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Annika Ström in Seville

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Sevillian

While it is very possible that nothing hurts as much as music is also true that perhaps nothing has a similar potential to transform the personal and collective reality of humanity. Perhaps it is not at all strange if we view the universe and life in a Pythagorean manner, as a harmony of musical worlds or spheres, in alignment or with the ancient Hindu tradition that places dancing in the universal creation and destruction of Shiva with the revelation of cosmic truth, either way akin to modern theories of quantum strings that posit a multidimensional poliverse that consists of simultaneous non-vibrational states of a non poetic sense of eternity. In Woody Guthrie´s guitar you could read the phrase “This machine kills fascists” to illustrate the case in a straightforward way. Through the affiliation of music social changes are almost as old as the history of mankind. It is possible that at first songs came to bring the collective union together according to a rhythmical pattern, creating a harmonious union between the different people involved in tasks. Similarly, the great epic poems that were sung for generations contributed to the feeling of belonging to a community with a history and common values. Throughout the Middle Ages poems remained inseparable from music, the art of the Muses contributed decisively to the creation of a collective imagination of a world view of a particular generator that could in turn be subverted by the very form of expression . Thus, we could genuinely generate movements such as the Goliards or the dance of death, where the songs were the essential element, not to... read more

Jamiroquai in Venice

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Venetian

Jamiroquai is one of those artists that marked a trend. Not only because of their innovative and contagious funky music but also for the amazing dance moves of singer Kay and his extravagant dress code, although nowadays not such a surprise, certainly a visual trip that renovates constantly. The group was formed in England in 1992 by singer Jason “Jay” Kay (hence the name), the man known for his strange smooth dance moves and weird hats. But in addition to Jay in the band there also is Derrick McKenzie, the drummer, Sola Akingbola, a percussionist , Rob Harris on guitar, Matt Johnson on keyboards and Paul Turner on bass. Today the group is synonymous of funk music and considered one of the most relevant, important and trend-setting bands in this musical style. The name of the band comes from the union of the name of the singer Jason Kay with the name of an Indian tribe called the Iroquois. According to Jason he identifies himself with the mentality of this tribe. In addition it also comes from the English word “jamming” meaning musical improvisation and for this reason as well they decided to use Jamiroquai as their monicker Throughout its history Jamiroquai has released seven studio albums and in them they are some of the most danced songs in clubs around the world. Tunes such as “Space Cowboy”, “Virtual Insanity” or “Cosmic Girl” have become absolute classics and essential at any club It all started when Jay Kay showed up to be the singer of the band Brand New Heavies and it just didn´t happen. After that he decided... read more

Gran Vía

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The Gran Vía is known as the most important street in Madrid because, along its way, it houses clothes shops, cinemas, theatres and striking buildings.