After the successful
II
Trobada de Músics per la Llengua held in March in the Mallorcan
town of Santa Eugènia, the association
Músics
per la Llengua has organised a new edition of the concert that will
take place on the island of Eivissa next Saturday, October 5, at the square
of the University Extension in Carrer Bes of the Upper Town (Dalt Vila).
18 music groups from the islands (8 from Eivissa, 2 from Formentera,
2 from Menorca and 6 from Mallorca) will participate in this third edition
of the "Trobada", sponsored by the
Ministry
of Education and Culture of the Balearic Government, the
Eivissa
and Formentera Insular Council, the Eivissa Town Council, the
Balearic
University,
The General Direction
of Youth of the Balearic Government,
Baleària
and Club
Diario de Ibiza.
The programme will begin at 11 a.m. with a children's gimkana organised
by the Taller de flauta dolça Albarca and at 1 p.m., before the
popular barbecue, there will be a performance by the infant choir Taller
Albarca. As from 3 p.m. and until 1 a.m. the following groups will perform:
Tomeu Planells (singer-songwriter musician, Eivissa), Guillem Sansó
(singer-songwriter musician, Mallorca), Coral del Conservatori d'Eivissa i
Formentera i Es Cor Ciutat d'Eivissa (choir, Eivissa), Miquel Prats Blues
Band (blues, Eivissa), Stock de Rock (rock, Eivissa),
Nou
Romancer (folk, Mallorca), UC (folk, Eivissa),
S'Albaida
(folk, Menorca), Aires Formenterencs (folk, Formentera), Suso Rexach (singer-songwriter
musician, Mallorca),
Inventari (pop,
Menorca),
Syphosis
(Ska-Salsa, Mallorca),
Pota Lait
(rock, Eivissa),
Amb un mica de sort
(rock, Mallorca), 4 de Copes (pop, Formentera) and
Ke
Reggae Ska (ska, Mallorca).
Within the "Trobada", on Friday, October 4, at noon, there will also
be debate on the advantages and inconveniences of singing in Catalan.
Photos © BalearWeb:
1. The Ibizan group UC at the
II
Trobada de Músics per la Llengua (Santa Eugènia, Mallorca,
2002).
2. The Mallorcan band Amb Una Mica de Sort at the
Sant
Joan fiestas in Deià (Deià, Mallorca, 2002)
3. The Menorcan group S'Albaida in the Palau Saura,
presenting
their new record (Ciutadella, Menorca, 2002)
4. The Ibizan band Pota Lait at the
Sant
Miquel patron saint festivities (Sant Miquel, Eivissa, 2002)