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Dear Akaza Blog readers,

This week, as the summer starts showing signs of slowly making way for autumn, it is a good time to share some information about the upcoming concerts in Barcelona. Naturally the music scene of Barcelona is extremely diverse, and therefore you can see pretty much every kind of an artist at any time of the year. Nevertheless, let’s take a look at some gigs that have been selected through a sophisticated screening process (meaning: myself) and revise what is about to go down in this amazing metropolis of ours. 

On the 15^th of December one of the most famous bands of all time, Red Hot Chili Peppers, will be set loose in Palau Sant Jordi –arena in Barcelona. Even though the band has lost such a talent as John Frusciante, it remains to be one of the most exciting rock bands in this hemisphere. They have just released a new album and they can’t wait to introduce it to us. What we shall expect is some virtuous guitar and bass ingeniousness featuring top notch vocals. Who can resist this offer?!

Roxette, which many of you might remember from the days the world used to be a better place, is coming to Barcelona. Be sure not to miss this Swedish invasion of Barcelona on the 19^th of November. Catchy tunes played with raw energy is the main ingredient in this mix.

The Kooks is coming to the famous club Razzmatazz in Barcelona on the 23^rd of October. This British rock band that doesn’t rely on the TOP-40 radio-friendliness will bring us the light from Brighton! This autumn they will release their 3^rd studio album “Junk of heart” and they need you to celebrate the quality of it with them. 

If you are anywhere near Barcelona, or thinking of spending your holiday here in the 2011 autumn, do not allow yourself to forget the musical talent Barcelona has to offer!

This year the Fiesta Major de Gracia will be organized the 15^th- 21^st August. The festival is one of the biggest events of summer every year in the middle of August. You can find open air concerts, fireworks, beer and cava, and the amazingly decorated streets of the district of Gracia. It is open to the public so you do not need tickets to enjoy the special atmosphere of the bohemian district of Gracia.

Gracia was an independent, small city until the end of the XIX. century. In spite of the protest of the local habitants it became the part of Barcelona in 1898. Nowadays, it is famous about being the district of immigrants and hundreds of small intimate streets.

The Fiesta Major de Gracia derives from the years when the district lost its independency. Originally the festival had a religious meaning but soon it lost its religious nature and became a simple street festival with games and dances.

The decoration of the streets and the contest between them – the main element of the festival – is coming from 1920. It was the first year when the neighbours organized a competition between themselves and their decorated streets. Today the participants are working on the decoration of the streets during the whole year and use recycled materials. To win the prize of the best decorated street necessitates hard work and creativity. Every street has to choose a theme.

Some useful information:

·         During the weekend the metro will be open 24 hours.

·         To get to Gracia you can take the metro to Fontana – this metro stop will land you right at the heart of Gracia and from there you can start exploring. 

·         Dates: Monday 15 August 2011 to Sunday 21 August 2011

For the full program check: www.festamajordegracia.cat

Organisers of Gracia Festival:
Federació Festa Major de Gràcia
Tel. 93 459 30 80
Fax. 93 207 63 80
info@festamajordegracia.cat
 
Festa de Gracia office:
Carrer de  Igualada, 10
08012  Vila de Gràcia
Office hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 17:30 to 21:00

Make sure that you do not miss one the most famous events in Barcelona. Enjoy the cavas, the wonderful streets and the atmosphere of the special barrio of Gracia!

Dear Akaza-Blog Reader,

I think you all have already listened to the new catchy song of Shakira – Loca, which was released in most parts of Europe in the end of August. Maybe you also know that she shot the video for it in Barcelona in August 2010.

You can watch the video clip here and maybe recognize the city:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1fokx3vFAM

Therefore we really want to recommend you not to miss the Barcelona Concert of one of the most famous woman artists who has won the Grammy four - times and sold 33 million albums – the Superstar Shakira on her The Sun Comes Out World Tour!

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born on February 2^nd in 1977 in Colombia.

She is a singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist.  She emerged in the music scene of Columbia in the early 1990s. Shakira revealed many of her talents in school as a live performer, demonstrating her vocal ability with rock and roll, Latin and Middle Eastern influences with her own original twist on belly dancing  Shakira is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks fluent English and Portuguese and is proficient in Italian.