Les flors prohibides (Forbidden Flowers)

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Image courtesy of Grec Festival de Barcelona.

The voices of the plant and mineral worlds guide this musical performance, created to highlight the forced disappearance of nature in Palestine. A unique encounter between artists and audience in the form of a concert.

A core group of musicians will be on stage, joined by a number of artists and singers performing their songs in an intimate, evocative and thought-provoking show. The audience is invited to listen to trees and stones, to all the living and non-living beings that, through bombings, explosions and destruction, have disappeared from the surface of Palestine. Uprooted pines, sycamores and olive trees reflect decades of relentless colonization, while medicinal plants and species linked to Palestinian cuisine that have already disappeared become symbols of the Palestinian people’s cultural loss.

The concert emerged from a 2026 Hidden Track Records album in which artists such as Anna Andreu, Clara Peya, Mar Pujol, Ferran Palau and Sandra Monfort used this concept as the starting point for a collection of new songs designed both to offer warmth and to spark reflection. The concert at the Teatre Grec will bring together many of the artists featured on the album, along with special guests including Marina Rosell, Alosa, Selma Bruna, the sisters Judit and Meritxell Neddermann, Tarta Relena and Marina Herlop. The audience will also hear Marina Arrufat on the violin, Marcel·lí Bayer on the trombone, Alba Careta on the trumpet, Bruna González on the guitar of Darío Barroso. Between songs, Cora Novoa will perform short interludes using analogue electronics, creating ambient textures that interact with the other instruments on stage. Valentina Azzati creates an intimate and organic set and lighting design that plays with shadows, warm light and empty space.

Sounds of the City: Summer Music Festivals

What are your plans for summer? If you’re staying in the city, you won’t be alone. Barcelona is becoming a go-to destination for festival lovers, given Catalunya’s covetable combination of culture, great weather and an increasingly diverse concert circuit. So if you’re looking to expand your horizons while staying put this season, check out our article Sounds of the City: Summer Music Festivals for a summary of the summer music events taking place in Barcelona, from big-name gatherings to boutique takeovers.

For more music events check our online events calendar.