Sónar 1994: electronic music at the CCCB
An A2 Spanish history of Sónar, its first Barcelona venue, motto and later international growth.
Sónar 1994: música electrónica en el CCCB
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What you'll learn
Vocabulary for festivals, electronic music, cultural venues and past events.
A factual account of Sónar's creation by three founders in 1994, its first edition at the CCCB, Sónar+D and more than one hundred international editions by 2026.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
En aquel momento
newat that time
The phrase locates a situation in a specific past period.
Useful for giving historical context.
dentro de un festival
newwithin a festival
Dentro de places something inside a larger event or space.
Useful for explaining how activities are organised.
fuera de los clubes
newoutside clubs
Fuera de indicates that something happens beyond a usual place.
Useful for contrasting cultural spaces.
Con los años
newover the years
The phrase describes change across a long period.
Useful for telling how a project developed.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
experimental
experimental
experimental
It describes music that tests new forms and sounds.
Useful for talking about innovative art.
lema
lema
motto
It is a short phrase that expresses the idea of a group or event.
Useful for reading about campaigns and festivals.
dispersas
dispersas
scattered
It means separated and found in different places.
Useful for describing a scene without a common centre.
discoteca
discoteca
nightclub
It is a venue where people dance to recorded music.
Useful for distinguishing music venues.
encuentro
encuentro
gathering
Here it means an organised event where professionals meet.
Useful for talking about conferences and cultural events.
apuesta
apuesta
commitment
Here it means a deliberate commitment to a new idea.
Useful for describing a risky cultural choice.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
crearon Sónar
crearon Sónar
created Sónar
Crearon is the third-person plural preterite of crear.
Useful for reporting a completed historical action.
se celebró
se celebró
was held
The se construction presents the event without naming an organiser.
Useful for stating where an event took place.
estaban dispersas
estaban dispersas
were scattered
The imperfect describes the background situation in 1994.
Useful for setting the scene before a past event.
había llevado
había llevado
had taken
The pluperfect places the international editions before the 2026 reference point.
Useful for ordering two moments in the past.
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