Soundroutes Local Hubs arrive in Seville, bringing with them the energy of hip hop culture as a language of community and social transformation.
From 24 February 2024, activities will resume with a series of free workshops dedicated to emerging young artists, organised at the Polakoteka Studios.
What are Local Hubs?
Local Hubs are music and art workshops spread across Europe that promote cultural self-determination, shared creativity and social justice through music and urban art.
Each hub is a place of training, meeting and experimentation where hip hop culture — with its four souls: rap, freestyle, breakdance and graffiti — becomes a political, educational and collective tool.
Why Seville
Seville has been a nerve centre of the Iberian hip hop scene for years: a city where street art, rap and dance tell stories of suburbs, migration and resistance.
With Local Hubs, Soundroutes aims to strengthen this cultural fabric by involving young artists from different backgrounds — urban, migrant, marginalised — in a process of artistic and collective growth.
Local Hubs Programme — Seville, February/May/November/December 2024
📍 24 February — Polakoteka Studios (Seville)
- Hip-Hop Workshop for emerging artists: writing, recording and live performance.
- Freestyle Workshop: improvisation, meter and rhythm for battles.
- Breakdance Workshop: technique, movement and body language of hip hop.
- Graffiti Education Programme: training in figurative composition and lettering, with the participation of international artist K-Lina.
📍 25 May – Factoría Cultural (Seville)
New session of Hip-Hop and Freestyle workshops, dedicated to building one’s artistic identity and professional projection in the music world.
📍 16 November – Centro Social y Deportivo Vistazul (Dos Hermanas, Seville)
Rap writing and production workshop for emerging artists, with a final event and public concert open to the public.
📍 13–15 December – Los Alcores Juvenile Detention Centre (Carmona)
Three days of rap and conscious writing workshops for young detainees.
An experience of personal reworking through words and rhythm, where music becomes a space for education, emancipation and freedom.
Soundroutes
All Local Hubs are part of the European project Soundroutes, which connects artists and communities in Italy, Greece, Spain and Belgium to promote social inclusion, gender equality and justice through music.
Because every beat can be a form of resistance.
