Breaking the stigma of Fuente de la Pólvora to the rhythm of a big band
The Black Music Big Band will perform this Saturday at Mas Ramada with a concert in which young people in situations of exclusion who have learned music thanks to the Fundació Girona Est will participate.
GironaThe outskirts of East Girona, where the neighbourhoods of Vila-Roja, Font de la Pólvora and la Creueta are concentrated, is the most disadvantaged area of the city. Marginalised for many years, these neighbourhoods are often in the news due to constant power cuts, police raids, gang conflicts or the risk of houses in poor condition collapsing. However, beyond these endemic grievances, there are also very powerful and interesting projects brewing to dignify and improve the lives of the residents. One example is the extraordinary concert of Afro-American music, free and open to the public, which this Saturday morning, March 1, is being organized by the Black Music Big Band in Mas Ramada, between Font de la Pólvora and la Creueta.
Young performers from the neighborhood will perform. Thanks to the collaboration of Black Music with the Girona Este Foundation, they have found in music a form of expression that unites them and makes them equal with the rest of the city's teenagers. They are young people who had never played an instrument but who, under the protection of this non-profit organization, which offers opportunities to boys and girls from the outskirts, have been able to develop their talent and now have the desire to train and dedicate themselves to the world of modern music. The young people from the Girona Este Foundation will take to the stage with the Black Music Big Band and Black Music Choir, stable formations from the Black Music Festival concerts.
They will perform at the Casa de las Artes, within Mas Ramada, a space of the Girona Este Foundation that aims to be a center for the cultural revitalization of local talent and a point of creative exchange between the various communities of migrant origin that live together in these neighborhoods. "Music is like a springboard that allows these boys and girls to do things they would not normally do, such as weekly instrument classes, combo, "They have to train in vocal technique or record in a studio," explains Jordi Planagumà, director of the Casa de la Música, which manages this project. He adds: "They start from scratch, they assume a level and little by little they can be incorporated into the Black Music Big Band Junior team." Regarding Saturday's concert, it was a positive thing, bringing musicians and audiences from all the regions of Girona."