kindling sticksAlternative music group founded in Nottingham (UK) in the 90s, Mediterranean Foundation’s Global Sounds cycle A concert this Tuesday at 20:30.It will be a unique night with one of the most iconic bands of the British music scene. 30 years active. Tickets (25 Euros) are available on the website www.fundacionmediterraneo.es and at the box office of the Aula de Cultura de Alicante (Avda. Doctor Gadea, 1).
Celebrating its fourth year and focusing on world music, this initiative of the Akdeniz Foundation will bring the Ethiopian musician and composer to Istanbul in February. Mulatu Astatke. Global Sounds therefore continues its efforts to bring a show closer to the public, mostly with worldwide available artists. unpublished in Alicante to own and discover other artists and music. Also this year, the cycle has been extended to the foundation’s headquarters in Murcia.
Luis Boyer, head of the Fundación Mediterráneo, emphasizes that this program has received “great acceptance” in previous versions, and “To close the current gap in the music programs of the cities of Alicante and Murcia”.
Group
This is how Tindersticks managed to impose themselves: One of the most prominent bands on the British music scene thanks to his personal style and talent combine soul, jazz and rock elements. The band will be presenting some of their best-known hits live alongside their latest creations. His songs, full of emotion and melancholy, conquered listeners and critics all over the world.
led group, Stuart A StapleHe started to attract great attention with his first album, which is also the main songwriter and vocalist. kindling sticks, published in 1993. The group has released over a dozen studio albums throughout their career and performed numerous concerts and tours around the world. Collaborated with artists such as Lhasa de Sela, Martina Topley-Bird and The Divine ComedyParticipated in major music festivals such as Primavera Sound or Glastonbury.
last album, Distraction (2021) He speaks on time and establishes dialogues with his previous job without hesitation. The British visit Spain on a tour to celebrate the formation Thirty years on stage.
Transfer
Global Sounds has invited Moroccan artists that have worldwide relevance and are often not heard live in Alicante during these four editions, shrunk by the hardships of the pandemic. Asmaa Hamazaoui to the Algerians zoningPortuguese Rodrigo Leoamerican guitarist Marc Ribot or the Catalans María Rodés and Maria Arnal with Marcel Bagés.