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The fourteenth edition of the Valencian Music Fair Trovam and the Teatro Principal of Castellón de la Plana will host the new creations of three artists who research around popular culture. Thus, Sandra Monfort will show the spectacle Terra de Guapes on Friday, November 13. One day later, Anna Ferrer will put the project Pa on the stage, while the cantaora Noelia Llorens ‘Titana’ will present her latest work, Llum. Tickets are already on sale through the Fair's website (https://trovam.com/es).
In this way, Trovam maintains its objective of being a showcase for the rich expressions of the Valencian music scene. In this case, with proposals rooted in tradition, but which explore new paths for artistic expression. Likewise, the strategic importance of events such as music fairs and their role as catalysts and tools for disseminating the talent of our performers must be highlighted. At the same time, they are cultural events that allow the local public to get to know creations conceived in other parts of the country.
Three avant-garde proposals
Sandra Monfort will bring the spectacle Terra de Guapes to Castellón, a portrait of Valencian folklore and musical tradition. The artist from Pedreguer traces a symbolic journey through indigenous melodies: malagueñas, cants de batre (threshing songs), the dance of La Moma, the muixeranga of Algemesí, the wake dance, the Misteri d’Elx, dulzaina and tabal tunes, fandangos, and albaes. In this way, the vocalist transfers to the stage the investigative zeal she has developed since the moment she discovered the Fonoteca de Materiales (Materials Sound Library) of the Generalitat Valenciana when she was studying at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC). The project counts on the collaboration of the Institut Valencià de Cultura (IVC) and premiered at the Teatro Principal of València on May 16 with sold-out tickets. Likewise, Terra de Guapes starred last October in the inaugural session of the Fira Mediterrània of Manresa, a collaborating entity of Trovam.
Precisely, the aforementioned Catalan fair was the germ of Pa, the spectacle that the Menorcan Anna Ferrer will perform at the Teatro Principal of Castellón de la Plana on Saturday, November 14. The project is born in ‘L'Obrador d’arrel’, a program of promotion and support for artists who explore new paths starting from traditional culture developed by the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Fira Mediterrània of Manresa, where it premiered last year. Pa is a musical and performative proposal that arises from a personal reflection after the singer decided to dedicate herself to music and abandon the family tradition of bakers. This concert can be seen at Trovam thanks to the collaboration of the IVC.
Finally, Noelia Llorens ‘Titana’ stands out for her deep work on traditional Valencian styles, which she approaches with a personal, expressive, and rooted voice. She explores the emotional force of singing, collective memory, and the connection between territory, community, and popular culture. In her second album, Llum, she revisits some of the great themes of the traditional Valencian repertoire and recovers unknown pieces compiled by herself and the dulzaina player Susana Díaz. Likewise, she incorporates songs never recorded until now, adaptations, and new compositions that dialogue with tradition from a current perspective. In addition, some pieces are reinterpreted from a female and feminist perspective and recover stories and tales that have often remained invisible.
