The 23rd edition of Pirineos Sur, the International Festival of Cultures of the South Pyrenees, begins Friday July 11, 2014 and will run until July 27. The world music festival takes place in Lanuza and Sallent de Gallego (Huesca, Spain).
The festival’s theme this year is ‘Femenino Plural’ (Female Plural) and will feature artists from four continents. International acts scheduled to perform at the Natural Auditorium in Lanuza include Suzanne Vega (USA), Ester Rada (Ethiopia) and Melissa Laveaux (Haiti), alongside some the best female musical projects from Spain: Mala Rodriguez, Buika and Marinah’. Local Aragonese artists Amaral and Carmen Paris are also part of this great roster of female artists, authors, composers and singers.
In addition to evening concerts, daytime activities are scheduled throughout the festival in Sallent de Gallego, including concerts, workshops, parades and film screenings, completing the cultural programming for all ages.
The Lanuza Natural Auditorium with its floating stage on the reservoir is the main venue of the festival. It has a capacity for 4,000 people, a bar and restaurant, box office and merchandise space. Lanuza is at an elevation of 1284 meters, on the left bank of the Gallego river.
The Sallent de Gallego stage is a tent located next to the Mercados de Mundo (World Markets) on the edge of Sallent where the daytime festival life unfolds. The main attraction, however, is the Valle de Tena (Tena Valley), located in the heart of the Aragonese Pyrenees, with all its rich varied landscape.
Pirineos Sur is a project of the Provincial Council of Huesca, co-organized with the City of Sallent de Gallego. The festival is a member of the European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals and the Asociación de Festivales por la Diversidad (Festival Association for Diversity), and has as official sponsor Cervezas Ámbar (Ambar Beers) plus support from a large number of collaborators.
More information available at www.pirineos-sur.es and the application “DPH Festivals” for mobile devices.
Author: World Music Central News Room
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