Praça das Eiras, in Macedo de Cavaleiros, hosted the first night of the 22nd edition of the International Traditional Music Festival, bringing together Portuguese and Spanish groups to celebrate music and popular traditions. The event began with a parade of the groups Bombos de Ala, Abelhudos and Pauliteiros de Salselas, which traveled through the streets from the city center to the festival venue.
On stage came the groups El Portal de Carmen, Pauliteiros de Salselas, Urze de Lume, Abelhudos, Bombos de Ala and Albaluna, presenting a program that crossed different expressions of traditional music, from Iberian folklore to Portuguese sounds and contemporary proposals.
The public enthusiastically supported the initiative, filling Praça das Eiras to follow a night marked by music, entertainment and valorization of traditions. The festival continues with new performances and moments of celebration of traditional culture.
