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New York, 13 may (EFE) .- A dozen artists from the Big Apple catalanesllenaron electronic rhythms and pop in festivalmusical SonarSound NY, with the presence of Lou cantanteestadounidense Reed, the organization reported today.

The show, organized by the Institut Ramon Llull, tuvolugar at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York, and the sample formabaparte Days Catalan: Music and media Catalonia andthe Balearic Islands,which hosts the city since last 15 abrily until May 20.

Catalan artists like Hidrogenesse and former member of lacompania theater Fura dels Baus, Marcel li Antunez, entertain lanoche Tuesday next to musician Lou Reed, who in one act improvised woke the electronic sounds and colors losvivos innovative instrument Reactable.

According to the organizers of the event, who was vocalist of training yguitarrista The Velvet Underground and hizomusica manipulated through the touchscreen interface of the musical table disenadapor the Music Technology Group barcelonesaPompeu Fabra University, which used the Japanese musician Ikue Mori on suactuacion.

The peculiar instrument became popular in 2007 when the Icelandic BjГѓВ¶rk lacantante used it during the promotional tour of his album Volta.

In addition to the unexpected Lou Reed participation, other dosartistas, DJ /Rupture and Prefuse 73, were unicosestadounidenses, but with roots in Barcelona, which rose alescenario.

This extension of the popular Sonar festival, which each June acogeBarcelona and attracted over 900 attendees, according to the organization.

Other artists who participated in the festival were Balago, DelPalo Soundsystem, Daryl, No-Domain, and Fibla Tree, quepusieron live music the film's director TsaiMing Malaysian-Liang Goodbye Dragon Inn.

The same rhythms that Catalans were heard in the versionneoyorquina SonarSound now moving to the city Washington. EFE

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