SABA DE TERRER: MALLORCA AT TRADICIONÀRIUS (CAT)

Saba de Terrer at 30th CAT Anniversary

The Centre Artesà Tradicionàrius (CAT) is a space located in the district of Gràcia in Barcelona and specially designed to preserve and promote traditional music. The melodies, harmonies and rhythms that make a lot of pieces of the time when there were no electronic devices for listening to music are the stars of this popular area of ​​Gracia. 

In his thirty years, the CAT has played a key role in the recovery of traditional music. Every year, numerous musicians, singers, dancers and spectators still contribute to, and enjoy.

The CAT offers regularly concerts, dances and jam sessions and exchanges between soloists and groups. In addition, there are workshops learning instruments (diatonic accordion, percussion, violin or flute) and dance. Although preferred hosts are from traditional Catalan music, there are bands and soloists accommodate from other musical traditions: Basque Country, Galiza, Castile, Andalusia, Aquitaine, Occitania, Italy, Ireland, Greece...

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The CAT celebrates its 30th anniversary with a special concert: Saba de Terrer. This title was extracted from a Maria Antònia Salvà's poem by Maria del Mar Bonet, the Mallorcan singer who has offered an unforgettable concert with Joan Amèric from Alzira (Valencian Country) and Kepa Junkera from Bilbao (Basque Country) and his trikitixa.

Claire Fontaine and The Grandma have had the opportunity to assist to this concert and enjoy it. Two hours of the best tradicional music performanced by a great group of musicians: Jordi Gaspar, Vicens Solsona, Tobal Rentero and Antonio Sánchez who have accompanied one of the most incredible voices of the Mediterranean lands: Maria del Mar Bonet.

Claire Fontaine & The Grandma at Tradicionàrius

Maria del Mar Bonet (Mallorca, 1947) studied ceramics in the school of arts, but eventually decided to dedicate herself to music. She arrived in Barcelona in 1967, where she began to sing with the group Els Setze Jutges. She published many music albums in Catalan, in spite of the ban on the Catalan language and its music during Francisco Franco's dictatorship. 

After the dictatorship, she continued her career becoming one of the most acclaimed voices of the Mediterranean culture and being a cultural reference.

During this 2017, Maria del Mar Bonet is celebrating her 50 years of career and she's offering interesting concerts like Saba de Terrer, the concert which has offered tonight in the CAT.

Balearic, Catalan, Valencian and Basque songs like tonades, boleros, mateixes, romances, jotes, sons and traditional and popular songs which has becoming national anthems like La Balanguera have been performed in the scenery of the CAT to celebrate its 30 years of existence.

It has been a special night for The Grandma, who was born in Andorra, but whose ancestors were from Andalusia, Aragon, Catalonia and Mallorca. A beautiful night to remember that culture persists since the moment that the population adopts it, respects it and promotes it with proud.

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In each of these songs every village and every singer has put its history, has sung his way, has put his tone and his letter:  

ultimately, they have handled these songs.

Maria del Mar Bonet