Sean Paul shakes up day three with his dancehall revolution
The Main Stage makes a double stop this Thursday in Jamaica and we add Max Romeo to our 2022 roots oriented line-up, alongside Fatoumata Diawara from Mali and Morodo from Madrid. Chilean sociologist and politician Daniel Jadue participates in the Social Forum session on the environmental and social cost of the Western food production system.
Tickets for 17th August will be valid for today
Due to the partial cancellation of the festival programming as a result of the strong winds, we want to let you know that the writstbands from Wednesday 17th August are valid for today, Thursday 18th August. You just need to show them at the entrance of the festival area.
Wednesday night’s concerts suspended due to inclement weather
Due to the tonights strong winds and to insure the safety of the public, artists and staff, the direction of the festival decided to suspend the program for tonight and evacuate the venue. Given that the structures were not damaged and the weather is meant to be good from the morning, today from 14:00 the festival will open its doors to continue with the program for the coming days.
After a forced break of two years, the Rototom Sunsplash has returned with an absolutely memorable first night
It is significant that the artists chosen to kick off the entire festival were today’s version of the most legendary original Jamaican ska band of the ’60s, The Skatalites, who with their first song ‘Freedom Sounds’ reinforced the idea of this new freedom for all to gather and celebrate in the name of the love of music.
Roaring out for social change
The Social Forum kicks off with a dialogue between journalist Rosa María Artal and political scientist Juan Carlos Monedero to address the impacts of the pandemic, war and the climate crisis. Julian Marley and Clinton Fearon take to the Main Stage this Wednesday 17th August, also welcoming Blaiz Fayah and L’Entourloop.
We will donate the proceeds from its reusable cup donation system to research into a cure for muscular dystrophy and HIV
The euro from the cups donated by the public will be transformed into direct support for the ‘HIV also saves lives’ campaign, of CASDA and Conquistando Escalones’ .
Will be the first festival in Spain to measure and certify its carbon footprint
The project will be carried out in collaboration with Tuawa+Global Omnium, a benchmark in the decarbonisation of the tourism sector, and verification will be issued by Aenor, the Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification.
Rototom and Formiguer combine talent and ingenuity to fill Magicomundo with content, fun and awareness.
Art, circus, play and reflection will parade through La Bambolina, El Giocódromo and El Cuórum, the three new stages that outline the most familiar space of the venue.