ARCHIVED - Mar de Músicas, Cartagena 18th to 26th July

A feast of world music in Cartagena

The Mar de Músicas Festival in Cartagena offers a mixed programme of musical entertainment for the 2014 festival which takes place in Cartagena between the 18th and 26th July 2014.
The main paid venues are the open air auditorium in the Parque Torres, the El Batel Auditorium, and the ruined Cathedral of Cartagena, although there are other venues for the programme of free concerts in various parts of the city.

Some of the events in the Parque Torres are followed by a second concert in the “Castillo Arabe”, an open space inside the park behind the Auditorium, although most of these second events don´t even start until well after one o’clock in the morning, so check when purchasing tickets as you may get two for one.

Festivals such as this one offer a wide range of artists which will be unfamiliar to many, so provide a great opportunity to listen to alternative types of music and experience new performers. In general, the Cathedral tends to host more intimate concerts, in an atmospheric setting, and generally the artists are calmer and more soulful, whereas the larger open air events are often livelier affairs, with the bigger acts. This is complimented by a number of free concerts, several of which look really interesting this year, and there are also several events aimed at a young audience, making the event more of a family occasion.

Tickets can be purchased online via ticketmaster, the link below going directly to the booking page for the whole event, and on each of the artist articles below is a link to the specific page for that particular concert  as well as more information about the specific act.

Alternatively, a 902 telephone number is offered ( watch 902’s as you’ll pay call charges on top of the tickets and fees) which is 902 15 00 25.

Tickets can also be purchased in person via the ticketing offices of the Nuevo Teatro Circo and Auditorio El Batel ( better English than Teatro Circo!) from Monday to Friday between 10am and 2pm or 5pm to 8pm

Discount tickets, Abonos
There are 350 abonos available for the Parque Torres concerts which include entry into the concert of Omara Portuono at a cost of 85 euros each.
There are just 100 abonos for the concerts in the cathedral and for the concerts on Friday 18th and Sunday 20th in the Auditorio El Batel, available at 35 euros.
These can only be purchased from the ticket offices of the Nuevo Teatro Circo  and Auditorio El Batel from 1st April onwards. The abonos can also be purchased by telephone on 968 501615 and 968 123827 by credit card payment.
 

Venues, Click for map:
Auditorio Parque Torres and Castillo Arabe, Click Auditorio Parque Torres
La Catedral, ruined Cathedral of Cartagena, Click Catedral
Auditorio El Batel,Click El Batel
Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Click Plaza del Ayuntamiento
Plaza del Icue, Click Plaza del Icue
Paseo Alfonso XII, next to ARQUA, Click Paseo Alfonso XII
Plaza San Francisco, Click Plaza San Francisco

For more information about Cartagena, go to the dedicated Cartagena section, accessed via the map at the bottom of every page.

Skeleton programme ( click links for more info about acts and ticketing link on each page)

18th July
11pm, Youssou NDour et le Super Etoile de Dakar, (Senegal) "Tribute to Nelson Mandela
Auditorio Parque Torres, Tickets 25€
Followed by: Casa Africa, Face to Face, Jagwa music, Tanzania
( in the park above the auditorium) Entry price included in main concert.
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Youssou NDour et le Super Etoile de Dakar

18th  July
19:45 ( 7.45pm) Bugge Wesseltoff with OK World
El Batel Cartagena, Tickets 10€
Click for artist information and to buy tickets Bugge Wesseltoff with OK World
 

19th July
21.30 (9.30pm),Nils Petter Molvaer
Old Cathedral, Cartagena, Tickets 10 €
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Nils Petter Molvaer

19th July
23.00(11pm), Show Calle 13,  Systema Solar, Audio’s Pain
11pm Show Calle 13, Parque Torres, tickets 28€

Followed by: Systema Solar, Audio’s Pain
( in the park above the auditorium) Entry price included in main concert
Click for artist information and to buy tickets Show Calle 13,  Systema Solar, Audio’s Pain

20th July
23.00 (11pm), Ray Davies
Parque Torres Auditorium, tickets 38 €
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Ray Davies


20th July
20.00 (8pm), Olafur Arnalds and Erlend Oye, 20th Edition Anniversary Show
El Batel Auditorium, Tickets: 10 €
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Olafur Arnalds and Erlend Oye

 

21st  July
23:00 (11pm), Ane Brun
Parque Torres Auditorium, Tickets: 20€
Followed by: Russian Red
( in the park above the auditorium) Entry price included in main concert.
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Ane Brun and Russian Red

21st July
20:00 (8pm), La Chiva Gantiva from Columbia, free concert
Town Hall Square, Plaza del Ayuntamiento, price: Free entry
Click for artist information, La Chiva Gantiva

21st July
21:30 (9.30pm), Thomas Dybdahl
The Old Cathedral, tickets: 10 €
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Thomas Dybdahl

22nd July
21:30 ( 9.30pm), Benjamine Clementine
The Old Cathedral of Santa María, Cartagena, tickets 10 €
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Benjamine Clementine

22nd July
23:00 ( 11pm), Omara Portuondo, with guests
El Batel Auditorium, tickets: 28, 20 and 15 €
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Omara Portuondo

22nd July
19:00 (7pm), Crudo Pimento, free concert
Plaza San Francisco La Mar Chica, price: Free entry
Click for artist information, Crudo Pimento

22nd July
20:00 ( 8pm), Alamedasoulna
Plaza del Ayuntamiento ( outside the Palacio Consistorial), price: Free of charge
Click for artist information, Alamedasoulna

23rd July
20:00 (8pm), Marinah y Los Argonautas, free concert
Plaza del Ayuntamiento, in front of the Palacio Consistorial, tickets: Free entry
Click for artist information, Marinah y Los Argonautas

23rd July
22:30 ( 10.30pm) Free concert, the Goran Bregovic band from Bosnia
In the Marina area next to the "El Batel" Auditorium, price: Free of charge
Click for artist information, Goran Bregovic

23rd July
19:00 (7pm), Djilandiang, free concert
Plaza San Francisco La Mar Chica, price: Free of charge
Click for artist information, Djilandiang

23rd July
19:30 (7.30pm), Oy with Casa Africa, free concert
Plaza del Icue, Cartagena, price: Free of charge
Click for artist information, Oy with Casa Africa

23rd July
21:30 (9.30pm), María Rodes, free concert
The Old Cathedral of Santa María, tickets: Free of charge
Click for artist information, María Rodes

24th July
23:00 (11pm), Joan as Police Woman and Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack has died. New act Rozalen
Auditorio Parque Torres, tickets: free of charge
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Joan as Police Woman and Rozalen

24th July
19:00 (7pm), OSRM and Hechizo Theatre special introducing Peer Gynt
El Batel Auditorium, tickets: 3 euros
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Hechizo Theatre

24th July
20:00 (8pm), Debademba, free concert
Plaza del Ayuntamiento ( in front of the Palacio Consistorial), Tickets: Free entry
Click for artist information, Debademba

24th July
21:30 (9.30 pm), Mari Boine Person
The Old Cathedral of Santa María, tickets: 10 €
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Mari Boine Person
 

25th July
20.00 (8pm), La Maravillosa Orquesta del Alcohol
Town Hall Square, Plaza del Ayuntamiento, free concert
Click here for map, Plaza del Ayuntamiento

25th July
23:00 (11pm), Les Ambassadeurs”, by Salif Keita, Cheikh Tidiane Seck and Amadou Bagayoko
Parque Torres Auditorium, tickets: 25 €
Followed by: La Yegros from Argentina and Cassette Connection
( in the park above the auditorium) Entry price included in main concert.
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Les Ambassadeurs

25th July
19:00 (7pm), La Carraca, free concert
Plaza San Francisco La Mar Chica zone ( children’s music area), tickets: Free of charge
Click for artist information, La Carraca

25th July SUSPENDED
21:30 ( 9.30pm), Cristobal Repetto
Old Cathedral of Santa María Cartagena, tickets: 10 €
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Cristobal Repetto

26th July
22:30 (10.30pm), Amaral, Lindstrøm and Adanowsky close the Mar de Músicas Festival in Cartagena
Auditorio Parque Torres and Castillo Arabe
Tickets: 25€ in advance or 30€ on the door. There are some areas from which the music can be enjoyed, although to see the artists a ticket is required
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Amaral, Lindstrøm and Adanowsky

26th July
20:00 (8pm), Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate, free concert
Plaza del Ayuntamiento, in front of the Palacio Consistorial, tickets: Free of charge
Click for artist information, Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate

26th July
21:30 (9.30pm), Martirio and Raul Rodriguez
The Old Cathedral of Santa María in Cartagena, tickets: 10€
Click for artist information and to buy tickets, Martirio and Raul Rodriguez