Anti-GMO protesters play drums ahead of Transatlantyk festival

01/18

Caption

A girl plays on a wooden bucket covered with stick tape. The organisers issued an appeal to the public to join in and play on anything to oppose the GMOs.

02/18

Caption

"Wiecej Basu" ("More Bass") was the main band that played during most of the evening. It consists of seven musicians playing different drums.

03/18

Caption

The drumming in opposition to GMOs and dying of bees was heard all over the city center of Poznan. Elegant people entering the Aula where the official gala takes place were interested and curious.

04/18

Caption

Felipe Ugarte and his partner play txalaparta, a traditional musical instrument from Pays Basque (the Basque country). Similar event, but smaller, took place during the first Transatlantyk festival in 2011.

05/18

Caption

A tired participant behind one of the banners of the "Good Food March" project, of which the drumming was a part.

06/18

Caption

One of the children among the public uses a toy chainsaw as a musical instrument.

07/18

Caption

A singer from the "Wiecej Basu" ("More Bass") band murmurs a melody to which the band plays.

08/18

Caption

Dancer in front of the stage, on which "Wiecej Basu" plays the drums. The participants oppose genetically modified food (GMOs) and warn against dangers associated with dying of bees.

09/18

Caption

One of the organisers invites the pubic to join in and play or dance. The event was small, yet was a very lively introduction to the official gala that followed.

10/18

Caption

One of the dancers enjoys the music and applauds the band. Although only about 100 people joined, most of them were either playing or dancing.

11/18

Caption

Two of the participating drummers among the public. The man on the left "plays" a bottle filled with small rocks.

12/18

Caption

A young girl playing one of the improvised instruments - a steel can with a stick.

13/18

Caption

Young mother shows one of the children how to drum on a toy bucket, but the kid is more interested in watching the band playing on a stage.

14/18

Caption

The musical event is attended by many families. Children enjoy playing drums or improvised instruments, not necessarily keeping the pace and rhytm of the band.

15/18

Caption

Children sit in front of the small stage, listening to the drum music and "playing" on bottles filled with stones or rice.

16/18

Caption

The musical event takes place just minutes before the official opening gala of the Transatlantyk festival and attracts many cyclists and bypassers.

17/18

Caption

"Great Drumming against GMOs" is a part of the "Good Food March" project, which will conclude with a large protest in Brussels in September.

18/18

Caption

Felipe Ugarte plays together with his partner on a talaparta - a traditional wooden instrument from the Basque region. The instrument consists of pieces of pure wood of different length.

Report current story

Just minutes before the official opening of the Transatlantyk Film and Music Festival in Poznan, Poland about one hundred people gathered at "Great Drumming against GMOs and dying of bees". It was an accompanying event of the festival.