Mallorca's Catalan music night brings Ouineta to Esporles
Mallorca gets a Catalan-language music night in Esporles on Saturday: Ouineta, Rudymentari and Nyami Nyami are on the bill for the seventh Treu la Llengua. Music starts at 20.00 at the Son Quint football ground. The group behind the event, Joves de Mallorca per la Llengua, wants more village parties across Mallorca to put Catalan on stage.
Reggae, electropop and a final hour of music
Mallorcan traditional music group Al Mayurqa opens the night, followed by a DJ set from PD Místiques. Rudymentari then brings reggae from Menorca. After midnight, Ouineta plays electropop in Catalan, before Romandre performs covers ranging from pop to ska. Nyami Nyami takes the final hour.
This is the second year running that Treu la Llengua has used the Son Quint ground. Its format has changed over the past two years: the organisers now model it on a village party held entirely in Catalan.
A push beyond the festival
Joves de Mallorca per la Llengua has pursued an agreement with eight political parties and around 30 local councils. The aim is for at least half the performances at each village party to be entirely in Catalan.
The group has also drawn up a catalogue of around 90 Catalan-singing artists to help Mallorca's councils book them. Nearly 100 artists, bands and DJs put themselves forward through social media. The group says it will press councils that joined the initiative to keep their commitment.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com