The North American Basque Organizations and the San Francisco Basque Club will pay tribute to the late Johnny Curutchet by hosting a full Bertsolari exhibition, featuring the U.S. based Bertsolaris along with special guest Bertsolaris from the Basque Country.
The family style luncheon will be at 12:30pm with the bertsolaritza performance following at about 2:45pm and ending at about 5:00pm. The bertsolaritza performance will be free to attend. The improvised versus will be translated into English in real time onto an adjacent screen by Bertsolaritza scholar Xabi Paya.
Johnny Curutchet Bertsos - Compiled and collected by Anna Iriartborde
Guest Bertsolaris from the Basque Country:
U.S. Based Bertsolaris:
Martin Goicoechea and Oier Pastor sing Bertsos in Johnny’s memory at Johnny’s funeral reception on December 7th, 2024 (with English subtitles).
The Bertsolaritza Event will be Livestreamed.
