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Thu 26 Jun

10pm at Sala BeCool (Pl. Joan Llongueras, 5) 6-8€ Buy tickets

Brazzaville was formed by David Arthur Brown in Los Angeles in late 1997. They have released 7 CDs since then. In 2003 David moved to Barcelona, where he formed his European version of the band. Brazzaville’s fourth studio album, Hastings Street (2004), was recorded in both Los Angeles and Barcelona and was mixed in Los Angeles.

Since moving to Europe, Brazzaville has played sold out shows in such diverse places as Moscow, New York, Barcelona, Istanbul, Amsterdam and many more. They have been favorably reviewed in The New Yorker, The L.A. Times, Afisha, Time Out New York, The Onion, La Vanguardia, Telerama and many other publications. They enjoy a cult following in many countries.

In 2008, Brazzaville has tours planned for Europe, Russia, China, Turkey and the USA.

Until 30 Jun

The guitar and voice of Marcio Mello will start off the festival, sponsored by Voll Damm, at the Harlem Jazz Club. This year there are 80 concerts with 300 musicians in ten halls of the Barcelona district.

Highlights in the program of concerts include Matt Harding from the USA, and the Bulgarian group Romaní Chavé. But 96% of the musicians are Catalans, including Joan Pau Cumelles with his Blues Band and the composer and guitarist Joan Vinyals, also from Barcelona, and his Delta Power Trio. (Taken from http://w3.bcn.es).

Program

Thu 19, Fri 20, Sat 21 Jun

Program at CCCB – MACBA - SANTA MÒNICA - FIRA GRAN VIA - L’AUDITORI - PALAU DE LA MUSICA CATALANA Ticket info Buy tickets

Sónar is a three-day annual music festival held in Barcelona. It is described as a festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art (Concerts, Dj´s, SonarCinema, SonarMática, Sonarama, Conferences and Panels, Profesional and Editorial Fair).

‘Three days and three nights in touch with the most up-to-date developments and featuring the most relevant national and international artists.’

‘Sónar is the essential meeting point for an alert public, cutting-edge artists and the most influential professionals from the sectors of music and modern arts.’ (Taken from www.sonar.es and www.wikipedia.org)

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