2016-11-02-noticia-Tantaka-entrevista-adela-ortega

The Venezuelan singer Carlos Baute will perform next Saturday, November 19 in favor of Syrian refugees, in a concert organized by Tantaka and UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) and that will take place in the Baluarte auditorium at 20.30h. The event has the partnership of Obra social "la Caixa" and the City Council of Pamplona.

The money raised from ticket sales will be used for goods needed by refugees and to help their integration in their host countries.

The concert will take place thanks to the work of Tantaka volunteers Adela Ortega and José Alcorta, the couple who promoted this initiative:

Why did you embark on this project?
José Alcorta: Last year in Solidariun we started to hear about the topic of the refugees and we started to work with AUNOM, Agrupación Universitaria por Oriente Medio. And from there came the idea of making a small concert in the high school Mayor Belagua. We started to prepare everything and on March 11 the concert took place and it was a good experience.
Adela Ortega: The students looked for the artists for the performance, some of them from the University Singer-Songwriters Contest, and even a group of professors participated. And the proceeds amounted to more than 1,000 euros.

From a small concert in Belagua to an internationally famous performance in Baluarte.
A.O.: While we were doing this concert experiment, it occurred to me that Carlos Baute would come. I know some of his wife's relatives and since he is Venezuelan, like us, I decided to knock on that door. From the first moment they were very open and willing to collaborate. After that, everything else followed: the logistics of the organization, the diffusion...

Was it difficult?
A.O.: There was a moment when we thought it was not going to be possible because there were very big expenses and we did not know how to cover them, but we got the financial aid from Obra Social "la Caixa". There are many details, but we counted on the support of many people, especially the Venezuelan community. The posters were made by Andrea Guevara, a girl from Venezuela who is a graphic designer and lives in Barcelona, who found out what we were preparing and decided to help us with the design of the posters in record time. The owners of Bodegas Otazu, a family from Navarre who lived in Venezuela for some time, also helped us with part of it. And, of course, the solidarity of Carlos Baute. This has been a great satisfaction for me because many people from my country have collaborated, knowing that the people there are having a very hard time, but we feel very identified with helping those who are going through such difficult times. It was all about knocking on the door. And, from there, the project is going out based on giving and giving. With good intentions and perseverance.

But this is not all, you have also been helping the refugees who are in Navarra assisted by the Red Cross. What have you done in particular?
A.O.: We have helped with classes of Spanish and also relating with them in a staff way.

This concert is a sum of many drops, where did you get the resources from?
J.A.: When you start up a project like this, the necessary energy begins to form and you see that the factors are positive. The City Council lent us Baluarte, Obra Social "la Caixa" provided some funds we needed, Bodegas Otazu also collaborated with the accommodation where Carlos Baute's team will spend the night... You see how the puzzle takes shape, and you get excited.

First a concert in Belagua, now Carlos Baute, what will be next?
J.A.: It could be Beyoncé. Who knows, just to dream... (laughs).