THE BEST FINANCE NEWS ON PAGES 18 22 Issue No. 1934
28 Jul - 3 Aug 2022
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JAZZ ON THE COAST Tamsin Brown EXPECTATIONS were high for the Jazz on the Coast festival in Almuñecar, held in the El Majuelo Park from July 19 to 24, and the electrifying performances from some of the top names in jazz did not dis appoint. Just one of the spectacular performances came from the Havana born singer Daymé Aroce na. Despite being small in stature, Daymé’s onstage presence is huge. Her songs, which are her own, combine traditional san tería songs, rumba and guaguancó, and are heavily focused on percussion and pulsating bass lines. She captured the hearts of the audience so fully that by the end of the festival all of her records had been bought. Barefoot and dressed in white, she began her per formance by calling on a blessing from Yemayá, the goddess of the sea and
Rincon de la Victoria is sponsoring the racing team.
Estrella del Viento RESOUNDING SUCCESS: The Cuban singer Daymé Arocena and her band.
women from the santería faith. She was joined on stage by a percussionist, a bass player and a very live ly keyboard player. Daymé expressed her joy at being able to sing again, especial ly at an event as big as the Jazz on the Coast festival. Despite only having had a few days to rehearse, the band connected well with the audience and the per
formance was a resound ing success. Song after song, the singer showcased her wideranging and varied vocal abilities in Spanish and English. She has been dubbed by some as the next Celia Cruz, but she al so has influences from Aretha Franklin, Sade, La Lupe, Nina Simone and Di ane Reeves.
had 350 participants, fol lowed by Kenpo, which had around 100. Other notable schools were handball, basket ball, padel, volleyball, BMX, athletics, table ten nis, badminton, rhythmic gymnastics, synchronised swimming, judo, tennis, cycling and chess. At the closing ceremo ny of the schools on July 22, the young athletes re
She easily won the audi ence over with her spirit, her great sense of humour, her goodhearted ness and her desire to connect and even make the people in front of her dance (which she managed to do). The audience was left with the feeling that this woman is destined to be a huge figure in internation al music. Credit: Almuñecar Town Hall
A thousand athletes THE 202122 sports schools run by the Al muñecar Municipal Sports Department, in which almost a thousand young athletes have par ticipated, have been cele brating a successful year of sports as it comes to an end. There is a total of 16 municipal sports schools. The most popular one is the football school, which
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CLOSING CEREMONY: The cycling school.
ceived their diplomas from the councillor for Sports, Luis Aragón, and the heads of each of the sporting activities.
THE Malaga boat racing team Estrella del Viento, sponsored by the Rincon de la Victoria Town Hall as part of its strategy to encourage tourism and sports, participated in the Puerto Sherry Classic Week Boat Race in Cadiz from July 20 to 24. They participated with the Seventy ESP770, a historic boat dating back to 1935. Estrella del Viento will now participate in the Copa del Rey in Mahon, Menorca, from August 24 to 28, where they will once again represent the Costa del Sol in the Mediterranean as a desti nation closely linked to the sea and nautical sports. The classic yacht races encourage a competi tive spirit based on values that aim to respect the ocean and preserve the traditional sailing style. The team is led by Manuel Martínez, world and Copa del Rey champion, and has the Olympian Félix Gancedo as its coach (three world champi onships, four European championships, 21 Span ish championships).