Sound Waves
Playa de las Cucharas, Costa Teguise
Friday July 6th :: From 9pm
The PWA World Windsurfing Cup takes place in Costa Teguise from June 30th through until July 7th. And the event culminates with a free party on the main beach in the resort, Playa de las Cucharas, on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th from 9pm.
The event is headlined by Madrid based duo Wagon Cookin’ – who blend a whole mixture of influences such as jazz, soul, latin and dub into a funky fusion – backed with house beats and English language vocals – that is showcased to great effect on their latest release, 2 Faces.Wagon Cookin’ is comprised of two brothers – Javier and Luis Garayalde – who live in a railway carriage that is located in the foothills outside Madrid. And which, apparently, used to traverse the Trans Siberian Railway.
They will be supported by a number of DJ´s and the event is entirely free of charge.
Jazz Canarias
Casco Historico, Teguise
Friday July 6th :: From 9.30pm
Taking place just ten minutes up the road from Costa Teguise – the annual Jazz Canarias tour is staged in the island’s old capital,
Teguise. And features the talents of 22-year-old trumpeter Christian Scott, who is widely regarded to be one of the scenes hottest new talents in many years.
Scott has recently been picking up plaudits for his latest release, Rewind That – described by industry bible Billboard as “arguably one of the most remarkable premieres that the genre has seen in the last decade�.
New Orleans native Scott will be supported by the Josh Dion Band – led by the drummer and vocalist of the same name – who lay down tight, old school R&B beats with nods to both jazz and hip hop grooves.
The event kicks off at 9.30pm and is also entirely free of charge.
Outdoor Cinema Season
Plaza del Varadero, Puerto del Carmen
July 2nd – 5th :: 10pm
OK, so the films are going to be in Spanish. But they are also going to be free. And tourists can still soak up the atmosphere and enjoy watching movies under the stars, as a series of giant screenings are staged in the Old Town Harbour area of Puerto del Carmen at 10pm each night from July 2nd through to the 5th.
And whoever organised the program clearly has a mischevious streak – as Al Gore´s environmental wake up call – The Inconvenient Truth – will be screened to mark American Independence Day on July 4th!
Monday July 2nd
Children Of Men
Hollywood sci-fi movie, based on a PD James novel and reelased at the tail end of 2006. Starring some big British names such as Michael Caine and Clive Owen.
Tuesday July 3rd
Rebellion In The Island
German made childrens animation film, set on a small South Seas Island, which is home to Professor Tibatong and his son – as well as a whole menagerie comprising, a lizard, a stork and a sea lion. The film was only recently released in March of this year but has already picked up an award for best childrens feature at the 44th Childrens Film Festival in Gijon.
Wednesday July 4th
An Inconvenient Truth
Former US Vice President Al Gore will be chairing a summit on world climate change on the neighbouring island of Fuerteventura this coming Sweptember. And the movie which has been made about his crusade to awaken the world to the impending climate crisis is pretty scary viewing in any language. Featuring images so vivid that subtitles aren´t really required.
Thursday July 5th
Dreamgirls
Fictional tale based loosely on the story of Motown girl group The Supremes, starring Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles and Eddie Murphy. Dreamgirls was released at the tail end of 2006 and despite picking up two Academy Awards and three Golden Globes has played to mixed reviews from the critics.
