Well what a summer it’s been for the Bacana crew, and what an action packed foray of gigs we have to report back too! Since our last post advertising the amazing Gwyl Arall, we can now tick “play in a Castle” off our “to do” list, and, we not only played in a Castle but got to share the bill with some of Wales’ finest musicians, Yr Ods, Lleuwen Steffan and the one and only Geraint Jarman. We arrive for sound check around 5ish and then head over to Oren for some of Gert’s fine cuisine to provide us with sustenance for the gig. We then head back to the Castle, which is filling up with camping chairs and bottles of cava; these guys look set for a party! They were a tough crowd to get up and dance but seemed to be enjoying in none the less, Continue reading
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Gig yn y Castell / Gig in the Castle – Gwyl Arall

Banda Bacana at Stables Bar Betws y Coed
Bangor community spaces

What a lovely day was has in Bangor at the Apple Fest on Saturday. It was a great use of public space for a community event. The Martin Daws Combo in the Museum grounds was one of the highlights for us.
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World Music Festival in Bangor!
An amazing line up of world music artists are coming to The Faenol Estate near Bangor over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend Friday 1st June to 3rd June.
Warm up on the Friday Night with your favourite funk and soul DJ Craig ‘get yer sunglasses on’ Charles, The Man from Timbuctu and North Wales’ home grown DJs from Racubah, Vibrations and Freedom Sound Systems! And we are so excited about the line up featuring Tony ‘say no more’ Allen, Kanda Bongo Man, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and Ska Cubana.
There are a lot of Welsh bands playing as well. Banda Bacana are playing on the Saturday.
Check the website for all the mouth watering details.



