This month I was doing a course in the afternoon and so unfortunately missed all the weekday shows. This is what I’ve seen (on weekends, of course):
- 10 June: La Trova @ Auditorio José Antonio Ramos, Parque Doramas, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Closing this Musicando season, La Trova — who mark their 20th anniversary this year — treated us to Latin standards including such crowd-pleasers as Corazón Espinado, Idilio, La vida es un carnaval, Volare and inevitable Guantanamera.
- 17 June: «Volver. Tango Sinfónico» @ Plaza de Santa Ana
- The show was opening this year’s Fiestas fundacionales. Featuring Orquesta Sinfónica de Las Palmas conducted by Rafael Sánchez Araña; the singers Ariel Ardit (Argentina) and Francis Andreu (Uruguay), bandoneonist Claudio Constantini (Peru), pianist Andrés Linetzky (Argentina), actors Tony Báez and Yanara Moreno, and dancers Michelle Perello and David Prieto (see the gallery). The programme included A media luz, Cambalache, El día que me quieras, Milonga sentimental, Nostalgias, Por una cabeza and, naturally, Volver.
- 18 June: Momi Maiga @ Teatro Guiniguada, Plaza F. Mesa de León
- A great show by Momi Maiga (kora, vocals, percussion), Marçal Ayats (cello), Carlos Montfort (violin, bass guitar, percussion) and Aleix Tobias (drums, percussion), with Alba Gil Aceytuno (sax) joining for a final jam.
- 24 June: «Música en el corazón de Vegueta» @ Vegueta, various locations
- A lot was going on in Vegueta but in the end we went to see N’Trío featuring flautists Dalila Díaz, Gladys Pérez Molina and Paulina Niemczycka (Casa de la Iglesia 1, calle Doctor Chil, 17); trio of Pino Quimont (vocals), Miqui Delgado (piano) and José Carlos Cejudo (bass) next door (Casa de la Iglesia 2); and pianist Luis Sánchez (Fundación MAPFRE, calle Castillo, 6).
Really looking forward to July.
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