Island Connections 748

11.6.2015 – 24.6.2015
MUSIC
ISLAND CONNECTIONS 748
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The Qfm Music Review – Your Guide to Music Created in the Canary Islands
Photo: Tomás Luis Pérez
Kike Perdomo – Roots
Tracklist
1.
2.
3.
4.
One-11
Lura
TF-39436
Mercedes
5. Electrina
6. Cantaloupe
7. Never More
When does a musician become
an artist? The answer could be
when he or she doesn’t write or
perform to please anybody else
other than themselves.
This theory is evident in Kike
Perdomo’s latest studio project,
Roots. But before this gem of
an album is reviewed, here’s a
little history about Kike.
Born in Tenerife, he studied
music at the Conservatorio
Superior de Música de Tenerife and the Escuela de Luis
Vecchio, where he mastered the
flute and saxophone in addition
to learning complex harmonies
and improvising. After relocating to the United States and
graduating at the Berklee Col-
lege of Music in 1989 he began
his professional career, which
took him to places such as Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Germany,
Holland, the US, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland and Cuba.
Within Spain, he shared the
stage or studio with some of the
country’s greatest names such
Luz Casal, Joaquín Sabina and
Miguel Ros, and whilst overseas
he worked alongside some of
the world’s most established
jazz artists such as Bill Evans,
Chano Dominguez and Chuck
Loeb.
After producing some of
this island’s finest albums,
and then releasing a few of
his own works, he decided
to return to his, yes you’ve
guessed it: roots.
Each of the album’s seven
tracks has the essence of an
artist’s palette. Experimenting,
improvising and articulating
the tones of his saxophone,
it is overwhelmingly apparent
that his confidence matches
his pure talent.
If your journey into the world
of sophistication stops at
smooth jazz, then don’t venture any further because this
album will be too much for your
neurons to process. But within
the first few annotations Roots
will bring out ear-to-ear grins
from any true disciples of the
genre.
From the swinging first track
One-11 to Kike’s lusciously
sublime take on Cantaloupe, or
the funkily fused Never More,
Roots has all of the markings
of a classic, timeless jazz masterpiece. Made by one of this
island’s true musicians and
on sale around the world, this
album seems like a million
light years ahead of what so
many have come to accept as
‘Tenerife Disposable Entertainment’. Thankfully some things
are here to stay.
Listen to tracks from Kike Perdomo’s Roots on Qfm 94.3. Then
when you’re sufficiently addicted,
buy yourself a copy from www.
n
zarandarecords.com.
Canarias Reggae Festival 2015
Lively up yourself
Tenerife Concerts SL proudly
presents their latest event,
Canarias Reggae Festival
2015.
Taking place at the Lago Martiánez in Puerto de La Cruz,
the reggae showcase begins at
6.30pm on June 27 and continues until 2.30am.
The line-up for the night’s
music includes: Ruts & La Isla
Music; Dactah Chando and the
Binghiband; One Love: Tribute to Bob Marley; Baba Sall
& Raka Ndao; Dada Wanche;
Omar Xerach; La Ciencia; Beatriz Martín, and many more
lively acts.
To ensure that residents and
tourists enjoy the unique magic
of this newly-organised festival,
Tenerife Concerts SL is offering
ticket deals that include a bus
service from the south. They
can also recommend a good
local hotel should you wish to
stay the night. Ticket prices
are €12 for entrance only and
includes a free beer or €29 for
ticket and bus transfer from
the south.
So where can you book and
take advantage of this special event? If you’re interested in tickets only, you can
buy them directly from Tenerife Concerts’ website, or by
visiting Gran Sur in Torviscas,
Multicines Puntalarga in Las
Caletillas, Cine Victor in Santa
Cruz, Loca Maria in La Laguna
and La Orotava, and the Lago
Martiánez resort in Puerto de
La Cruz.
If you wish to attend and travel
from the south and take advantage of the supplied bus service, this is available from the
excursion company, VRT Viajes
Reisen Travel’s Global Services
SL by calling 922 796 182,
or also directly from Tenerife
Concerts SL. The service leaves
from Isla Bonita in Torviscas at
4pm, Hotel Iberostar Bouganville Playa at 4.15pm, Hotel
Best Tenerife in Playa de Las
Américas at 4.20pm, and the
Hotel Sol Princesa Dácil in Los
Cristianos at 4.30pm. The bus
will leave Puerto de La Cruz to
return to the south after the
festival at 3am.
Ruts & La Isla Music
Dactah Chando
& the Binghiband
Reggae has proven to be a
powerful live music genre
which uplifts any event where
it features, and the reggae
scene in the Canary Islands
has become enormously popular over the past decade.
Located in the centre of Puerto
de La Cruz, the emblematic
Lago Martiánez is to host
the reggae festival, which is
organised with the collaboration of Yeray Fuentes Calle
13 Rec Sonido y Iluminacion, and with the sponsorship of Foreign Language
News, Heineken, WEB Energy
One Love: Tribute to Bob Marley
Drink, and Pepsi 0. Together
they are very proud to present
over eight hours of live music
and an exciting new festival
to the island.
Tenerife Concerts SL was
founded in July 2014, and
Fredy Vespremi and his business partner, Erik Rikkers,
have a clear focus and huge
ambition to make the company widely recognised and
bring as many top acts to
the Islands as possible. They
recently announced an online
club card initiative available
from the company’s website
that allows you to join for free
and take advantage of numerous benefits. All booking procedures are set up on the website too, meaning it’s possible
to browse for concerts, reserve
places, pay online and print
out your tickets without leaving the same webpage. “This
is a one-stop-shop that offers
the best live music shows at
affordable prices” Fredy said
of the new scheme that he
hopes will set Tenerife Concerts apart from the competitors and encourage the necessary growth to attract big
names to the island. “We want
to be a professional agency
that artists can put complete
faith in”, he said, pointing
to the perfect start with the
Earth, Wind & Fire Experience
concert in November last year,
and Parole, Parole, Parole:
The Mina Tribute in December 2014 and March this year
– concerts that were staged
at the Magma Art & Congress
Centre in Costa Adeje and the
Infanta Leonor Auditorium in
Los Cristianos.
For further information and to
make bookings, please contact
Tenerife Concerts SL on 922
713 158 or online at: www.
n
tenerifeconcerts.com.
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