THURSDAY 29TH JULY 2010.
On yet another balmy evening as we attended the last of the free summer concerts arranged by the council and Fernando Antintolo Bueno, the director of the School of Music; the largest audience so far watched and listened to the Piano-Jazz concert, the first half was Fransisco Martin Gambero “ Paco ”the excellent pianist from last week with the band performing a classical set on a special electric piano starting with Chopin, some Spanish classical numbers and finishing with a George Gershwin Medley. The audience sat enthralled and very quiet as they appreciated the talent of Paco.
For the second half he was joined on stage by Fernando Antinolo Torres on drums and the voice of Isabel Pastor Gonzalez,the electric piano also had a pedal base system which Paco used to lay down a base line; Isabel who has a easy listening voice sang in English and Spanish, The Spanish version of The Girl From Ipanema was captivating and her Besame Mucho was dedicated to a member of the audience, the guest singer Nacho Valiente performed a earthy Spanish song with great feeling. Fernando then gave another virtuoso performance on the clarinet of the classic Take Five before Isabel ended with one of her personal favorites,the Billy Joel number,Just The Way you Are. The whole audience rose to their feet to applaud another excellent concert and called for an encore; What a Wonderful World was just right to finish off the set and about summed up the evening. We will miss our Thursday evenings out and look forward to future concerts arranged by the School of Music and especially Fernando’s contribution.
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Friday, July 30, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
MANILVA SANTA ANA.
MONDAY 26TH JULY 2010
One “ Helluva ” Day that started at 8-00am and finished at 3-00am this morning !
The Charanga Band and fireworks starts the day with a bang; Santa Ana is the patron saint of Manilva and this is the next to biggest festival and carnival of the year, we met Mano and Anna up at Bar Rojas for drinks and tapas and were joined by some town councilor’s and the head of Manilva Radio/TV under the canopy of the Sanbrajo in the hot lunchtime sun; then it’s siesta time.
In the evening we had supper at Bar Rojas, Carlos,Ana Mari and Fabio joined us as the village got packed before the processions begin; they all dress up in their best dress’s and finery and parade up and down Calle Mar which is set up with stalls and later a very large bouncy castle; as the Mass ends in Santa Ana church the procession makes it way up to the main street lead by the Town Band with the Mayor and Councillor’,then the Statue of Santa Ana covered in flowers is carried on the shoulder’s of the apostolic’s,this year for the first time Paco,Lumy’s youngest son was one of them. The ladies of the Town Choir follow the tableau and also all the church congregation as they parade up and down Calle Mar in the late evening.
By now the village is bouncing and all the bars do a roaring trade in Tapas and drink; the six main one’s along Calle Mar all set up extra outside Bars and more tables and chairs all along the street as the atmosphere warms up,Manolo’s Sanbrajo was a big hit with the locals, The stage at the top of the street is set up in front of the old Town Hall with a large space for dancing as the bands start up; the two band’s perform until 3-00am in the morning and the crowds soon join in from the very young to the old; the music is loud and you can’t stop moving to the rhythms, the band in the pictures is a ten piece combo with male and female dancers and singers and are very good.
As we were jigging away Brian came along after work and joined us,Lilli is home in Finland for a long weekend, we ended up back at Bar Rojas at 2-30 this morning for the last drink along with some friends and regulars of Manolo’s and Lumy to end one “ Helluva ” day to remember. The pictures below give you a little idea of the evening but not the sounds. smells and atmosphere !!
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One “ Helluva ” Day that started at 8-00am and finished at 3-00am this morning !
The Charanga Band and fireworks starts the day with a bang; Santa Ana is the patron saint of Manilva and this is the next to biggest festival and carnival of the year, we met Mano and Anna up at Bar Rojas for drinks and tapas and were joined by some town councilor’s and the head of Manilva Radio/TV under the canopy of the Sanbrajo in the hot lunchtime sun; then it’s siesta time.
In the evening we had supper at Bar Rojas, Carlos,Ana Mari and Fabio joined us as the village got packed before the processions begin; they all dress up in their best dress’s and finery and parade up and down Calle Mar which is set up with stalls and later a very large bouncy castle; as the Mass ends in Santa Ana church the procession makes it way up to the main street lead by the Town Band with the Mayor and Councillor’,then the Statue of Santa Ana covered in flowers is carried on the shoulder’s of the apostolic’s,this year for the first time Paco,Lumy’s youngest son was one of them. The ladies of the Town Choir follow the tableau and also all the church congregation as they parade up and down Calle Mar in the late evening.
By now the village is bouncing and all the bars do a roaring trade in Tapas and drink; the six main one’s along Calle Mar all set up extra outside Bars and more tables and chairs all along the street as the atmosphere warms up,Manolo’s Sanbrajo was a big hit with the locals, The stage at the top of the street is set up in front of the old Town Hall with a large space for dancing as the bands start up; the two band’s perform until 3-00am in the morning and the crowds soon join in from the very young to the old; the music is loud and you can’t stop moving to the rhythms, the band in the pictures is a ten piece combo with male and female dancers and singers and are very good.
As we were jigging away Brian came along after work and joined us,Lilli is home in Finland for a long weekend, we ended up back at Bar Rojas at 2-30 this morning for the last drink along with some friends and regulars of Manolo’s and Lumy to end one “ Helluva ” day to remember. The pictures below give you a little idea of the evening but not the sounds. smells and atmosphere !!
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Monday, July 26, 2010
MANILVA LIFE.
SATURDAY/SUNDAY 24TH/25TH JULY 2010.
On Saturday we had a day at home to catch up with the chores, it was also very hot and so we took things easy for the rest of the day.
First thing on Sunday morning Mano rang to say to come and join them up at Bar Rojas for a coffee; it was Mano’s birthday, late fifties, so he was in a celebration mood; Anna,Carlos and Fabio were also with him and they had picked up some fresh “ Churros ” from the small pastry shop at the top of the village to have with our Tea and Coffee, usually you have them with hot Chocolate, you dip the fried batter rings in sugar and then dip them !
Next we went down to the front at Sabinillas to have a couple of drinks and to start we had Bacon Butties and the full English Breakfast to help sustain us for the rest of day ! By then the sun was very hot and the beach was full, all the locals put up their sun umbrellas and form a line along the beach front as far as you can see just above the water line; there is only a very small tide in the Mediterranean, which we watched from the shade of Gary’s Beach Bar !
On the way back we ended up back in Bar Rojas and then went for a siesta; in the evening Calle Mar was closed so the children’s games could tale place and also they erect bouncy castles in the street;
Thought for the Day;
The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you somebody else.
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On Saturday we had a day at home to catch up with the chores, it was also very hot and so we took things easy for the rest of the day.
First thing on Sunday morning Mano rang to say to come and join them up at Bar Rojas for a coffee; it was Mano’s birthday, late fifties, so he was in a celebration mood; Anna,Carlos and Fabio were also with him and they had picked up some fresh “ Churros ” from the small pastry shop at the top of the village to have with our Tea and Coffee, usually you have them with hot Chocolate, you dip the fried batter rings in sugar and then dip them !
Next we went down to the front at Sabinillas to have a couple of drinks and to start we had Bacon Butties and the full English Breakfast to help sustain us for the rest of day ! By then the sun was very hot and the beach was full, all the locals put up their sun umbrellas and form a line along the beach front as far as you can see just above the water line; there is only a very small tide in the Mediterranean, which we watched from the shade of Gary’s Beach Bar !
On the way back we ended up back in Bar Rojas and then went for a siesta; in the evening Calle Mar was closed so the children’s games could tale place and also they erect bouncy castles in the street;
Thought for the Day;
The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you somebody else.
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MANILVA VERBENA SANTA ANA.
One and a half hour's later the band came back down the main street after going around every narrow street in the village ! They ended up in the Town Hall foyer playing as loud as they could and then marched off out of the village past Bar Rojas. !!
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MANILVA VERBANA SANTA ANA.
MONDAY 26TH JULY 2010 8-00 am.
On the 26th July Manilva celebrates its patron saint Santa Ana with a day of festivities when the locals take part in various tournaments, contests for children and processions; The band called “ Chi Chi Pom ” made up of members of the Brass Band enter the village at 8-00am playing Charanga music, lively brass band/samba, to wake the village up and at the same time marking the start of the day, locals also let off fireworks all over the village.
In the late afternoon there is a mass at the church of Santa Ana accompanied by the Santa Ana Choir followed by a procession of the Saint through the streets accompanied by the Manilva Town Band; in the evening after the presentation of the awards and trophies for the various tournaments and contests there is music and dancing in Calle Mar to the sounds of the groups “ Latidos ”and “ Cruceros ”until the early hours of the morning !!
The pictures below show the start of the day, watch out for the full report and more pictures later .
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On the 26th July Manilva celebrates its patron saint Santa Ana with a day of festivities when the locals take part in various tournaments, contests for children and processions; The band called “ Chi Chi Pom ” made up of members of the Brass Band enter the village at 8-00am playing Charanga music, lively brass band/samba, to wake the village up and at the same time marking the start of the day, locals also let off fireworks all over the village.
In the late afternoon there is a mass at the church of Santa Ana accompanied by the Santa Ana Choir followed by a procession of the Saint through the streets accompanied by the Manilva Town Band; in the evening after the presentation of the awards and trophies for the various tournaments and contests there is music and dancing in Calle Mar to the sounds of the groups “ Latidos ”and “ Cruceros ”until the early hours of the morning !!
The pictures below show the start of the day, watch out for the full report and more pictures later .
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
TOUR DE FRANCE FINAL RESULT.
SUNDAY 25TH JULY 2010.
Today’s final stage 20 of the Tour de France was from Longjumeau to the Champs-Elysees in Paris; yesterday the stage was around the vine fields of Bordeaux to Pauillac over 52km and was a time-trial and was won by the time-trial specialist Fabian Cancellara,Contador made time on Shelck and retained the overall lead for today’s final stage which is a bit like a procession as they ride into Paris.
The Manic Manxman,Mark Cavendish the “ Manx Missile ” won the sprint, his fifth stage win of this year’s tour and his 15th in total; only 12 men have won more! So Alberto Contador is the winner, for the third time and Andy Schleck was second, again with Russian Denis Menchov third.
NB; The Spaniard won by 39secs.the same time amount of time Schelck lost in the incident that seems to have become known as “ Chain-Gate ” !?
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Today’s final stage 20 of the Tour de France was from Longjumeau to the Champs-Elysees in Paris; yesterday the stage was around the vine fields of Bordeaux to Pauillac over 52km and was a time-trial and was won by the time-trial specialist Fabian Cancellara,Contador made time on Shelck and retained the overall lead for today’s final stage which is a bit like a procession as they ride into Paris.
The Manic Manxman,Mark Cavendish the “ Manx Missile ” won the sprint, his fifth stage win of this year’s tour and his 15th in total; only 12 men have won more! So Alberto Contador is the winner, for the third time and Andy Schleck was second, again with Russian Denis Menchov third.
NB; The Spaniard won by 39secs.the same time amount of time Schelck lost in the incident that seems to have become known as “ Chain-Gate ” !?
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
MANILVA BAND CONCERT FRIDAY 23RD JULY.
FRIDAY 23RD JULY 2010.
CONCERT BT THE MUNICIPAL BAND OF MANILVA.
On another balmy evening on the stage in front of the old town hall on Calle Mar the municipal band gave a concert lead by Fernando Antinolo Bueno the director of the School of Music; The Manilva band was formed back in 1997 to lead the various marches and processions and gave its first performance on the 20th December. The repertoire of the band over the years has grown under the leadership of Fernando Antinolo Bueno,the director of the music school and they now play traditional,classical,jazz and modern music as well as still leading the processions,as they will be doing on Monday for the Vebena Santa Ana de Manilva celebrations,Fernando is a graduate of the Conservatoire of Malaga and his knowledge and leadership of the band is shown in its repertoire which is made up from the village people and in some cases family members who perform with great gusto and professionalism. The concert this evening was held in front of the large audience who listened with rapt concentration as ManilvaTV once again filmed the concert to be shown on the TV at a later date; the Mayor, Antonia Munuz who was at the front, led the audience in a standing ovation at the end. They had performed a programme of difficult versions of the various types of music with great aplomb and there were some individual solo performances from members of the band; Once again another memorable evening in good old sunny Manilva !
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CONCERT BT THE MUNICIPAL BAND OF MANILVA.
On another balmy evening on the stage in front of the old town hall on Calle Mar the municipal band gave a concert lead by Fernando Antinolo Bueno the director of the School of Music; The Manilva band was formed back in 1997 to lead the various marches and processions and gave its first performance on the 20th December. The repertoire of the band over the years has grown under the leadership of Fernando Antinolo Bueno,the director of the music school and they now play traditional,classical,jazz and modern music as well as still leading the processions,as they will be doing on Monday for the Vebena Santa Ana de Manilva celebrations,Fernando is a graduate of the Conservatoire of Malaga and his knowledge and leadership of the band is shown in its repertoire which is made up from the village people and in some cases family members who perform with great gusto and professionalism. The concert this evening was held in front of the large audience who listened with rapt concentration as ManilvaTV once again filmed the concert to be shown on the TV at a later date; the Mayor, Antonia Munuz who was at the front, led the audience in a standing ovation at the end. They had performed a programme of difficult versions of the various types of music with great aplomb and there were some individual solo performances from members of the band; Once again another memorable evening in good old sunny Manilva !
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Friday, July 23, 2010
TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE 17/18.
THURSDAY 22ND JULY 2010.
Alberto Contador clung to the wheel of Andy Schleck up the final major climb of this year’s Tour de France to remain on course to retain his crown. Shcleck attacked with 10km left on the stage from Pau as they where going up the Tourmalet leaving everybody behind except for Contador;the duo caught the seven-man breakaway group with ease to leave a straight fight between them on the grueling final 8km.Schleck repeatedly looked behind him through the mist to assess the state of Contador,who initially refused to take up the running, they exchanged glances and words as they climbed higher and higher in a frenzy of wheels and madcap spectators; the Spaniard suddenly launched an attack with 4km to go but Schleck responded superbly, giving his rival a long stare when he drew alongside him again.
With the mountain’s finally behind us we are back on the flat of south west France with the 198km stage from Selles-de-Bearn to Bordeaux today, one for the sprinters.
Mark Cavendish stormed to his fourth stage win of this year's Tour de France and his 14th in all on today's 18th stage;there were no changes at the top with Contador retaining his lead.
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Alberto Contador clung to the wheel of Andy Schleck up the final major climb of this year’s Tour de France to remain on course to retain his crown. Shcleck attacked with 10km left on the stage from Pau as they where going up the Tourmalet leaving everybody behind except for Contador;the duo caught the seven-man breakaway group with ease to leave a straight fight between them on the grueling final 8km.Schleck repeatedly looked behind him through the mist to assess the state of Contador,who initially refused to take up the running, they exchanged glances and words as they climbed higher and higher in a frenzy of wheels and madcap spectators; the Spaniard suddenly launched an attack with 4km to go but Schleck responded superbly, giving his rival a long stare when he drew alongside him again.
With the mountain’s finally behind us we are back on the flat of south west France with the 198km stage from Selles-de-Bearn to Bordeaux today, one for the sprinters.
Mark Cavendish stormed to his fourth stage win of this year's Tour de France and his 14th in all on today's 18th stage;there were no changes at the top with Contador retaining his lead.
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MANILVA FREE CONCERT.
THURSDAY 22ND JULY 2010.
Tonight’s concert was performed by members of the Town Band and produced by the Director of Music Fernando Antinolo Bueno,who also played the Clarinet and Bass Guitar. The first part of the concert was classical and the second part was light, as you can see in the programme ( Click to Enlarge ) The mayor was in attendance and the large audience was very appreciative as Manilva TV recorded the show to be shown later. All the band members are very good I must give a special mention to Frencisco Martin Gambero,the Pianist who led the band and also accompanied all the solo performers.
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Tonight’s concert was performed by members of the Town Band and produced by the Director of Music Fernando Antinolo Bueno,who also played the Clarinet and Bass Guitar. The first part of the concert was classical and the second part was light, as you can see in the programme ( Click to Enlarge ) The mayor was in attendance and the large audience was very appreciative as Manilva TV recorded the show to be shown later. All the band members are very good I must give a special mention to Frencisco Martin Gambero,the Pianist who led the band and also accompanied all the solo performers.
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