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Seal concert in Istanbul

Mónica Boixeda Istanbulite, Only-Be

Soul music resumes in Istanbul on July 19 as part of the Jazz Festival. After the huge success of his tour last summer, the famous British singer Seal decided it´s time to share his music in Istanbul. Winner of three Grammy Awards, Seal managed to sell more than twenty million records worldwide during his successful musical career, his talent as a singer and author propelling it into the top of the more popular musical artists. Inexhaustible sources of success, his first two albums “Seal I” and “Seal II” marked the music of the 90s and and he has found great success as a singer with songs like “Kiss From a Rose”, “Crazy” or “Love´s Divine” becoming music classics. In the concert next July, along with his band featuring Steve Sindelnyc (drums), Marc Summerlin (guitar) and Marcus Brown (bass), Seal will release several songs from his upcoming album (rumored to be out in September) and there is no shortage of hits from his career. Mixing pop with rock and soul, the famous singer once again demonstrated his talent by offering thousands of fans romantic moments as well as moments full of energy, passion, rhythm and dance. In one of his last interviews Seal said that the music has always been the most important thing in his career. Don´t miss the opportunity to hear quality music on 19th July as part of the Istanbul Jazz Festival. Rent Apartments in Istanbul and enjoy an unforgettable night enjoying the rhythms of your favorite... read more

Armin van Buuren in Istanbul

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

Istanbul has a lively cultural life, and it would be a shame to miss out on this summer´s pleasant surprises, especially for music lovers. In the coming months there will be concerts by Massive Attack (13 July), Faithless (July 17), The Cranberries (July 22), U2 (6 September) and the rust-proof heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne (30 September). This year, travelers to Istanbul will also have an opportunity to see one of the Deities of the Trance world, the Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren, who will spin 16 July in the Maçka Küçükçiftlik Park. Van Buuren has been voted best DJ in the world for 3 years running by readers of DJ Magazine, beating the equally famous and well known Tiësto and Paul Van Dyk. In 2008 also was voted as the best trance artist under the Beatport Music Awards and in March 2010 Armin was awarded the Gouden Harp, the highest recognition that musical artists in the Netherlands can win. Van Buuren began his DJ sessions in 1995 in Nexus club, while he was still in high school. Then he started with his studies in law school, but never lost his passion for music. Since the beginning, he has had his own production studio, and has always combined his dj work with being a producer. Just a few of his hits: “Touch me”, “Communication”, “The Sound of Goodbye”, “Walhalla” … Armin van Buuren has had a golden career. He has spun in clubs around the world, and was resident dj with Godskithchen of Ibiza, as well as having a popular radio broadcast, “A State of Trance” with millions of... read more

Edvard Munch or the Anti-Scream

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

The Paris Pinacothèque revisits the work of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863-1944) in an exhibition called the “Edvard Munch or the anti-scream.” Although this artist is internationally known for his painting “the scream” there are literally thousands more reasons to appreciate his work. Munch was incredibly productive throughout his life, and when he died, left more than 1,000 paintings, 15,400 prints, 4,500 drawings and watercolours, and six sculptures to the city of Oslo. That´s more than just one scream! The evolution of his painting can not be separated from his personal evolution, because his fragile health, both physical and mental, difficult family life and economic instability influenced his career. But through art found a way of expressing existential doubts, anxiety and c find a way to compulsively “open the heart.” He surrounded himself with artists and writers, bohemians and nihilists, and his personal life on several occasions led him to violence. The exhibition at the Pinacothèque, organized into five chronological sections to elucidate lesser-known facets of his artistic career, will run until July 18, 2010. His work touched on symbolism, naturalism, impressionism and expressionism, and he also began doing more and more portraits in the last stage of his career. The commercial success of his work, due in part to the controversy provoked by his paintings, motivated him to use screen printing to produce images for sale, like a proto Andy Warhol, First, his art was condemned by critics, then the Nazis, then was reclaimed (and even in sometimes notorious cases, stolen!) as the product of a deeply inspiring artist and key figure in the development of 20th century... read more