This free leisure proposal is included in the program of Christmas activities that the Department of Culture of San Bartolomé de Tirajana is offering to all families.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAMMING WITH ALL ACTIVITIES AND CONCERTS
The esplanade of the Maspalomas Lighthouse will host this Friday, December 8, the 'Christmas & Soul' festive concert offered by the Family Soul Band starting at 20:00 p.m. The 90-minute repertoire, with a Christmas format in many of its melodies, includes an exquisite selection of very famous songs by Luis Miguel, Michael Bublé, Ton Jones, Amy Winehouse, The Blues Brother, James Brown, The Commitments and Frank Sinatra, among others.
This is a cultural proposal of free public leisure that the second deputy mayor, Elena Álamo, and the councilor delegate for Education and Culture, Esther Delgado, have included in the extensive and varied program of Christmas activities organized by the San Bartolomé City Council. of Tirajana to enjoy with the family.
Created in February 2020, the Family Soul Band is made up of 15 professional and amateur musicians directed by pianist Gonzalo Marrero, who is also the arranger of all the musical themes that string together their powerful concerts.
The Family Soul Band, with three trumpets, two saxophones, a trombone, drums, percussion, bass, electric and acoustic guitars, piano, a lead voice and three in a choir, offers itself as a mature formation with a completely clean sound in its live performances. , as they referenced in their participation last July at the Maspalomas Costa Canaria Soul Festival held on San Agustín Beach.
The Family Soul musical project arose driven by the initiative of its drummer Oscar Mata, the artistic director of the group, who appreciated the opportunity to be able to fill the gap that existed in Gran Canaria in terms of soul groups. After overcoming the covid pandemic that completely clouded all social life, the band offered their first concert in August 2022, on the night of the famous fires of the San Lorenzo Festival, in the capital of the Island. Since then they have offered around twenty performances to increasingly loyal and knowledgeable audiences.
Nativity scene and storyteller
The Christmas program of the Department of Culture includes for next Monday, December 11, at 19:30 p.m., the inauguration of the Municipal Nativity Scene, created by the artist Nacho Maya, in the Casa Condal de Maspalomas. It can be visited from Monday to Friday, from 16:00 p.m. to 20:30 p.m., until next January 5.
Also on Monday the 1st, at 18:00 p.m., the children's Christmas story-telling activity for children ages 6 to 10 begins in the library of the Carmelo Pérez Rodríguez Cultural Center, in El Tablero. This activity will also take place in the Castillo del Romeral library on Wednesday, December 13 at 18:30 p.m.; in the El Pajar library on Friday the 15th at 17:00 p.m., and also in Aldea Blanca (Monday the 18th), San Fernando de Maspalomas (Tuesday the 19th) and Juan Grande (Wednesday the 20th) at the same time.
