Got My Mojo Working

Hello there!

Busy as a bee lately, mostly rehearsing and practising. I guess it's all worth it or it'll eventually be.

I've been quite immersed in my collaboration with a new blues band, the Kid Carlos Band.
Kid Carlos is a reeeally young fella that I met long time ago. He already played guitar very nicely at that time. Right now it's just insane.
The band is composed of Carlos Moreno on guitars, Lalu Cordón on bass, Ernesto Naranjo on Keys, Stefano di Rubbo on drums and myself on vocals.

A few weeks ago we went to Cáceres for a gig. Cáceres is a wonderful, beautiful, ancient city that I, unfortunately, didn't have the chance to know better. However, I have a few friends over there and promised that I will go and visit sometime soon.

Going back to the gig, it took place in a bar-cafe called Corral de las Cigüeñas and it was outdoors (to my disappointment). And I said to my disappointment because it was crazy cold and I couldn't feel my fingers because I was literally freezing (you can see my red nose on the pics). I had to cover myself with a shawl that my mother knitted for me :). Nevertheless, we were amazed by the incredible audience that showed us so much love and support. Thanks to everybody! We REALLY want to go back!

Here some moments captured by our friend Agustín Bertol Blanco:

Carlos and I

 Me doing my thing with my red nose

 Singing the blues

Lalu

Lalu & I

 Ernesto Naranjo & Stefanno Di Rubbo

 A moment also captured on video




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Vintage Parade

Hello again!
I wanted to write a new entry just to get you in the mood of the weekend. Yay! For me, this is going to be a busy one. Two gigs ahead and some much needed going out and socializing time.
Tonight I will be singing with my dear friend Chema Núñez, a former guitarist of my old blues band (Blues de Bellota). We will be playing in a lovely irish pub right in central Seville, where we will have the  honour to make a rendition to guys like Neil Young or Eric Clapton to name just a few.

An example of what we will do:
 

On saturday I will be the host singer at a blues jam session, the Casa del Blues de Sevilla jam session. (http://www.casadelbluesdesevilla.com/).
It is a monthly jam where local musicians enjoy playing around with each other. The location is a family-friendly bar where you can eat, have a coffee or drink a world beer listening to Blues, Rock and so on... Its name is Ruta 66, in Montequinto, Seville.

As I revealed to you last week, I went to a local TV with The Majorettes, a 50-60's soul-inspired girl's band. They recorded a performance of a song from the 70's that we have in our repertoire. Paradoxically.

We will be doing this song and others on a spring festival which will take place at the Olimpic Stadium. Many bands will be also there to celebrate the lovely weather that it's to come to my city in a month or so.
I encourage you to come and visit it. You won't be dissapointed.

Here the line-up:

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Cheers!

What I'm Up To

Hello! I'm writing from Seville. I wish I could call it 'sunny Seville', but unfortunately today we woke up with an awful grey and very rainy day.
I'm using my day mostly to do that kind of stuff that I cannot do during the week, like manicure, pluck eyebrows, etc.
I'm also preparing for tonight's gig at Bar Tintin, with my wonderful and beloved The Majorettes. Apart of other projects I'm immersed in, I've been working with these girls for 3/4 months now. We don't only have loads of fun everytime we go on stage but also when we rehearse which is usually on thursday mornings.
To describe this project, I'd say that is a four-piece vocal group in which we do a rendition to soul and beat music. Mostly from the 50's and 60's. Eg. The Supremes, The Cookies, Beatles, Little Eva...

On thursday evening we went to a local TV where we were interviewed. We also did a performance and a capella interpretation of Stand by Me, by Ben. E. King. Here some captions:

I have to say that these last months in Spain have been quite stressing but I wouldn't change a bit of it. I started working for the Casa del Blues de Sevilla, as a vocal coach. I picked up an old project (Solo Jones) with my friends Félix Roquero and Diego Ruíz, a couple of friends that I've known forever. This project is a cover trio, or better said, was a cover trio, since our dear Marcos Gamero joined on drums.
I've also started doing vocals for the Kid Carlos Band, where I'll be enjoying the sweetness of Blues music. And so on...

This, for now, is what I'm doing plus a few other things that I have in  mind (mwahaha).
I'll try to post a little bit more, even though it'll be these kind of things that no one is interested in (apart of myself).
Enjoy what's left of winter!

Spring is coming!!

Well, I am sure that you are all tired of reading this sentence lately (or a similar one) everywhere. In our 'daily post' nowadays AKA Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etcetera, but the truth is that, for some of us, this is a reason of celebration. Let me go deeper about this...

I am, since the beginning of 2012, living in Berlin and, although this is "the new place to be", the cosmopolitan metropolis of Europe, the base of the best Techno DJs (WTF?¿), and the amazing centre of Music and street art, is also the 'Oh! Is so cold that I don't want to live anymore' place. For around 8-9 months this is a grey, cold and depressive place so, when the warm temperatures come is like I am awakening from a never-ending hibernation. I feel alive, happy, cheerful, active, and creative, on the go!

I find myself, therefore, writing this entry in my long time ago abandoned blog. I don’t know which direction this is going to take. I don’t know if it’ll be full of ‘Instagram-y’ pictures of my everyday-life in Berlin, or perhaps, an allegory picturing myself enjoying my other passion: fashion. (Crom, save me of becoming an empty ‘OMG’ ego-blogger). All the old entries were, as you can see, pictures of pixel dolls so maybe is time to make it for real and to use all that creativity for good.
What I know for sure is that, somehow, music will be present at all times! Welcome!