Valencia is home to Congo-born, Afro-pop musician Doudou Nganga. He was raised in Kinshasa … “a city torn apart by wars created by the appetite of our world for the wealth of its soil.”  He is a fine arts graduate from his homeland and furthered his studies at University of Valencia and has stayed here […]

The  ‘T.A.P Organ Trio’ features Simon Mark Taylor on baritone saxophone, Sergio Albentosa on organ and Tico Porcar on drums. The group’s sound is based on the 1960s era, where the Hammond Trio sound really came to the forefront of Jazz. Influences include Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Billy Preston, George Benson, Johnny Griffin, Leo Parker […]

No better way to enjoy the winter holidays in Valencia than a night of dancing to some hot rhythm and soul music. And Barcelona’s best, ‘The Excitements’ delivered the music exceptionally well!  At the centre of this septet is the glamorous voice of Kissia San. Along with brilliant musicianship, the band’s stage charisma comes from […]

Christmas is for spending time with friends and family, indulging a little more than usual, partying and letting our hair down. All of the previous mentioned boxes were ticked last week when ‘Def Con Dos’ touched down in Valencia to perform at ‘16 Toneladas’. As a band more commonly known for headline festival slots and […]

Andrés Belmonte studied classical and modern music at the Valencia Conservatory and Codarts in Rotterdam respectively. He later studied Turkish ney and Ottoman classical music with Ömer Erdoğdular, and Arabic ney at the Cairo Conservatory with Mahmoud Kamal and Mohamed Fouda. As a leader, he has published the recordings JAZZ-7 (2007) and TARIQ (2019) and […]