County Basque Club. If you've never attended, here's your chance to celebrate and experience Basque culture with food, dancing, music, and a kalimocho or two, or three! The Besta runs May 24-27, 2024 at the Kern County Basque Club, 2301 Union Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93307. FOR MORE INFO, VISIT: KCBASQUE.COM. Onda Pasa!

*Intro contains audio from "Orson Welles in the Basque Country" (1955, BBC)
**Episode also includes the following songs in order:
- "Bagare" Basque Patriotic Song (unknown)
- "Me Gustas Tu" (Manu Chao)
- "Euzko Gudariak" (The Last Ensemble)
- "FM 99:00 Dub Manifest" (Fermin Muguruza)
- "Les mots d'ici" (Que Quio)
- "Txoria Txori (Hegoak) Basque Anti-Francoist Song" (Mikel Laboa, Ez Dok Amairu)
- "Clandestino" (Manu Chao)
- "Sarri Sarri" (Kortatu)
- "Erre Zenituzten" (Xabi Solano)
- "El Ultimo Ska" (Kortatu)
- "Karolina" (Luhartz)
- "Mala Vida" (Mano Negra)
- "Aldapan Gora" (Huntza)

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