Concert from John “dad” Great in the Sala del Campidoglio of Santiago de Compostela as part of the programming Códax Autumn Festival. The concert will take place on November 19 at 20:30 and will have La perra blanco as the opening act.
Concert from John “dad” Great in Santiago de Compostela as part of the programming Códax Autumn Festival
For more than thirty years, pianist and organist John Papa Gros has brought New Orleans party culture to listeners around the world. John Gros mixes all the sounds of New Orleans – funk, traditional jazz, marching band, blues – and transforms them into his original, quirky, distinctive and recognizable sound.
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His latest album, Central City (2020), sees Gros capture the distinctive feel-good charm of his hometown New Orleans; For this he makes use of the help of some of his most renowned musicians, guardians of the musical tradition of the city. Central City is a collection of classic New Orleans songs, old and new, filtered through his decades of dedication to the craft. The album combines original songs by Gros with covers by Allen Toussaint, Lloyd Price and John Prine.
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Trio born in 2017 in La Línea de la Concepción (Cádiz), led by Alba Blanco (singer and guitarist). Inspired by the music of the 50s, this power trio features diverse influences, whether from black music, rhythm and blues and gospel, as well as hillbilly, rockabilly, country or bluegrass.
After releasing her first album at the end of 2019 and the stop caused by the pandemic, La Perra Blanco returns to the front door in 2022 with countless concerts and a new album, considered by critics to be the best they have recorded to date.
Alba Blanco performs live with double bass player Guillermo González and drummer Jesús López, two luxury squires, with experience in a multitude of projects within the 1950s scene.
