End Google Tag Manager -->
Home › Archivos por
Mónica Boixeda
It Will be on May 5 at 6 pm in the Ülker Sports Arena, in the beautiful Barbaros Boulevard in Istanbul, when this particular basketball team, the Harlem Globetrotters, will give one of its famous exhibitions, halfway between sports, dance and comedy show. But who are these guys that form the Harlem Globetrotters? Well, first we should note that they are not from New York or Harlem. The team is based in Chicago. The name was changed to make it more attractive,hooking up with this peculiar American neighborhood so popularized by basketball and urban dance. And these two arts are part of the Harlem Globetrotters, a sports team that steps on the basketball court not to play (although it does) a game, but to amuse the audience with their bodily skills, friendliness and tricks with the ball. The Harlem Globetrotters are so well known in the U.S. that they have become almost an institution and all you have to do is to take a look at their official website with reviews of for example, the traditional visit to the White House every Holy Thursday, which also current president, Barack Obama, in the wake of some of his predecessors, likes to enjoy this unique basketball team. And speaking of the political flagship of the United States of America, it seems that serious vice president Henry Kissinger was pretty amused with the Harlem Globetrotters. We assume that somehow or another, during his travels abroad, he promoted the show. Whatever it was he did, as well as the late Pope John Paul II he earned a honorific membership. Istanbul´s game is part...
Mónica Boixeda
From the Côte d´Azur, from the beautiful town of Antibes, we get the music of this band that was born over ten years ago and that have six albums in their history. As part of the world tour of their latest album, ´Hurry up, We´re Dreaming´, they land in New York, at Terminal 5 NYC, on the 10th of May. M83 at Terminal 5 NYC Anthony Gonzalez (French of Spanish heritage) and Nicolas Fromegeau have known how to position their electronic music thanks to the repeated broadcastings on BBC Radio and the evocative power of their songs, which have been the headlining song for many TV series and films. If the reader wants to find out which ones, he just has to see the promotional video of their latest single, ´Midnight City´. Here the music goes brilliantly with the staging of the official video where some children with paranormal powers search for freedom. It´s no surprise that they´ve hit the 10 million mark on YouTube with this song. Terminal 5 NYC, on 610 West 56th Street, between 11th and 12th Avenue, is the youngest concert venue of New York City. However, its programme is incredible. It´s located close to the Western entry to Central Park although, as you know, we´re in New York and three avenues one way or another is quite a walk. It has events on every day and they also organize private activities on demand. The M83 concert has already sold all the early bird tickets so you will just have to buy the ticket on the day of the concert. It will be at 8pm...
Mónica Boixeda
Patrick Wolf There´s not a lot to say about this unique musician (for the conjunction of his adult ways, his exquisite music and his boyish face, since he´s only in his 20s) that hasn´t been said in forums of the Web 2.0. We´re facing one of the musical revelations of the 21st century and we have to go on this premise. Wolf´s songs, since the singer has gone through regulated studies with conservatory masters due to his chaotic child education, show not only a rebel spirit but also the child prodigy that still lives on inside him. The singer/songwriter, after the scare that he gave his fans on the social networks in 2007 saying that he was retiring, is back with a new album with a title which is as suggestive as it is revealing: ´Lupercalia´, bringing back the love of the wolf, the blood and the animal-human transformations that were announced in his first album, ´Lycanthropy´ (2003). ´Lupercalia´ And what importance does the name of his fifth album have? Well, quite a bit actually because it´s a reference to pagan festivals of adult life initiation. Allow me to explain it better. During the early centuries of the Roman Empire, every 15th of February, rites of passage were celebrated in which the young hunting victors, after smearing themselves with animal blood and with the consent of the priests of the temple, entered civil life as adults with fill rights, with all the prerogatives and duties that being an adult brought. In those festivals they sacrificed dogs (the same ones we can see on the album cover) and goats, and they prayed...
Mónica Boixeda
On May 8 as part of an intensive tour all over the United States, at the famous Radio City Music Hall in New York, the unmistakable voice of Florence Welch accompanied with her band will delight all her fans. This green-eyed redhead has landed in the international music scene with all honors, following the rapid release of her debut album “Lungs”, in 2009, occupying the top spot on the bestseller lists. She is now on stage with her new work, “Ceremonials”. Florence Welch But let´s go step by step. Behind the name of Florence and The Machine or Florence + The Machine (the stylized version) lives, breathes and sings a young British artist by the name of Florence Welch, who is accompanied by her own band. Tom Monger, on harp, Christopher Lloyd Hayden, on drums, Alex Herrera, on guitar, Isabella Summers, on keyboards and bass player, Mark Saunders are the “machine”, that make recordings and play concerts backing Welch´s voice. A voice that is defined as sweet, at par, strong, this artist holds high rankings in all the privileged lists in world, including the magazine “Rolling Stone”. Contemporary muse for women, she is rising as the female voice who demands a way to understand and sings with conviction about today´s world. And nothing else is to be said than to read the flattering review of her concert on Women´s Day, March 8, which appeared in “The Observer” three days later and signed by an enthusiastic Kitty Empire that did not hesitate to recognize that she vibrated with the music and staging of Welch. The Florence + The Machine International...
English
Français
Deutsch
Italiano
Español
