THEY SPEAK ABOUT US
Galicia, capital Brussels
The feeling of community and an emotional intensity rarely seen prevailed even in the outstanding line-up of the EmigraSon festival in the diaspora
— Carlos Crespo, The Voice of Galicia.
Tears of Galician music and emotion in Brussels
The farewell to Terbutalina and the explosive claim of the motto "there are no borders" by Tanxugueiras overwhelmed the Emigrason festival.
— Javier Becerra, La Voz de Galicia
A song to Galicia... from Brussels
Colossal, unforgettable or exciting. The different adjectives for the third edition of the EmigraSon festival fall short of what the more than 1,200 attendees felt on Saturday at the La Madeleine hall in the heart of Europe. The event, put together by a group of young emigrants in Brussels, once again showed its connection between the past, present and future of music in Galician.
— Victor P. Curras
The EmigraSON festival, with Galician groups, thrilled the audience in Brussels
The initiative, organized by young people who emigrated to Belgium, seeks to bring Galician music, tradition and avant-garde to Europe.
— TVG
Canonical event
For almost eight hours, Galicia expanded its borders in the heart of Brussels. La Sala Madeleine became an extension of the northwest of the peninsula, where language, music and emotion erased any hint of longing from the map. More than a simple festival, EmigraSon has established itself as a key event for the Galician diaspora, claiming Galician music and cultural identity from a fully self-managed and non-profit organization.
— Noel Turbulencias, Mondo Sonoro
Interviewing Spaniards Abroad
They have succeeded again and the initiative is growing. Ten young Galicians living in Brussels have once again organized a music festival with Galician groups in the Community capital. The third edition of Emigration has filled the 1200 places offered this year. Among the artists who have performed are Tanxungueiras, Terbutalina or Fillas de Cassandra.
— National Radio of Spain (RNE)
EmigraSon begins its third edition with bagpipes in the European Parliament, with a great turnout and 'sold out'
The festival for the Galician community in Brussels has sold out the 1,200 tickets for the La Madeleine hall. The line-up includes Tanxugueiras, Fillas de Cassandra, De Ninghures and Terbutalina in their final concert
— Víctor P. Currás, Vigo Lighthouse.
This is EmigraSon, the Galician music festival that takes place in Brussels
The festival for the Galician community in Brussels has sold out the 1,200 tickets for the La Madeleine hall. The line-up includes Tanxugueiras, Fillas de Cassandra, De Ninghures and Terbutalina in their final concert.
— Telecinco
Emigrason will gather a thousand voices in Brussels for Galician
The event organized by emigrants in Brussels continues to grow, thus following in the footsteps of the groups that served as an "excuse" for its creation. This time, it will also have the vindication of Galician, in the strictest sense of the word, as its main objective inside and outside the country.
— Víctor P. Currás, Vigo Lighthouse.
Galician music beats strongly in the heart of Europe
In its second edition, the EmigraSON festival in Brussels is confirmed as a meeting point for bands from the country with a special emotional impact.
— Javier Becerra, La Voz de Galicia.
Galician emigration celebrates culture in Brussels
Galician music unites in the capital of the European Union this weekend as a meeting point for young people.
— Galicia ahead, Radio Galega.
The Grand Place and Europe are given over to the festivities at EmigraSON
The festival closes its second edition in Brussels with half a thousand participants and an organizational success. The Rapants, Lontreira, Ataque Ecampe and Grande Amore stood out in a line-up that also included poetry and visits to the Parliament.
— Víctor P. Currás, El Faro de Vigo
EmigraSON Festival: Brussels, sixth province
The festival, promoted by young emigrants, is celebrating its second edition in the Belgian capital with a parade and essential bands from the current Galician scene.
— Marta Otero Mayán, La Opinión.
Galician music festival 1300 kilometers away
The second edition of the EmigraSON festival, which took place on the second weekend of March in Brussels, brought together almost half a thousand people, most of them Galician emigrants and residents of the Belgian capital.
— Pablo Vázquez, Mondo Sonoro.
EmigraSON will bring five Galician bands to Brussels
We spoke with the organizers of the EmigraSON Festival, which will bring Galician bands such as Ataque Escampe, Grande Amore and Lontreira to Brussels this coming March.
— Noon COPE in Galicia.
Listen to the interview.
EmigraSON presents its second edition
A conversation with organizers and bands at A Vivir Galicia on the occasion of the presentation of the poster for the second edition of the festival.
— A Vivir Galicia, Cadena Ser.
Bagpipes and coffee liqueur in the pubs of Brussels: the festival that brought together the Galician diaspora in the European capital
Five young people organized EmigraSON, a musical event that sold out in a few hours and brought dozens of Galicians from all over Europe to Belgium
— Javier H. Rodríguez, Eldiario.es
EmigraSON: Galician apotheosis in the capital of Europe
The EmigraSON festival brings together more than 200 Galicians in the diaspora and second and third generation emigrants in Brussels to enjoy the music of groups from the current scene in Galicia.
— Marta Otero, La Opinión de A Coruña
The Galician diaspora in Belgium is vindicated in EmigraSON
Nearly 200 Galicians gathered in Brussels this weekend.
— Laura Placer, La Voz de Galicia
EmigraSON Festival: the success of Galician music 1300 kilometers from home
This weekend, the first edition of the EmigraSON festival was held in Brussels, an event organized by Galicians in the diaspora that brought together more than 200 people in the Belgian city. Filloas, Berto, Fillas de Cassandra, The Rapants, Familia Caamagno, Alumea, Xirandola and storytellers Benxa and Celso Otero were the representatives of our music and our culture in the European capital.
— Pablo Vazquez, Amovigo
EmigraSON. Galician music sounds in Brussels
Karan Novo, Gara López, Mateo González, Cristina Amosa and María Dios are the Galician emigrants in Brussels who devised the EmigraSON festival, an adventure they have been working on for several months to bring emerging and established artists from the country to the Belgian capital.
— TWENTY
The new Galician groups conquer Europe: record 'sold-out' for EmigraSON in Brussels
Familia Caamagno, Fillas de Casandra, Berto and The Rapants headline a festival line-up aimed at hundreds of young people working in the Belgian capital.
— Víctor Currás, Vigo Lighthouse
The EmigraSON festival is born in Brussels
Fillas de Cassandra, The Rapants, Berto, Familia Caamagno and Filloas form the line-up for the first edition of the EmigraSON festival, organised by a group of Galician emigrants to Brussels. The event will open on Thursday with a show by musician Benxamín Otero and accountant Celso Fernández Sanmartín and a night of foliada.
— Galician Radio
The EmigraSON festival will fill Brussels with Galician creations
Familia Caamagno, Fillas de Casandra, Berto and The Rapants head the line-up of the festival aimed at young people working in Brussels.
—We Daily
The Galician music festival, EmigraSON, sells out tickets for its first edition in Brussels
The festival features six big names in current Galician music: The Rapants, Lemon Pears, Familia Caamagno, Fillas de Cassandra, Filloas and Berto.
— Adrian Lede, Quincemil