20 years of music and fiestas with Pinyeta Pinyol

Nito, Víctor and Miquel –the Pinyeta Pinyol– have been making children sing and dance for 20 years. How many performances will they have given in these two long decades? A thousand? They do not even know.

"Nobody, like the Pinyeta Pinyol, has contributed in Menorca to the survival and strength of children's popular music" explains Josep Portella Coll, Councillor for Culture of the Consell Insular de Menorca, and "I think that we have many things to thank them for". Therefore the Council has organised a very special fiesta to be celebrated in the Parc des Freginal in Maó next Saturday September 28, as part of the "Diades de Cultura Popular". A fiesta that will have the participation of the Pinyeta Pinyol and other great entertainers of children's music from Catalunya, such as Noé Rivas, Miqui Giménez and Rah-mon Roma. There will also be performances by the Colles de Geganters de Maó and Llucmaçanes, the puppet group Trukitrek, the Colla de Diables de Maó, S'Albaida, the Ministrils del Raval...

The performances will start at 4.30 p.m. and will continue until midnight. Also in between each performance, there will be stories with the Associació de Rondallaires i Contacontes, and children's games by the excursion groups Paco Ramonell and Sant Antoni. In the Park there will also be stands with folklore books and popular culture, artisanware, typical biscuits, etc.

PROGRAMME:

16:30 h. Dance by giants with the Colles de Geganters de Maó and Llucmaçanes.
17:00 h. Children's music with Noé Rivas.
17:45 h. Children's music with Rah-mon Roma.
18:00 h. Puppets with Trukitrek, in the park entrance.
18:30 h. Children's music with Miqui Giménez.
19:15 h. Pinyeta Pinyol and friends. Tribute for 20 years of the group.
20:30 h. Street parade with the groups "grallers" round the streets of Maó
21:00 h. Street fireworks with the Colla de Diables de Maó.
21:30 h. S'Albaida in concert.
23:00 h. Els Ministrils del Raval, folk music and dancing from Catalunya.

Date of publication: 24/09/2002

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