Michel Camilo & Tomatito opens on July 18 the fifth edition of 1001 music – CaixaBank of Granada. With a stellar program that heads Robert Plant And in which they are also Travis either The Cat Empirethe cycle leaves the Alhambra this year and expands through different scenic spaces of the city.
Granada definitely joins the international circuit with the fifth edition of 1001 music – Caixabank, a cycle that this year is reinvented to consolidate as one of the most ambitious and eclectic musical events in the country. With names such as Robert Plant, Travis, Iván Ferreir Congress Palacehe Cajagranada Theaterthe Bullring and the room Industrial Copera.
The departure gun will be given by two Titans of musical fusion, as Pepe Rodriguez (director of 1001 music – Caixabank to the Dominican pianist described Michel Camilo and the flamenco guitarist Tomatitowhich will open the cycle the July 18 In the Palacio de Congresos. Its virtuous rapport, forged on albums such as Spain either Spain Forever Againthis edition will open with a proposal that embraces Latin jazz and flamenco from technical excellence and pure emotion.
The peak moment will come July 26when the legendary Robert Plantunmistakable voice of LED Zeppelin, act in that same enclosure accompanied by its band Saving Grace and the singer Suzi Dian. In an intimate and acoustic format that mixes British folk, spiritual blues and American roots, Plant will display the strength and sensitivity of a constantly reinvention artist.
Also in the Palacio de Congresos, and a few days before, the July 24it will be the turn of Travisthe Scots that marked an entire generation with their nostalgic melodies and its post-Britpop sound. Topics like Sing, Side either Why does it always rain on me? They are generational hymns. In 2020 they returned after a break with “10 Songs” (BMG, 20), one of their most notable works in almost a decade. A state so that the charismatic Fran Healy and company wanted to endorse last year with the publication of Times
The cycle does not neglect the national scene, and demonstrates it with the participation of two referents of the timeless indie: Iván Ferreiro, who will present his celebrated album Pop trench he September 5 in it Cajagranada Theaterand Morganwhich will rise to that same scenario September 6 With your recent job Hotel Morganan album that confirms its status as one of the most beloved bands on the current panorama.
One of the most promising concerts of this edition will be that of The Cat Empirethat will act andL September 19 in the COPERA INDUSTRIAL ROOMWhat better scenario. The Australian band arrives with new album, Bird in Paradisea work of ten songs produced by Richard Tedesco and Roscoe James Irwin, where they explore unpublished influences without losing their festive seal. The vocalist Felix Riebl has confessed that he always dreamed of recording an album inspired by flamenco, an idea that became a form after the first trip to Spain of Trumpetist Lázaro. From there it is born Graceone of the most celebrated advances on the album, with clear winks to the Spanish tradition. The album also stands out for including moments sung in Creole, Seychelles’s native language, further expanding its cultural palette. This performance will be one of the most dynamic and multicultural of the cycle, with the unmistakable seal of a group that has been filling scenarios from all over the world with ska, funk, jazz and planet rhythms.
Other essential figures of the music scene as completion of the poster such as Antonio Orozco (September 20, Plaza de Toros), with its 25 -year race, and Ana Belén (September 26, Palacio de Congresos), which returns to the stage with an elegant proposal and loaded with history.
One of the novelties of this edition is the opening of the cycle to new scenarios, thus allowing a greater diversity of audiences and formats. From the monumentality of the Palacio de Congresos to the intimacy of the Cajagranada Theater, through the popular power of the bullring or the Copera Industrial Club atmosphere, 1001 Music – CaixaBank proposes a sound experience integrated in the urban and cultural fabric of Granada.
The organization, led by Proexa and with the support of CaixaBankhe Granada City CouncilIdeal, Mondosonoro, DoctorTrece Communication, Royal Bliss, Ticketmaster and Crea SGR, thus bets on consolidating Granada as a reference axis for European musical culture. All this within the framework of the Granada European Capital candidacy of Culture 2031, which finds in this festival a perfect ally for its international projection.
The Tickets For all concerts they will be available from May 9 at 12:00 a.m. on the official website www.1001musicas.es and on regular ticketing platforms.
