Catalan Music

05.04.2013 - 10.53 pm Elton John, Mark Knopfler, Keane and Diana Krall to play in the next Cap Roig Festival on the Costa Brava The 13th edition of the Festival de Cap Roig will run from the 20th of July until the 16th of August, and it is one of the main milestones of...	08.03.2013 - 07.02 pm Catalan-pop band Antònia Font: “I believe our music will be well received in the Mediterranean market” Pau Debon, the singer of the band, tells CNA the evolution of the group and how they got here. From Majorca to Catalonia, and later to Galicia and...	06.11.2012 - 10.17 pm Singer-songwriter Raimon celebrates his 50th anniversary on stage with a retrospective exhibition Raimon is one of the most important artists in the Catalan language, and is part of the group of singer-songwriters of the ‘Nova Cançó’. Raimon’s...	21.08.2012 - 07.04 pm World premiere of an unfinished piece by the renowned Catalan composer Montsalvatge at the Peralada Festival The Cadaqués Orchestra played ‘Concerto libero’, an unfinished work for piano and cello at the Peralada’s Carme Church, in northern Catalonia. The...
02.07.2012 - 02.28 pm Pop band Antònia Font confirms a new album for 2012 Catalan-singing band Antònia Font is preparing a new album. According to band sources, the group has all the material ready and is aiming to record...	11.06.2012 - 10.55 pm Pep Guardiola participates in a charity concert in Barcelona against AIDS This weekend, 14,500 people rocked at the Palau Sant Jordi, in Montjuïc, in a charity concert that brought together the most famous Catalan singers...	10.05.2012 - 10.12 pm Catalan music is the guest of honour at Brighton’s ‘The Great Escape’ festival The British pop festival ‘The Great Escape’ is probably Europe’s leading event for showcasing new music bands and artists. Catalonia and the Balearic...	30.04.2012 - 06.03 pm Catalan pop band ‘Els Amics de les Arts’ are presenting their new album “In a pop group there must be a balance between artistic creation and proximity to fans”, state ‘Els Amics de les Arts’, in an interview with ACN....
16.04.2012 - 10.19 pm Catalan pop band Mishima starts touring to present its new album entitled ‘L’amor feliç’ Mishima started touring on April 13th to promote their sixth album, released last March 27th. Mishima are one of the most popular bands of the moment...	09.12.2011 - 11.08 pm iTunes Rewind names the latest album from Catalan band Manel the Best Album in Spain of 2011 ’10 milles per veure una bona armadura’, the second album from the Barcelona group ranks first at the annual list of best selling albums in Spain,...	23.11.2011 - 05.49 pm The soprano Montserrat Figueras, one of the world’s top specialists in early music, dies aged 69 Married to viol player Jordi Savall, the Catalan Montserrat Figueras was one of the world’s most recognised experts and talented instrumentalists...	24.11.2010 - 10.35 pm Stereotypes about Catalonia - Catalan music? "What comes to mind is cheesy salsa, passionate flamenco and Latin dancing”, says Lucy Lluís Gavaldà, lead singer of Els Pets answers Lucy from Glasgow: “Catalonia has very extensive musical richness, with traditional, classic, jazz and...
17.11.2010 - 10.02 pm Top Catalan rock band ‘Els Pets’ plays for the first time in Barcelona’s music temple ‘Els Pets’ played at the Palau de la Música, Barcelona’s symphonic auditorium on Tueday night. The audience was enthusiastic about the band’s...	05.07.2010 - 02.52 pm The Pinker Tones: "Catalan avant-garde artists have always had to migrate to be appreciated" The Catalan band The Pinker Tones has reached star status and is topping the charts throughout the Americas. CNA sat down with them for a look into...	23.06.2010 - 07.26 pm The Sónar Festival, Europe?s cathedral of electronic music The 2010 edition of Barcelona?s festival of ?advanced? music and multimedia art, Sónar, has been a huge success. A quality programme, combining big...