Mallorca celebrates "La Balanguera" centenary with island-wide song

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Mallorca will simultaneously sing "La Balanguera" today, May 29, 2026, at 8 PM, in a widespread public event organized by Obra Cultural Balear. The event commemorates the song's centenary, a poem by Joan Alcover set to music by Amadeu Vives in 1926, and its 30th anniversary as Mallorca's official anthem. Organizers aim to foster shared identity and social cohesion amidst Mallorca's rapid growth and economic pressures, inviting all residents to embrace their Mallorcan identity.


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