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Editorial 
17th August 2019 VALENCIA ROCK ‘N’ ROLL STAR BRUNO LOMAS (BORN 14 JUNE 1940 Játiva / DIED 17 AUGUST 1990 Puebla de Farnals)
##Youth culture and Rock ‘n’ Roll are not concepts we easily associate with post-war Franco’s Spain. It’s hard to see where they would fit in amongst the grey public works, the development plans and the authoritarian grip of the regime. In the late fifties, at the end of the grim period of total isolation and […]
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Editorial 
16th August 2019 VALENCIA MUSIC …EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SOLEDAD VÉLEZ
##Soledad Vélez is a little bit special. She has a unique quality with a memorable chorus, an interesting turn of phrase, the lilt in her distinctive voice, the implied sense of having lived more than her years. Along with the independent attitude, there’s a touch of Billie Holiday somewhere in the mix. What do you […]
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Editorial 
14th August 2019 SCIENCE AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC, PROTAGONISTS OF THE NEW EDITION OF THE ‘VOlumens FESTIVAL’ IN VALENCIA
##VOlumens continues to unveil artists who will be part of its third edition that will be held at La Base @La Marina de València by the port of Valencia on Saturday, September 28 from 11 am to 1:30 am. Dj Sets, Live sets, Live A / V, installations, talks and more… make up the festival’s […]
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Food 
14th August 2019 MAR D’AMURA (LIVE MUSIC & QUALITY CUISINE) IN CABANYAL
##The ‘24/7 Valencia’ team have had some really memorable nights of delicious dining & superb live music at ‘Mar d’Amura’, which is now a definitive part of the thriving Cabanyal scene. This place has quality written all over it and attracts an appreciative crowd and is refreshingly integrated with the district. Set in the heart […]
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Editorial 
13th August 2019 VALENCIA MUSIC… JOSH ROUSE ‘LOVE IN THE MODERN AGE’ (EXCLUSIVE REPORT & INTERVIEW)
##The ‘24/7 Valencia’ team were fortunate enough to catch a rousing live set by indie superstar Josh Rouse at the intimate ‘Centro Excursionista’ of Valencia on a balmy night in July 2019… Josh along with the local 4-piece band was musically tight and impressive, especially when they stretched out the groove to the firm approval […]
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Editorial 
12th August 2019 EXCLUSIVE REPORT ON THE DYNAMIC BARRIO OF BENIMACLET (VALENCIA)
##The city of Valencia can be split into sub-divisions or neighbourhoods often known as “barrios”. One of these barrios is called Benimaclet, a name with Arabic origins meaning “sons of Majlad.” This barrio is located to the northeast of Valencia’s city centre. Before 1970, this barrio practiced local sovereignty; therefore, Benimaclet was its own town […]
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Music 
12th August 2019 FROM LOCAL LAD TO ETERNAL LEGEND…. NINO BRAVO
##The Festival Nino Bravo in Aielo de Malferit is just one of more than 20 such festivals and conventions all over the Spanish speaking world. The small town near Onteniente and the birth place of this unique big voiced singer teems with hardcore fans from as far away as Chile and Australia all coming to […]
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Editorial 
7th August 2019 VALENCIA MUSIC… TONI COTOLI (MEDITERRANEAN GUITARIST)
##24/7 VALENCIA: Tell us something about your background and musical education … TONI COTOLI: I was born in Valencia in 1974. At nine years of age I started my musical studies at the ‘Unión de Pescadores del Cabanyal’ Musical Society, where I played the clarinet. At sixteen, I exchanged the clarinet for the guitar, beginning […]
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Editorial 
4th August 2019 SERGENT GARCIA INTERVIEW
##24/7 Valencia: Tell us about your experience of travelling from the port of Valencia to the Caribbean in a sailing boat. Was it for musical reasons? SERGENT GARCIA: I have been travelling for more than 20 years to Latin America and the Caribbean to work and investigate Afro-Caribbean music. I have worked in Mexico, Cuba, […]
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Art 
4th August 2019 EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS OF VALENCIA BY ’24/7 VALENCIA’ RESIDENT PHOTGRAPHER ADRI CASTELLANOS
##You can see exclusive photos of Valencia by resident photographer Adri Castellanos in each edition of ’24/7 Valencia’ magazine.
MAGAZINE JULY-AUGUST’19
