This year the Malaga Carnival takes place between 14th and 22nd February. Do not miss the burial of the boqueron ‘entierro de boqueron’ on 22nd February at 18.00h - the most famous procession of a giant fish, which is the symbol of both, the town and the locals who are often called in Spain as ‘boquerones’. The celebrations start at 12.00h with the children fiesta at Calle Larios and are followed by ‘degustacion’- testing of the fish at 14.30h also at Calle Larios. The information about the festival can be found on Spanish websites: CarnavalDeMalaga.com and CarnavalMalaga.com and in English on Burial of the Boquerone 2007 - beautifulyoo.com and Malaga Carnival on TVSpain.tv .
The carnival include many parades, competitions and street parties. The most important events, which distinguish the Malaga Carnival from other world carnivals, are the performing groups - ‘murgas’ and ‘comparsas’ - clik to play the below video and find more about the Malaga Carnival on TVSpain.
Ruth Lorenzo, a Spanish singer from Murcia living currently in London has been voted out tonight by the public and will not enter the semi final of the XFactor. It has been a great surprise as she has been considered by the judges as one of the best singer of the competition who shold enter the final. Ruth left XFactor with a believe that it is not the end but just the beginning of her career.
Here is a video of a presentation made shortly after she entered the competition followed by the her singing in Spanish and English the Top Gun theme: “Take my breath away”.
It began on 11th November when the organizers put a note in the SUR newspaper about a PILLOW WAR to take part on La Plaza de la Constitution Malaga on Saturday night 22nd November 2008 and asked people to sign up on internet. The SUR has 190,000 readers a day and website TUENTI is visited by more than 15,000 people every day according to Alexa ranking. This triggered other local and national media (La Opinion de Málaga, Málaga Hoy, Granada Hoy, 20 Minutos, Typically Spanish). Some broadcasters put on air the “news”, (Onda Cero, Punto Radio) and even Telecinco promised a live link
The organizers claimed that about 60,000 people registered on Internet however finally only about two hundred people took part in the event. You can watch and embed the video, download photographs and get more information on TVSpain - PILLOW BATTLE in Malaga.
Source: 20 Minutos, Video YouTube, Photos: Martin Arnedo Blog.
Please note: As the conflicted information about that event have been provided by external sources TVSpain can not take any responsibility for accuracy of the story.
Celebra Malaga has already proved last year to be the great source of inspiration for corporate and private events in Costa Del Sol. Since than thousands of people, both international and local population picked up Malaga town and the province as the location for conferences, meetings, christening, parties and especially weddings. You can get more information, see photographs and watch the Video Celebra Malaga 2007provided by the organizers. TVSpain is going to make the 2008 video - watch this space.
Celebra Malaga is hosted by Exhibition and Conference Centre (Palacio de Ferias y congresos de Málaga) between 28th and 30th of November gathering companies who can help you organize Gazebos, Shows, Concerts, Sound and lighting, Souvenirs, Weddings, Transportation, Photos and Videos, etc.. There are also other events taken place including: Party fashion shows, Hair style and makeup demos and Food samplings. There will also be many prize giveaways and concerts all adding the fabulous atmosphere
Chick Corea and John McLaughlin along with CHRISTIAN McBRIDE, KENNY GARRETT & VINNIE COLAIUTA present new project FIVE PEACE BAND at Teatro Cervantes on 17.11.08 at 21.00h during the Malaga Jazz Festival (23 Festival Internacional de Jazz de Malaga). You can a watch and embed a preview and later the concert video, download photos and get more information at TVSpain - CHICK COREA & JOHN McLAUGHLIN video, Festival de Jazz de Malaga 08
Once again, Chick Corea and John McLaughlin get together along with some of the best musicians in modern jazz in their new musical project, the Five Peace band. This is the first time Grammy Award winning pianist-composer-bandleader Chick Corea and guitarist John McLaughlin have joined forces since they were members of Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew era band over forty years ago.
Playing music from then and now, with Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride and Vinne Colaiuta, the Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band is poised to elevate new audiences with series of legendary concerts.
With illustrious musical careers dating back over more than four decades, Chick Corea and John McLaughlin created explosive live bands melding rock with jazz, Return To Forever and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, two of the most popular instrumental groups of all time. Their music went far beyond the ordinary, fusing energy, spirituality, emotion, with improvisation and hard rock. These groups inspired a new generation to expand their own musical horizon.
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Steve Winwood presents Nine Lives album at Teatro Cervantes on 16.11.08 at 21.00h during the Malaga Jazz Festival (23 Festival Internacional de Jazz de Malaga). You can watch and embed a preview and later the concert video, download photos and get more information at TVSpain - STEVE WINWOOD video, Festival Jazz Malaga 08
Steve Winwood has multiple talents, a powerful, distinctive voice and excellent keyboard talent, He was initiated in R&B in the 60s with the Spencer Davis Group. At 17 years of age, he formed Traffic, which dissolved in 1969 when he began collaborating with Eric Clapton in the ephemeral Blind Faith. In 1977, he took on a successful career as a soloist, reaching his highest achievements with the publication of the triple Grammy Back in the high life (86) leaving us with classics such as, ¨Higher love¨, ¨Valerie¨, ¨Arc of a diver¨, ¨Talking back to the night¨ and ¨Roll with it¨, all mainly associated with the so-called ¨blue-eyed soul-pop¨, making him a star in the 80s. However, this was the last step in a musical career that also included jazz, psychedelic music, blues-rock and progressive rock. In the 90s, he did many collaborations, punctual sessions, amplified his record production and got Traffic together again in duo format. Within four years, Traffic disappeared definitively.
Stive Winwood’s new album Nine Lives touches on and expands on all the many phases and turns of Winwood’s lustrous career, bristling with his pure joy of music-making. The new songs range from the inspiring “Fly” to the burning “Dirty City” (featuring a guest appearance by long-time friend Eric Clapton, hot on the heels of their acclaimed Madison Square Garden concerts together) to the simmering “Hungry Man.” And they join a canon spanning more than forty years and including some of the most beloved songs of modern pop and rock: With his signature work with the Spencer Davis Group (”Gimme Some Lovin’ “) to Traffic (”Dear Mr. Fantasy,” “The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys”), Blind Faith (”Can’t Find My Way Home”) and thirty years of solo ventures (”Higher Love,” “Roll With It”), Winwood continues creating an era-bridging soundtrack of distinctive artistry.
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Avishai Cohen presents a new project Eastern Unit at Teatro Cervantes on 15.11.08 at 21.00h during the Malaga Jazz Festival (23 Festival Internacional de Jazz de Malaga). You can a watch and embed a preview and later the concert video, download photos and get more information at TVSpain - AVISHAI COHEN video, Festival Jazz Malaga 08
Avishai Cohen is not only renowned around the world as an influential double bassist and profound composer, but also as a visionary bandleader following in the footsteps of Mingus, Dave Holland, Jaco Pastorius, Ray Brown, Charlie Haden, Stanley Clarke, and even Sting. In fact, every move Avishai Cohen makes routinely causes waves of critical praise.
Cohen’s career, supported by a style of lovely, original compositions based on the traditional texts and music of Israel’s cultural heritage, has been rapid and brilliant. At ten years of age, he studied the piano in his country, and a bit later, became interested in the electric base. In 1992, he moved to New York, where he began to play live with musicians like Ravi Coltrane, Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Paquito D’Rivera and Roy Hargrove, until he became Chick Corea’s steady double bass player. From there, he went on to form his own quartet and after that, a trio. Today, reinforced by young Israeli and American artists, this is the Eastern Unit.
Without abandoning the elements that have made him famous, taking advantage of his native Israel’s fertile mix and even elements from the Sephardic culture, for the very first time, Avishai presents a new project in which singing forms part of his compositions.
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