24/7 Valencia: Andrés, can you take us through your album ‘Tariq’? Andres Belmonte: My trip starts in Valencia, arrives in Cairo via Istanbul and then rests in Valencia once again. On this ‘Tariq’ road appears ‘El Henna’ & ‘Hobbi’, which are compositions by Mohamed Abdel Wahab, a colossus of the golden age of Egyptian music […]
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 […]
**EXCLUSIVE ‘24/7 VALENCIA’ INTERVIEW WITH LEAD SINGER RICKY ROSS OF ‘DEACON BLUE’ 1. You were touring Valencia and Spain last year. What drew you back? We had an amazing reaction in Valencia with a sold-out show last year. Hopefully, when we have a new record out in 2020 we can build it up a wee […]
Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll Rolling Stone Keith Richards has certainly led a full life when it comes to sex, drugs and rock’n’roll. It is to his credit that he has defied the critics and remembered many of his adventures, in all their colourful glory, via his best-selling autobiography ‘Life’. Back in 1967, Mick […]
1.José, tell us a little about your experience in the world of music… From 1999 to 2011, I ran ‘Discos Mardigras!’ in Valencia. Among other activities, I organized concerts of international artists of black music in different clubs of Valencia and as a DJ in many clubs including events throughout Spain. From 2014 to 2017, […]
One of the great things about Valencian nightlife is the number of bars and clubs run and owned by the people who work in them, not plastic franchises but labours of love with their own special character. First in the Carmen and now in a more spacious locale in Distrito 8, La Edad de Oro […]
1.Tell us something about your upbringing and musical background… I was born into a musical family and my dad has always been a serious jazz fan. So jazz was the first thing I heard and funk too… being born in ’75. I took up the clarinet aged 14 then the Sax. That was in Blackpool […]
1. What is the history of Black Note? Black Note Club opened its doors in August of 1993, which is 25 years ago. From the beginning, we have been committed to quality music and also the promotion of emerging musicians. The more than 4000 concerts that we have held is proof of this! 2. […]
Based in Valencia, Stephanie Cadel is a French born singer-songwriter who, with her cosmopolitan band ‘La Caravane’, has released 2 colourful albums that fit well with an increasingly diverse city. We met up with her in the bohemian barrio of Ruzafa for this exclusive ‘24/7 Valencia’ interview 1. Tell us something about your experiences and […]
John Lydon needs little introduction. He is one of the most important figures in popular culture of the last 40 years. As Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols, with his ready sneer & dyed hair and searing wit and dangerous songs close to the bone, he was too much for the rigid British Establishment. The […]
