SOUND VOICES Ep.12 - Castells (human towers) at Horta - Barcelona.

09/02/2023 2 min Temporada 2 Episodio 12

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Episode Synopsis

In this recording made in the Horta neighborhood (Barcelona) during its main festival, you can listen to a very beautiful tradition such as the CASTELLS (or Human Castles). This group of CASTELLERS (name in Catalan, of the group of people who build Castles), took place in a small open-air square.
In the recording you can hear the atmosphere that surrounds the creation of the Castell (Castle), the instructions that are given from below, while traditional music plays. At the end of the successful attempt of this magnificent human tower, the audience cheers!
You can learn more about the Castellers in the following link:
https://castellscat.cat/en/els-castells

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