Tori Sparks: Roots Music Revival Concert

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Photo by Wayne Hall.

Photo by Wayne Hall

Photo by Wayne Hall

Tori Sparks surprises us again. Just when you think you know what to expect from the American artist based in Barcelona, she does something completely different. On March 8th, the musical ensemble known for its mix of flamenco fusion offers something different to her fans: Tori returns to her roots. She and her band will perform tunes from her Nashville and Chicago days, as well as some new songs, in a “revival” of her blues, rock, country and Americana roots music like you've never heard it before.

This concert is doubly meaningful to Tori, as it will be her first concert with the band since last summer, when the singer experienced an injury to her vocal cords, aggravated by a bad case of COVID. She suffered a series of major health problems, and lost her voice completely, Now, after six months of doctors, therapists, hospitals, treatments and medications, she returns to the stage with a tribute to her musical roots, and also to the city that has welcomed and supported her since her arrival from Nashville, with just two suitcases and a guitar.

As if all this this weren't enough to make the night a must-see, in honor of International Women's Day (which falls on March 8th) Tori will invite several of her favorite Barcelona-based female artists to join her onstage to show off their own musical roots, in an homage to working women in the world of music and around the world in general. Guest artists include soul diva Nuri Thunder (BigBlack Rhino), Afropop powerhouse Marga Mbande, talented country singer Jodie Cash, vocal trio The Sparkles, and more.

It’s in this spirit of collaboration that Tori decided that the concert will have a charitable component: a percentage of the profits from tickets sold will go to a non-profit organization, the Ana Bella Foundation. This international network offers support, employment and educational opportunities to single mothers and survivors of gender violence.

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