From September 23 to 28, Barcelona will live one of the most ambitious and vibrant editions of its main party. With 106 concerts distributed in 14 musical spaces and 16 free access scenarios.
This edition shines with names such as Pussy Riot and Russian Ladilla (Plaça Catalunya), Antillean villain and pepper lido (Moll de la Fusta), Rocío Márquez and Niño de Elche (Avenida de la Cathedral), or Sidonie and Maria Arnal (Teatre Grec).
It also highlights the powerful voice of the Norirlanda based in Manchester Ríognach Connolly with Honeyfeet, as well as the unique collaboration between Queralt Lahoz and Werkha, the result of an artistic residence between Barcelona and Manchester, a city invited in this edition. The British city contributes a selection of its most emerging and consolidated scene: Porij, Children of Zeus, Space Afrika, or Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet show the musical wealth of Manchester and its dialogue with Barcelona.
This year spaces such as Moll de la Fusta and Avenida de la Reina Maria Cristina, with high -voltage urban and electronic proposals such as Elsas, Merc Merca Bae, Safety Trance, The Tyots, Dr. Prats, Figa Flawas, Triequell, Vicco or 31 FAM.
Exclusive concerts also have a prominent role. The Teatre Grec will host the tribute to the heart of Marta Valdés with Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Mayte Martín, Martirio, among others. The Cathedral Avenue will review the figure of Antonio González Batista “El Pescaílla”, and the Sant Jaume square will vibrate with contemporary habaneras by pobricas and the Cuban duo Óscar Sánchez & Marbis Manzanet.
The BAM remains a thermometer of the emerging musical creation, with artists such as Tart Cake, Dis Fig, Girls 96, Biznaga, Anna Andreu with Mar Pujol and Ferran Palau, or the young promise Ven’nus. The star antiga star Damm and Acció Cultura Viva in Sant Andreu becomes nerve centers for new voices such as Ani in the Hall, Gigi Ros, Thelee, Carmen Xía, Ölivias or Paco Sin.
The Bogabanda with female voices such as Mushka, Rigoberta Bandini and Lia Kali, or the final of the SONA contest are examples of the commitment to young talents. Educational and integration proposals such as the Simfònica Vozes orchestra, the Xamfrà Center or the Big Bands of Music Schools are also included.
Nou Barris becomes, for a ninth year, a large auditorium of classical music with the municipal band, the OBC, the Filharmònica Volerere è Potere, the choir and orchestra of the Liceu, and other first level formations.
