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Music 
13th January 2021 VALENCIA MUSIC! EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MATT BAKER
## 24/7 VALENCIA: 1.Could you tell us something about your background and musical education? I actually started at the age of six with the piano but from the beginning had an idea that this wasn’t the ideal instrument for me. I had asked to play drums and my parents wisely told me to start with […]
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History 
9th January 2021 RUZAFA…A GARDEN OF DELIGHTS IN VALENCIA
##The elegantly scruffy neighbourhood of Ruzafa was first incorporated into the city of Valencia about 130 years ago. Even in that time it has often been seen as being a bit off the beaten track. Now, however, while more central areas become increasingly franchised, sanitised and expensive, it’s Ruzafa which is fast cementing its place […]
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Music 
8th January 2021 VALENCIA MUSIC… ‘BORJA CATANESI’ AWARDED TITLE OF “BEST STREET MUSICIAN IN THE WORLD”
##The Valencian Borja Catanesi is named “The Best Street Musician In The World.” Borja Catanesi, a former resident of Ruzafa, has performed in main squares and street music festivals around the world. The Valencian Borja Catanesi obtained recognition as the best street musician at the ‘Roma International Buskers Festival’, which took place from 18th to […]
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Art 
1st January 2021 ‘VELES MARKET’ FOR ALL THE FAMILY AT THE PORT OF VALENCIA (VELES E VENTS BUILDING) FROM JANUARY 1st TO JANUARY 5th
##The chosen space is the first floor of the iconic “Veles e Vents” Marina building. The event has all the sanitary precautions and limited capacity. Attendance is free + Free Entrance + Information at @Veleseventsvalencia + Design by the Valencian @azuatelier+Organiza @nola.arts Children can have their share of fun and learning with a cooking workshop […]
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Editorial 
1st January 2021 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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Editorial 
30th December 2020 VALENCIA MUSIC …EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SOLEDAD VÉLEZ
Soledad Vélez is 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. 24/7 VALENCIA: What do you like […]
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Music 
27th December 2020 VALENCIA MUSIC WITH ‘MEDITERRANÍES’ & ‘SAMPA’ BY ALBERT SANZ
Albert Sanz was born into a very musical family in Valencia. His mother, Mamen García, is a great singer-songwriter and award-winning theatre, film and television actress. His father Josep Sanz is a conductor, classical pianist and composer… From an early age, Sanz was surrounded by his father’s classical music and the varied repertoire of songs […]
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Music 
26th December 2020 VALENCIA MUSIC… ‘EFRÉN LÓPEZ’ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Efrén Lopez really is a musical phenomenon. Born in a working-class barrio of Valencia in 1972, he left school with no qualifications due “to a less than perfect relationship with authority”. He got involved in music as a sound technician in studios and as a session musician, which involved a tour of Colombia and Peru […]
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Music 
16th December 2020 REVIEW OF ‘ROLLING STONE: LIFE AND DEATH OF BRIAN JONES’ DVD (Director DANNY GARCIA)
There have been a good few books on the legendary Brian Jones over the years. It’s a welcome surprise, therefore, to finally now have a quality documentary about this key figure of ‘The Rolling Stones’ and their murky past. Director Danny Garcia is clearly a real fan of his subject. This is his most recent […]
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Music 
15th December 2020 BEETHOVEN & BRUCKNER @’PALAU DE LES ARTS OF VALENCIA’ … CONDUCTED BY GUSTAVO GIMENO (DECEMBER 19th)
In his new visit to Les Arts, Gustavo Gimeno, at the head of the OCV, conducts an attractive programme formed by Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony and Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto, masterpieces of their respective composers and considered essential scores of the symphonic repertoire of all times. Without a doubt, the adagio of this Brucknerian symphony is […]
