21st edition of the Black Music Festival 2023

The 21st edition of the Black Music Festival 2023 will begin with a presentation concert at the Antiga Fàbrica Estrella Damm in Barcelona on Wednesday, March 1 from 8 p.m. This festival, which was a pioneer in Spain in grouping the music of Afro-American roots in a thematic cycle, has achieved a lot of prestige over the years.

Artists of great reference such as Chuck Berry, Ike Turner, Bill Wyman, Zax, Maceo Parker, John Mayall, Billy Preston, Tower of Power, Johnny Winter, Alvin Lee, Sam Moore, Spin Doctors, The Impressions, Gloria Gaynor or Stanley Clarke, among others, they have been artists who have contributed to consolidating Black Music as a festival. One of the novelties of the Festival is that this year it lands for the first time in Mallorca, specifically at Sala Zombies Elite mc, Sa Pobla with the performance of Los Deltonos + Roulotte.

It should be remembered that the festival was born in Salt; despite this, "the BMF has been for a bunch of years, a festival associated with the city and the Girona brand" have stated the organizers of the event. One of the main objectives of the Festival is to establish itself as a reference in the southern European winter music festivals in its genre.

According to the organization "this festival is a space for national and international projection of Girona, with the presence of leading artists in the world and programming in different towns of the territory. A platform for launching new proposals, for exhibition of local artists and own productions. An event of real diversification around the city with programming in different neighborhoods, but also of territorial diversification, both the closest, and throughout the Catalan Countries." And they add that "the festival will have friendly, transgenerational schedules with programming for all kinds of audiences and with parallel activities, exhibitions, participatory events."

The artists who will participate in this edition are: Freedom First, Doble & Hugsound, The Main Squeeze, Los Deltonos + Roulotte, Momi Maiga, Lady Blackbird, Los Del Tonos, Live Choir, Blackfang, Disco Fever with the Black Music Big Band and the Ensemble Jove Orquestra de les Comarques Gironines, Vargas Blues Band, The Rhythm Treasures & Myriam Swanson, Clarence Bekker Band + Kamikaze Helmets, The Rock'N'Roll Brothers, Joe Louis Walker, Lisa & The Lips + Clara Gispert, Mr. Oca + Las Ninyas del Corro + Metro, The Temptations and Lachy Doley. Jack Broadbent's performance at CC La Mercè will close this edition of the festival.

Black Music Quiz and Black Music Picnic and Black Music Big Band Junior

On June 24 from 12:00 p.m., the Black Music Quiz will be held, which is a fun and participatory activity to discover and learn a little more about African-American roots music and the Black Music Festival.

For this edition, a long competition of questions and knowledge has been organized in Quiz format while the participants can go about making the vermouth. You can participate as a group or individually and there will be several rounds with different prizes. Also of note is the Black Music Silent Disco, which is a traveling disco that will have a final concert with The Rusties Band "Discovering the Three Kings". The Girona Reggae Association is organizing a Sound system day and reggae concert on March 4 at Park d'en Pitus (Domeny) that will last until midnight. The band Phrenetics, which represents the Jamaican sound, will also perform there. Within the Festival there will also be the Black Music Picnic section, which will take place on Sunday March 26 at Parc del Migdia in Girona with the performance of the groups Rock Per Xics, Black Music Big Band, Monique Makon & Original Jazz Orquestra" Back to Amy"+ Thu. Dadaa (Dj. Resident of La Mirona).

On the other hand, the Black Music Big Band Junior will be celebrated on March 5, which is the younger sister of the Black Music Big Band, and which will be directed by Adrià Bauzó. On March 18, five hours of music of different styles will be held at the Black Venom, which is an alternative event organized by M&E that seeks to bring together different musical cultures and society in an environment where music and street we add to give a different and original result. As for the venues for this year's Black Music Festival, they are: Girona (Auditori de Girona, CC. La Mercè, Parc del Migdia (Pla de Palau), Pl. de l'Assumpció (Sant Narcís), L'Estació Jove ( Santa Eugènia), CREC Track (Sant Daniel), Park d'en Pitus (Domeny), CCSant Narcis and Ateneu 24 June. In Salt, they are Mirona and Pl. de la Llibertat, while in Fornells de la Selva, La Sitja. In Barcelona, the festival will be held at La Fàbrica DAMM and in Perpignan at Mediator. In Corçà at Pl. del Rebrot and Torroella de Montgrí at Espai Ter. In Reus, it will be held at Teatre Bartrina while in Mallorca at Sala Zombies, Sa Pobla

Tickets for the Festival are now on sale through its website which is: www.blackmusicfestival.com.