Few books, many roses and even more music, under these parameters and with the leadership of Catalan pop - and in Catalan - present, the Sant Jordi Musical was held this Tuesday at the Antiga Fábrica Damm, 22 concerts by as many artists that brought together thousands of people attracted by a poster that included Triquell, Els amics de les arts, Riders of the Canyon, Lildami, La Fúmiga, Meritxell Nedderman, Xarim Aresté and Blaumut. Huge offer that was distributed among three stages to offer express concerts with a lot of new material under a sky that threatened rain, although in the end it only left a few drops.
There was something intimate about this festival, where you can find artists like Triquell or Skorpio having a beer with their friends in the middle of the central patio after their performances. A closeness that began on the stage itself, where Meritxell Neddermann asked the audience for help to sing Em annoying in the small Sala de Cocció, the venue for the intimate and mostly acoustic concerts. Much more massive was the reaction of those gathered on the main stage of the Moll d'Envasat for the Els Amics de les Arts concert. The trio of friends allowed those gathered there to choose which would be the last song in their repertoire, and Louisiana was played by acclamation sung by the audience itself with the accompaniment of the trio, who chose a minimalist and very acoustic format for this Tuesday.
The task of opening fire fell to Triquell, who came out on stage at noon as if it were midnight, wearing sunglasses and brimming with energy with his band (guitar, bass and bases) to perform the songs from his first album, Jugular, and the most recent FOMO, with which he set in motion the earliest risers of the day, people of all ages, mostly young people, who skipped classes to greet culture on such an important day, distributed among the concerts, the gastronomic offer of food trucks and stands selling vinyl, CDs and second-hand books.
Meanwhile, the Sala de Màquines became the intermediate format that welcomed all types of sounds, from the electronic pop of Ariox to the authorial music of Xarim Aresté's new album, Un idioma nou, the folk-pop of Blaumut, which will shortly They will present Abisme, or the dancehall of Skorpio, who performed choreographies accompanied by two dancers, man and woman, perfectly coordinated. A varied offering that was reflected better than anyone by Xavier Cartanyà and Pep Velasco, or in other words, the duo Figa Flawas, protagonist of one of the most crowded concerts where reggaeton, salsa, rumba and bachata were played in the coordinates of their new album. , The calçotada. Surrounded by the recorded voices of Mushkaa in Diabla and Lluís Gavaldà in Xalala, Pep Velasco exhibited his frontman skills before an audience that knew by heart all the bailonga songs presented in a simple but very effective set.
With the noon session led by Riders of the Canyon, who put a Yankee touch on rock and country despite the absence of Joana Serrat, during the afternoon Lildami, the Valencians La Fúmiga and Flashy Ice Cream were programmed, triple portion of the urban scene to close with the female octet of Les que Faltaband this sound version of the traditional Diada that at times made the stages of Rosselló Street small.
