A song that will touch your soul and that you won't hear on the radio

If you're looking for a beautiful song that touches your soul, here's a suggestion you might not hear on the radio or on any TV talent show. When you discover the story behind it, you'll be moved. Go to Spotify or another streaming platform. streaming and look for an album titled Too muchsigned by a group of friends, Los de la Mesa Redonda (The Round Table Group). One of the six songs is titled Out of friendThe author is Adhara Ventura. She is a bassist, but for this very special occasion she has also lent her voice, because she needed to send a message to a friend:Give me a sign, just to know that you're at peace.(Give me a sign, just so I know you're at peace). It's a mature song, with a rhythm of new bag and jazz. When you're told that Ventura is only sixteen years old, the sensitivity and sincerity that the song exudes deeply move you.

Too much It's a tribute to one of those friends "from the round table," Tomàs Gispert i Torrent, who committed suicide last year at the age of fifteen. Tomàs was the unifying force behind a small group that met at the Can Pep bar. They would sit around the bar's round table. And that's where the name of this beautiful project comes from, a reminder of that shared space of happiness. They themselves composed, arranged, performed, and produced all six tracks. Looking for you to be seen, Ariadna Fort's music is delicate and luminous. In the rock of Hero, by Siso Costa, notes the trace of the wounds. Fly high It is an irremediable farewell from Laia Planagumà, where the piano says as much as words. Flowers in my notebook It's a poem by Joan Bech where you can feel the desire to pour out everything that burns inside. The version by RadianceOriginally by El Canijo de Jerez, the song is full of power and sorrow. Twenty of Tomàs's colleagues have poured their hearts and souls into this tribute.

The link between them all is the Black Music Big Band of Girona, where they met. They call it Black. It's made up of young people between 15 and 25 years old and is supported by two organizations: the Casa de la Música Foundation and the Black Music Festival. Members are selected through an annual audition that seeks commitment and talent. Its director, Adrià Bauzó, prioritizes motivation, which is essential for musical excellence. The challenge goes beyond concerts. It's a cultural catalyst that offers a space for growth to young talent, where soul and funk are also tools for bringing music to the neighborhoods, where members share their knowledge. It's a comprehensive artistic project, full of creativity, with very talented people, ambition, sensitivity, and its own educational program. You can find a documentary on YouTube. about the Black Music Big Band, where you can see the professionalism and rigor behind it. Tomás was very happy playing bass with the Black

Television has distorted what we understand by talent. The talent shows They have perverted art and turned it into a competitive strategy for fleeting consumption. The album Too much This tribute to Tomàs Gispert stems from truth, from creating art born of the deepest need, not from the illusion of appearing on stage in costume and achieving fame. Because teenagers aren't like television portrays them. These young men and women don't work to fit into a commercial market that will catapult them to success in a few months. They are authentic and driven by their passion, and Black has provided them with this space for collective learning, one that shuns individualism, guides them on the path of perseverance and effort, and encourages them to experience the entire artistic process, its dynamics and obstacles, rather than simply being swallowed up by the industry. At a complex age, it has also given them a space to unite, express themselves, be heard, and listen to each other, through music and beyond. And to remember their dear friend together whenever they need to.