"Border zone. Every part of the performance is like that, fifty fifty of each culture, of each language, with a a joyful mix of past and present. Xarnege is the no man's land where everything merges, no demarcation just a territory belonging to two cultures and a newly created third, the culture of intermingling. Call it a melting pot or a mix of cultures, or just call it Xarnege, the point between times, places and people." - SUD OUEST

"Three musicians from Gascony and three from the Basque country make up this group whose manifesto is – it doesn't matter who you are, what can we do together. It seems a natural step coming from their region with a rich history of  smuggling where borders are undefined, a place where cultures co exist because of their strong identity. Xarnege use traditional references with an innovative style." - TRAD MAGAZINE

"Flavours from the  Pyrenees, a taste of frontiers, songs from here and there, from meetings and acquaintances. The traditional music from this French Basque quintet conjures up firesides with smokey embers, fertile mossy valleys. Popular Gascon and Guipuzcua songs: rondos, dances, ballads, laments. An exploration in sound that takes you to landscapes of pure peace and severe austerity." - EL MUNDO