Ocas Grasses, Morad, Pep Guardiola, Bad Gyal: this is what the big concert for Palestine at the Palau Sant Jordi will be like

BarcelonaCatalonia will host its major concert in solidarity with the Palestinian people, as part of the international Act for Palestine campaign, following similar events in London, Paris, and Los Angeles. On January 29th, at the Palau Sant Jordi, some of the most popular names in the Catalan and Palestinian music scene will perform, including Oques Grasses, Morad, Guillem Gisbert, Bad Gyal, Mushkaa, Amaia, Fermin Muguruza, Xavi Sarrià, La Zowi, Yerai Cortés, Lluís Llach, and Alguer. Organizers have announced that some names are still to be revealed. Tickets will go on sale soon. for sale This Friday, December 19th at 10:00 AM, with prices ranging from €25 to €45. The concert can be viewed online and on 3Cat. Capacity is between 12,000 and 15,000 people.

Two choirs will also perform at the concert, including the Al-Balad (Heart of the People) choir, created especially for the event. between the Catalan and Palestinian national teamsAnd the heart of the Ovidi Cor Gran concert, in which the Ovidi 4 quartet will sing accompanied by Anna Mira, Feliu Ventura, Ginestà, Maria, Pinan 450f, Sandra Monfort, Sergi Carbonell, and Svetlana. There will also be international artists such as Tinariwen, arriving from Mali, and Zaho de Sagazan, coming from France. The presence of very popular Palestinian voices, such as Zeyne and Lina Makoul, is noteworthy. The organizers have sought to create an intergenerational lineup and assure that the artists have been enthusiastic about the manifesto concert. The concert is expected to include stage performances, such as those by La Fura dels Baus and Eduard Fernández, and will feature videos produced directly on location in Palestine. Pep Guardiola is also on the bill and will take to the stage, as he has done previously. at the AIDS benefit concert in 2012"Some things will happen during the television breaks and starting two hours before the concert," the directors say.

The international Act for Palestine campaign is driven by leading Palestinian human rights, cultural, and humanitarian aid organizations. A hundred concerts have already been held in Barcelona for the cause. The Palau Sant Jordi concert was produced by Catalan volunteers and activists along with the organizations Novact and Casa Nostra Casa Vostra. He already promoted the concert in favor of refugees at the Palau Sant Jordi in 2017They have done so in collaboration with the Primavera Sound Foundation and Abacus, which has also published the book. A cry for the children of Gaza (Now Books). All artists and professionals work for free.

All proceeds from the concert will support Palestinian cultural projects through the Palestinian Performing Arts Network (PPAN) and other independent cultural centers in Gaza and the West Bank. The organizers guarantee that the donation process will be audited. "Faced with the policies of apartheid and exploitation, sustained violence, and systems of cultural control and destruction implemented by the State of Israel, the defense, support, and promotion of culture become essential tools of resistance," the organizers state. They have also outlined two objectives of the campaign: pressuring states to implement cultural and sporting boycotts and to embargo military equipment and demilitarize Israel. "The genocide continues," they assert.

"Since the false flag operation, 300 people have died in Gaza, adding to the 72,000 who had already perished," they lament, and denounce the fact that international attention to the conflict has diminished. "In Palestine, the future of humanity is at stake," they warned at Thursday's press conference.