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Recap of the 7th Edition of the La Colonia al Freskito Festival: Live Music Takes Center Stage

The “La Colonia al Freskito” Festival, in its seventh edition, closed the summer festive period in the municipality for another year with live music as the protagonist.

At 9.30 pm, the Councilor for Culture and Celebrations, Quique González, the Councilor for Equality, Laura Sánchez, and the presenter of the event, María Victoria Gómez, took the stage to kick off.

A festival that this year intended to bring together a 100% colonist lineup, but different reasons prevented the presence of the groups Alcazaba and No Ni Ná and the cantaora cane player Rocío Luna. The latter performed in Getafe within a very busy calendar after winning the 2023 Mining Lamp.

After the welcome from the authorities and the presentation of the festival’s representative plaque to the presenter, the artist opened the night Manuel Cribaño «The boy from Peñaflor». With the difficulty of having an arm in a sling due to a small accident a few days ago, the Sevillian artist – more than well known among the settler public – delighted with his copla repertoire.

Next, the legendary pop group of the 60s and 70s took to the stage, The iberoswho performed some of his hits in Spanish and English (Fantastic girl; short and wide; three at nightamong others) and several versions of famous songs of the time with their own arrangements.

Five musicians with a proven instrumental quality led by Adolfo Rodríguez (voice and guitar) and Diego Cascado (drums), the two original members of the band that emerged in Torremolinos in 1961 at the hands of the late Enrique Lozano.

The night continued with the flamenco-pop fusion of In key of twoa group with four members from Córdoba and La Carlota that premiered at La Colonia al Freskito and got the audience to dance and get out of that comfort zone that is created around the bar.

The end of the party came with the local groups, much anticipated as we entered the early morning. He acted first Colorao Diesel presenting a good part of the songs that make up their first album, among them Can o The flat.

He also introduced his latest addition, Francisco Baena, to the keyboards, in a clear commitment to evolve and give greater emphasis to the instrumental level. Gasoil Colorao was liked more and more as the year progressed. mini concertletting their followers know how much fun they have on stage.

And almost at 3 in the morning they burst onto the stage Stereo Versionswhich for more than two hours entertained a dedicated audience that asked for more and more.

Vidal, Juanki, Ricardo and David do not lack experience, lovers of good music with extensive experience in other groups, also coinciding with several of them. This summer they have had no shortage of gigs offering their repertoire from the 80s and 90s, pop, rock and roll, Andalusian rock, etc. Next Saturday they will be at Sojo Mercado (Córdoba, 6:00 p.m.).

Finally, we would like to highlight the work of the Brotherhood of Cristo de la Sangre in charge of the bar, which did not stop all night and ran out of some of the stock. All participating artists and groups received a commemorative plaque of the Festival from the Fuente Palmera City Council.


2023-09-25 02:20:52
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