The XIV edition of the Xàbia Folk to be held from May 8 10 to serve as a showcase of ethnic music and roots. A year that comes with the novelty of having a central stage in Constitution Square, where a large tent to protect musicians and the public from possible inclement weather will be installed.
La mayor of Culture, Empar Bolufer during the presentation of this event, added, "We have a lineup of luxury, with figures of Valencian music as Pep Gimeno "Botifarra" that with the band of the Artistic Musical Center of Xàbia released in the Marina Alta his show "Botifarra a banda" a great work that will delight everybody".
From the artistic direction of the festival, by grouping the local folk romantic Saladar, Joan Buigues highlighted the efforts musicians Jávea been made to prepare the special repertoire interpreted with this indisputable media figure and reference of the Valencian popular Canço . An opening force for this festival scheduled for Friday at 8'22 30 hours in the Constitution Square.
The concert program, which in all cases have free admission, also includes a commitment to a very young group with roots in the Marina Alta, the Xaluc group, a septet formed at the Higher School of Music of Catalonia that has two musicians of the region and explore new formats of traditional music. This recital is scheduled for Saturday, May 9 at 19:XNUMX p.m. at the House of Culture.
The same day in the evening (22'30 hours) and again in the tent of the square Constitution act Gipsy Klezmer Orchestra Barcelona, a set of great musicians who stand out for their direct and improvisations and experimenting with gypsy music.
The last concert, Sunday 10 at 12:30 pm, will be as always at the hermitage of Santa Llúcia and on this occasion he proposes a project led by Paco Díez who presents a recital that fuses the music of the Spain of the three cultures, referring to Sephardic, Muslim and Christian sounds, seasoned with flamenco guitar.
