•29-31 July, San Bartolomé de Tirajana
•Maspalomas Costa Canaria Soul Competition
The Maspalomas Costa Canaria Soul Competition celebrates its sixth version this weekend down on the San Agustín beachfront, within the southern tourism heartlands of San Bartolomé de Tirajana.
After two years, this soulful occasion returns to the pristine seashores of San Agustín on the south of Gran Canaria. The occasion is already one of the vital essential summer time music occasions within the Canary Islands, with 1000’s of spectators attending yearly, since its auspicious beginnings again in 2015, to now grow to be a wildly widespread open air pageant of Soul. It’s the solely considered one of its type held in Spain devoted to stay soul, funk, swing and worldwide R & B, and was created by DD&Firm Producciones beneath the auspices of Porretta Soul Competition, held yearly in Italy. The final version was held again in the summertime of 2019, through which a tribute was paid to the legendary determine, the ”Queen of Soul” herself, Aretha Franklyn.
The occasion maintains its profitable formulation of two nights of live shows, morning workshops and DJ classes. The addition of foods and drinks chiringuitos, in an space named “Petanca Soul”, goals to maintain the occasion going with loads of native delicacies. The seaside pageant shall be open on Friday and Saturday from 13:00 and on Sunday at 11:00.
On Friday at 13:00, the Petanca Soul foods and drinks space opens and at 13:30 Sergio Miró launches with a DJ set in that very same space, from 18:00 a workshop by Sergio Miró in regards to the historical past of Soul (in Spanish language)
at 19:30 Session on the primary stage with specialist Manel Ruiz
at 20:30 M&M Connection that includes Cristina James
at 21:50 Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra with Larry Batiste, Nona Brown and Omega Rae
at 22:15 Mitch Woods
at 22:35 Leon Beal
at 23:40 Nona Brown and
at 00:00 Ernie Johnson
On Saturday at 13:00 the Petanca Soul space opens and at 13:30 Sergio Miró DJ set session in that very same space. Later at 17:30 a workshop by Mitch Woods (piano woogie boogie) within the restoration space. Once more at 18:30 one other Sergio Miró DJ set session.
at 19:30 Monterreina session
at 20:30 Midnight Soul band
at 21:50 Anthony Paul Soul Orchestra with Larry Batiste, Nona Brown and Omega Rae
at 22:15 Mitch Woods
at 22:35 Chick Rodgers
at 23:45 Larry Springfield
at 00:35 Grand Finale
On Sunday at 11:00 the Petanca Soul restoration space opens the place all the remainder of the acts carry out
at 12:00 Mitch Woods & Anthony Paule workshop (boogie woogie vs Leap Blues)
at 13:30 Sergio Miró DJ set session
at 14:30 Roc Flowers live performance
at 15:30 Sergio Miró DJ set session