Nou Barris meets New Orleans
Every spring, the Ateneu Popular 9 Barris builds an imaginary bridge between Nou Barris and New Orleans. Not a tourist postcard — a recognition that both cities share something fundamental: music as a tool for social cohesion in neighbourhoods that need it.
The formula is simple and effective: a second line through the district streets, a brass band that brings people out onto their balconies, DJ sets with a soundsystem, Creole food, and a closing concert. All in one day, for everyone.
The Big Easy’s Crew is the musical collective that has driven the proposal from the third edition onwards — Barcelona musicians who have made New Orleans music their own language.
The 2022 and 2023 editions were hit by rain that disrupted most of what was planned. The concerts went ahead anyway.
Six editions, six volumes
The festival counts like a discography: Volume 1, 2, 3… By 2025, six consecutive editions without a single gap. Six times the neighbourhood sounds different.
Editions documented on the blog
