La Festa del Batre returns to the riurau Mercat Jesus Pobre

The Mercat del riurau of Jesus Pobre and two years old, and to celebrate, the Association of riurau Mercat has organized a new edition of the Festa del Batre which will take place on Sunday July 12.

And of course, this edition also features great artists of the Valencian popular culture, most notably the classic at that party, Pep Gimeno botifarra. Also participating Carles Dénia and Mallorca glosadores Xuri Mateu and Maribel Servera.

Whipped wheat was a tough task they had to perform the ancient farmers of the area, therefore, to liven up the long hours of work had who sang old songs, popular. They were known cants of batreAnd like every year, in the riurau the Senyor of Jesus Pobre Benissadeví we can enjoy these songs while playing the traditional whipped. The Association Amics de Gata Cavall which will bring carts and horses so that everything is perfect.

The event will be led by music critic and scholar of the Valencian popular culture Josep Vicent Frechina, who will be presenting the various artists who, this year, come from Valencia, in our own region, as a novelty, also Islands Baleares, Mallorca specifically. Among the diversity of artists who also stand out for their quality, we have already cited Pep Gimeno botifarraConsecrated as the great recovery of Valencian popular songs, Carles Dénia, singer and musician gandiense, accompanied by guitars and Tobal Rentero Pere Ródenas.

As we advanced, the novelty is the special invitation of the Majorcan glosadores Xuri Mateu and Maribel Servera. Thanks to the collaboration of the Foundation Balearia, we will have the presence of these masters of popular oral and rhymed, which are often improvise compositions.

The L'Olivar de Alaquàs group, commanded by the master Xavier de Bétera, will interpret "cants de batre", those typical songs that were sung when working on the wheat milkshake. Also in the act we will have the public debut of the Escola de Cant de la Mistelera directed by Pep de l'Alcúdia. And we will also hear voices from the Navy, such as Lluís El Sifoner, Gerard Terrafort, Aberto Fornés PilotariPep Esinós or former member of the group Al Tall, Manolo Miralles.
To round off the nice party which will take place from the 19: 30 hours, we have a bar with food and drink, and attendees are invited to bring their chairs and folding tables to taste the dishes that will be offered.

The Mercat del riurau of Jesus Pobre has become in recent years a reference of the Valencian popular and traditional culture. It is known, increasingly, throughout the entire territory of the region. The final function is to be a showcase for farmers and promote direct sales without intermediaries, promote agriculture kilometer zero. The rewards have been more than 80.000 has received visitors des they started doing.