January came and went way too fast. Or maybe it’s just cold outside, by Canarian standards anyway, and I didn’t have energy to go out as much as I would “normally” do. This is what I’ve seen:
- 6 January: Arístides Moreno & la 101 Brass Band @ Alameda de Colón, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- For years I was avoiding venturing out downtown during the Noche de Reyes. This time I just wanted to check out some live music in Triana. To get my curiosity satisfied, I had to negotiate the inebriated crowds, mountains of rubbish (mostly empty beer cans and plastic cups) and, I’m sorry to say, rivers of urine. As the concert of my interest started at 00:30, I didn’t stay for all of it. 101 Brass Band from Tenerife were great; I’d love to see (more of) them again another time. Mr Moreno could — maybe should — have stayed at home.
- 20 January: Rebeca Mora Trío @ Museo y Parque Arqueológico Cueva Pintada, Calle Audiencia, 2, Gáldar
- A guided night tour through Cueva Pintada, with a musical intermission by Rebeca Mora (vocal), Jonay Mesa (seven-string guitar) and Nelson Saavedra (fretless bass). I’d enjoyed it more if (a) the bus to Gáldar was on time and (b) we didn’t have to run to catch the return bus to Las Palmas.
- 28 January: Pablo Queu @ Teatro Guiniguada, Plaza F. Mesa de León, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- This is the second time I saw this band. On this occasion, the “extended format” included Alberto Díaz (trombone), Emilio Diena (drums), Ruyman Franco (bass guitar), Jonay Mesa (guitar), Claudio Marrero (tenor sax), Ernesto Montenegro (trumpet, flugelhorn) and Pablo Quintana Guillén (guitar), with short but spectacular appearance of Miriam Fleitas (vocal).
Really looking forward to a warmer February.
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