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Niu is a community that supports and helps artists flourish. Going beyond simply hosting exhibitions, concerts and workshops, the space offers creative services to companies and artists alike. They employ dancers, DJs, graffiti artists and others for parties and festivals and even help artists build their websites and create press releases.

FunDub 2009 :: ecos de una ciudad :: Barcelona from FunDub on Vimeo.

If you are looking for a bit of authentic “yesteryear” culture in Barcelona, then visit the fresh food market of Barcelona

• La Boqueria Market is a historic and famous fresh food market located on the Rambla. If you are on La Rambla then you must visit La Boqueria. This is a historic old market famous for the quality and diversity of its wares that come from all corners of the earth. It is said of this market that “if the unicorn existed it would be sold here!” La Boqueria is also known as the Mercat de Sant Josep (Saint Joseph’s market) because it is located on a site that was a convent and originally intended to be later used as the courtyard of the church of Sant Josep. More info: http://www.boqueria.info/

• Santa Caterina Market: Recently renovated food market in La Ribera part of the old centre of Barcelona. Over 100 food stalls, restaurants and an amazing polychrome roof designed as a billowing magic carpet and covered with ceramic tiles. Over one hundred market stalls and one of Barcelona’s best restaurants called  Cuines Santa-Caterina. More info: http://www.mercatsantacaterina.net/

• Sant Antoni Market: Lively and authentic food market in Eixample left district of Barcelona. Also has clothes stalls and and book markets.Opening times: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 07.00 to 14:30 iand 17:30 to 20:30. Fridays all day from de 07.00 20:30. More info:www.mercatsbcn.cat

SALA APOLO, May 6th, 19h

 Pennywise formed in 1988 in the south bay of Los Angeles in the same small coastal community of Hermosa Beach that produced three of the most infamous hardcore punk bands of all time, Black Flag, the Circle Jerks and the Descendents. The four band members, guitarist Fletcher Dragge, original bass player Jason Thirsk, drummer Byron McMackin and vocalist Jim Lindberg, began playing local backyard keg parties to increasing crowds, and with the help of friend Marc Theodore of Theologian Records, recorded a five song E.P. A Word from the Wise. A college radio DJ liked what he heard and gave it to Brett Gurewitz, guitarist and songwriter for L.A.

General ticket: 20€  

Tickets in advance :  FNAC Triangle. Plaça Catalunya 4 (Ph. 93 344 18 00)   www.ticketmaster.es (Ph. 902.15.00.25)

Pennywise: www.myspace.com/pennywise
Strike Anywhere: www.myspace.com/strikeany…
A Wilhelm Scream: www.myspace.com/awilhelms…

Today we will reactivate our blog!

Tue 16 & Wed 17 Sep 08

9pm at Mercat de les Flors (Lleida, 59)  22€  Buy tickets

Akram Khan cultivates the art of the encounter, in search of an identity that goes through all borders from a dance energetic and full of personal stories that become universal.

This work, carried out with the training of classical ballet of China, supposes a continuation of the eagerness for Khan to combine different traditional dances with the goal to create a new vocabulary and original in this field. In “bahok”, a word Bengali that means “carriers”, dancers coming from different cultures, traditions and origins (Chinese, Koreans, Indians, South Africans and Catalans) show the updated version of the tower of Babel.

Akram Khan is one of the most prestigious choreographers of the international scene and one of the more distinguished dancers of his generation, famous for his intercultural and interdisciplinary collaborations and to challenge the conventional ideas about the traditional forms of dance.

The National Ballet of China – NBC, headquartered in Beijing, was founded on December 31, 1959, and is the only national ballet troupe of the country. Master Peter Gushev from the former Soviet Union laid a solid foundation of classical ballet for the NBC.

NBC has produced Chinese ballets, Western ballets, modern ballets, as well as modern dances. Many NBC dancers have won gold, silver and bronze medals at various international ballet competitions. (Taken from www.mercatflors.org & www.wikipedia.org)

Wed 17 Sep 08

9:30pm at Palau Sant Jordi 25-60€ Buy tickets

Gloria Estefan is a Cuban American singer and songwriter. she is in the top 100 of best selling music artists with over 90 million albums sold worldwide, with 15.5 million of those alone in the United States. She has won five Grammy Awards becoming among the most successful crossover performers in Latin music to date.

She will be awarded by the Latin Grammy Award Recording Association as the “Person of the Year” in the ceremony to be aired on November 2008, the award will be given to her for her long career of more than 20 years and her worldwide success, she’s also the first female singer to receive this prestigious award.

Gloria will be presenting her new album “90 Millas”. Some of the legendary artists joining her on this album include Carlos Santana, José Feliciano, Arturo Sandoval, Andy Garcia, Chocolate, India, Cachao, Papo Lucca, Johnny Pacheco, Generoso, and many more…

(Taken from www.wikipedia.org, www.actualidadmusical.com & www.90millas.com)

Thu 11 Sep 08

8:30pm at L’Auditori, Hall 1 Pau (Pablo) Casals (Lepant 150) 22 – 42€ Buy tickets

Shaila Durcal is a Spanish singer-songwriter best known for being the daughter of singing legend Rocio Durcal. She is presenting her third work “Tanto amor” after the success of “Recordando”, that was number 1 in Spain with two platinum discs and a nomination for the Latin Grammys in the best female pop category.

“Tanto amor” will mark a before and after in the career of this young artist, as it displays a significant step forward in her music. (Taken from www.auditori.org & www.shailadurcal.es)

Until 18 Jul 08

At Casa Asia, Sala Samarcanda (Av. Diagonal, 373) Free admission

After six year of success in Madrid, this selection of the best of the ImagineIndia Festival could be seen in Casa Asia. This year the festival is dedicated to the women’s role in the cinema; their view as movie directors and and their influence in order to change the Indian society.

Program

Mon 14 Jul

7:30pm – Dharm
103 min. Color. 2007. India Bhavna Talwar. Winner of the best director prize and to the best actor in ImagineIndia 2008 Madrid.

Tue 15 Jul

19 h. – Honeymoon Travels
120 min. Color. 2007. India. Reema Kagti. Winner of the best music prize en ImagineIndia 2008 Madrid.

Wed 16 Jul

7pm – Paradeshi
128 min. Color. 2007. India. P.T.K. Muhammad.

9:15 – Dansh
103 min. Color. 2006. India. Kamika Verma.

Thue 17 Jul

7pm – India Documental: Black Pamphlets
84 min. Color. 2007. India. Nitin K.

8.45pm – Indian Clasics: Sujata
161 min. B/N. 1959. India. Bimal Roy.

Fri, 18 Jul

7pm – No Smoking
128 min. 2006. India. Anurag Kashyap.

(Taken from www.casaasia.es)

Sat 26 Jul 08

8:30pm at Sala Apolo (Nou de la Rambla, 111) 15€ – 18€ Buy tickets

“Yeah, we’ve got our own thing”, states matter-of-factly Ray Lugo, leader of New York City powerhouse KOKOLO. Based on the spiky and hyper-funky grooves found in their latest album, “Love International”, it would be difficult to argue with the man. Few groups in today’s global Afro scene generate as much attention and excitement as they do debate and criticism as KOKOLO. “It’s the result of going against conditioned expectations”, expands Lugo. “People often expect the familiar, but I’m doing my thing in my time. This music comes from my heart, it’s humble music for the whole world. ” KOKOLO’s ever-growing international appeal (to date, the band has performed in over 20 countries) appears to lend weight to Lugo’s
words.

A former punk rocker who grew disenchanted with the promise held by that genre, Lugo formed KOKOLO in 2001 in the Big Apple’s Chinatown district. He took the name from Spanish Harlem slang used to refer to devout fans of afro music. From the outset, he sought to carve a path of his own. “There may be better afrobeat, funk, latin or polka groups around…but we were going to be the best KOKOLO in the world.” Within weeks of the group’s formation, they recorded their urgent “Fuss and Fight” debut at Gabe Roth’s Daptone Studios. Soon after the album’s release in 2002, the band found themselves playing to receptive audiences both at home and abroad. (Taken from www.kokoloonline.com).

Mo 14 Jul 08

10pm at Espai Movistar (C/ Pascual i Vila, 2 – Les Corts) 40€ Buy tickets

Erykah Badu is a Grammy-winning American R&B, soul, and hip hop singer and songwriter, whose work encompasses elements of jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical styling and sense of fashion.

Early in her career, Badu was recognizable for wearing very large and colorful head wraps. For her musical sensibilities, she has often been compared to jazz great Billie Holiday.[1] She was a core member of the Soul guardians, and is also an actress having appeared in a number of films playing a range of supporting roles in movies such as Blues Brothers 2000, The Cider House Rules, and House of D. (Taken from www.wikipedia.org, www.espacio.movistar.es & www.theproject.es).