El Cruïlla incorporates the son of Omara Portuondo and Leiva on drums with The Guapos

The Cruïlla festival line-up is growing as the month of July approaches, with additions such as Omara Portuondo, the veteran girlfriend of feeling, diva of the Buena Vista Social Club, who at 92 will perform with the show Vida, a review of his long career with which he has traveled half the world.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
12 April 2023 Wednesday 08:43
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El Cruïlla incorporates the son of Omara Portuondo and Leiva on drums with The Guapos

The Cruïlla festival line-up is growing as the month of July approaches, with additions such as Omara Portuondo, the veteran girlfriend of feeling, diva of the Buena Vista Social Club, who at 92 will perform with the show Vida, a review of his long career with which he has traveled half the world. The Cuban artist has been awarded a Latin Grammy, the Award for Musical Excellence from the Latin Recording Academy or the Songlines World Pioneer Award throughout the 65-year career that has made her a legend of Cuban music. .

They have also confirmed their presence The Guapos, the Mexican formation that hides Leiva on drums, enrolled in this parallel project that recreates the music and look of the fifties with an analog record recorded in Chicago, in two tracks and with material from before the sixties. La Vanguardia subscribers have a 20% discount on the price of tickets, provided they are purchased at Entradas de Vanguardia.

The Catalan Judit Neddermann is another of the names that will ring in the Parc del Fòrum. The singer from Vilassar de Mar will take the stage to present Lar, her fifth album, which will be released this Friday, April 14, dominated by Brazilian music and Iberian folklore in a general sense.

The fourth addition to the festival's lineup is the duo Yeiko X Toni, two school friends who have made themselves known with their trap and club banger sound, sneaking into the playlists in Spain and Latin America.

With these additions, more than 50 artists have been confirmed for the Cruïlla festival, including The Offspring, Rubén Blades, Franz Ferdinand, Carolina Durante, Sidonie, Placebo, Antònia Font, Amaia and Stay Homas.