{"id":72838,"date":"2016-08-01T04:39:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T02:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=72838"},"modified":"2016-10-13T21:55:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T19:55:21","slug":"street-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/street-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Street music in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> is a vibrant city full of <strong>art<\/strong> and <strong>culture<\/strong>. It has a thriving music scene featuring a whole host of local musicians, and also many from afar who come to perform to the city\u2019s bustling crowds. In many of the bars and clubs on any one of its main streets, visitors can find themselves immersed in <strong>rhythms<\/strong> of varying styles. But it\u2019s not only in these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/barcelona\/music\/the-best-live-music-venues-in-barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">venues<\/a> that the <strong>music<\/strong> can be found, Barcelona\u2019s <strong>streets<\/strong> too are filled with excellent <strong>performers<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/street-art\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploring Barcelona&#8217;s street art<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/street-music\/#Where_to_find_them\" title=\"Where to find them\">Where to find them<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/street-music\/#Other_events\" title=\"Other events\">Other events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_find_them\"><\/span>Where to find them<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">The harbor area around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.pt\/maps\/place\/Port+Vell\/@41.3786499,2.1833342,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a3abe4db36b9:0xc4f7c9950b58e1d4!8m2!3d41.3786499!4d2.1855229\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Port Vell<\/strong><\/a> is where the larger bands play. Groups of anything from 3 to 9 can be heard from afar, drawing in crowds, playing either Ska, Cumbia, Gypsy-Jazz, or African Rhythms.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_72830\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72830\" class=\" wp-image-72830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Street-music1-e1467987388501-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"Courtesy of Lucia Ulrich\" width=\"189\" height=\"254\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-72830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Lucia Ulrich<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Just last week I was down there finding myself too drawn-in by an amazing 7-piece doing their own rendition of \u201cThe Pink Panther\u201d in a lively <strong>Cumbia<\/strong> style, accompanied by a <strong>Latin<\/strong> dance routine which soon had the crowd joining in. As with most <strong>Street Performers<\/strong> they had CD\u2019s on sale, and a collection pot which was weighed-down with Euros.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">Over in the <a href=\"https:\/\/shbarcelona.barcelona.ticketbar.eu\/en\/guided-walking-tours\/barriogoticowalkingtour-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Gothic quarter<\/strong><\/a> is where you\u2019ll find the more classical performers, usually just playing solo with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/music-shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>guitar<\/strong><\/a>. Their sweet and delicate pickings are a little more difficult to hear from a distance, but once you are close by it\u2019s very easy to get lost amongst their subtle melodies and tones. They focus mainly on the restaurant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/sarria-terraces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terraces<\/a>, making a fine accompaniment to wonderful dishes served up by the locals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/restaurants-live-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Restaurants with live music in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">At night is where things really liven up. Music on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/enjoy-a-meal-at-la-rambla-del-poblenou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>La Rambla<\/strong><\/a> is strictly forbidden, but on any one of its adjoining side-streets performers can be found venturing out as the night goes on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en-GB\">You\u2019ll hear <strong>Tango<\/strong> being played by Accordion groups, <strong>Flamenco<\/strong> being thrashed out by Guitarists, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/voll-damm-jazz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jazz<\/strong><\/a> groups with Clarinet and Double Bass, and the melancholy lone Violin player romantically serenading couples. They too focus on the restaurant terraces, making collections after each song and then moving on.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_events\"><\/span>Other events<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_72871\" style=\"width: 287px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72871\" class=\" wp-image-72871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/street-music-barcelona-2-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Courtesy of Dave_B_\" width=\"277\" height=\"213\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-72871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Dave_B_<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are also more organized events promoting the playing of <strong>outdoor music<\/strong>, such as the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barcelonayellow.com\/bcn-events-calendar\/details\/701-musica-als-parcs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">M\u00fasica als Parcs<\/a><\/strong>, which brings Jazz and <strong>Classical music<\/strong> to the biggest parks in Barcelona from June to August every year. And there are the regulated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barcelona-metropolitan.com\/features\/barcelona-busking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">subway buskers,<\/a> of which there are many varieties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, the next time you\u2019re wandering the streets of Barcelona keep that one ear open, you never know what you might find!<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"72838\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 132.5px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">4.5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">4<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona is a vibrant city full of art and culture. 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