Festival "Say it Loud 2026"

A Barcelona festival marking its seventeenth edition, with a programme of reggae, jazz, funk, hip-hop, soul and Afro-Latin rhythms, centred on sound system culture and live music.

Say it Loud 2026 covers reggae, jazz, funk, hip-hop, soul and Afro-Latin rhythms, with a focus on sonic variety and sound system culture. The line-up includes David Rodigan, a figure in international reggae who has spent more than four decades playing music on dancefloors in several countries, and DJ Koco aka Shimokita, a Japanese turntablist specialising in 7-inch vinyl and sessions of funk, soul and hip-hop.

Colectiva brings the live element, with an Afro-Latin jazz sound for which it is recognised in the United Kingdom. Muniats represents the Catalan scene with a fresh groove, and La Valentina, a Colombian rapper based in Paris, offers a voice from the European underground circuit.

Dance Crasher Sound closes the programme, a selection of DJs who work with Jamaican music on vinyl, from ska and rocksteady to dancehall. The festival takes place at Sala Paral·lel 62, a Barcelona venue on Avinguda del Paral·lel devoted mainly to live music concerts.