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Buenos Aires, Argentina.  More than 150 people participated in the Second Triki-Poteo last Saturday night in Buenos Aires, organized by Euskaltzaleak as part of its 70th Anniversary.  The event began at 8pm with the first stop taking place at the Euskaltegi followed by a trip to San Telmo by the United States street where trikis (Basque diatonic accordions), panderos and txistus resonated music from the Basque Country.  Throughout the night the group made three stops, not just to drink but also to dance and sing.  Following are some photos from the event.

[The second Triki-Poteo in the city of Buenos Aires was celebrated on March 8th on the International Women’s Day.  Coinciding with celebrations the Euskaltzaleak headquarters was decorated with pictures of Basque women who made, or who are making history]

[The circuit took the group from the Euskaltzaleak clubhouse to United States Street and from there to Defensa Street and from there to the Plaza Dorrego.  Some 150 people formed a column that crossed San Telmo to the rhythm of Basque music and to Scottish Bagpipes.  It should be noted that among the institutions present were members from the Laurak Bat, Centro Navarro and Iparraldeko Euskal Etxea Basque clubs in Buenos Aires, as well as members of other clubs such as Arrecifes, La Plata (Basque club and Goierri Association), Mar del Plata, Necochea and San Nicolas.  As the year before, members of the Buenos Aires Tartan Army also participated]

[The Triki-Poteo left nothing out, so fandangos and kalejiras were also done on the alboka.  In the photo Mauro Telletxea and Iñaki Eskirotz]

[But without a doubt the stars of the night were the trikis and the trikitilaris: Ignacio Baña Barquin from Laurak Bat, and Ainhoa Iribar Arostegi from Euskaltzaleak]

[Txistus and panderos were not left behind.  Thanks to Juan Manuel Hiriart, Mauro Uranga and Master Jose Gutierrez as well as the students of the Pandero workshop at Euskaltzaleak the Triki-Poteo became a real musical feast]

[As last year, bagpipes represented Scotland and its music. There was also a guitar to play the classic “Donald Where’s Your Trousers?”]

[A beautiful group of dancers also ran the streets of San Telmo to the music, who also danced in the bars.  In the photo Miguel Fernandez and Pilar Sarasa from the Navarrese Center]

[And the Triki-Poteo made it to the Plaza Dorrego]

[Finally, a potpourri of snapshots of various moments during the Second Triki-Poteo in Buenos Aires.  Euskaltzaleak thanks the musicians, dancers and participants for their participation and invites everyone to continue celebrating the institutions 70^th anniversary.]