Sant Cugat will transform from June 10 to 14 into the stage of the 12th edition of StQBlack. The city's black music festival will explore a "round trip" of Afro-descendant music, focusing on the styles born from the miscegenation between the African music of enslaved people and European traditions. This historical process, which gave rise to genres such as jazz, Cuban son, salsa, reggae or samba, will also focus on the influence on local expressions such as Catalan rumba or habaneras.
The programming will kick off on Wednesday, June 10 at Cal Temerari with the documentary Negrers, la Catalunya esclavista and a round table organized by l'Associació de Joves Africanes de Catalunya.
Regarding the concerts, the day will bring together the artists in the spaces: 'Monestir Corner', 'Freedom Town' (Can Vernet park) and in the Monastery Gardens. The lineup will include Tina Masawi, Joao del Monte, New Sabrosura or Extraño Weys. In addition, to the own productions such as Latin Goes Ska, a show that connects Cuba and Jamaica.
Programming of the 4 thematic nights and the cultural day
Wednesday, June 10 at Cal Temerari
- Viewing of the documentary Slave Traders, the Slave-owning Catalonia.
- Round table organized by AJAC (Associació de Joves Africans de Catalunya).
Thursday, June 11 at the Monastery Gardens
- Proclamation by the Afro-Catalan and from Banyoles singer Daura Mangara.
Friday June 12 at the Monestir corner (Monastery Gardens)
- Start: Local percussion group Karabassà will gather the public from Monestir Corner until Freedom Town at Can Vernet park.
- Opening of the space the duo Guatatiboa, with the singer Jessica Abú, of Ghanaian origin.
- 21.15 h: Concert by Tina Masawi (Zimbabwe) on the main stage with the full band.
- Extraño Weys Orchestra, the great project of Rodrigo Laviña.
Saturday June 13 at Freedom town (Can Vernet park)
- 19 h: Meeting of Salsa social.
- 19.30 h: Concert by New Sabrosura, current referents of salsa established in Barcelona.
- Night: Performance by Joao del Monte. The Cuban artist will propose a clash of cultures that mixes traditional Cuban music, flamenco and hip hop.
- Closing: Show Latin Goes Ska, a bridge between Cuba and Jamaica with a big band and the singers Lenin Guiriloco (Cuba) and Memi Sillah (Afro-Catalan).
Sunday, June 14
- 11 h: Family activities with percussion workshop with Mamadou Boga (Senegal). Theater by the Colombian group Abya Yala and the classic vermouth with vinyls.
- Afternoon: Open combo of traditional African music.
- Closing: Samba circle by the Santcugatencs Parakundé, who will close the 2026 festival.
