19th 6Cuerdas Festival Fills Canaries With Guitar Music
The 19th International 6Cuerdas Festival will fill the Canary Islands with guitar music, featuring international artists, concerts, workshops, and a jam session across five islands from November 1 to 29.
The 19th International 6Cuerdas Festival is set to fill the Canary Islands with guitar music from November 1 to 29. This year, the festival features about a dozen events, all centered around the guitar, across Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, Lanzarote, and La Palma. Attendees can look forward to concerts, workshops, educational activities, and a lively jam session.
Leading artists from around the world are set to perform, including Brazil's Gabriel Selvage, Switzerland's Sandro Schneebeli, and Spain's Rycardo Moreno. The festival was announced yesterday in La Laguna by Adrián del Castillo, the municipality's Culture Councilor, and festival director Tomás López Cruz. The announcement event also featured a performance by Tenerife guitarist Jonay Mesa.
The festival kicks off this Saturday, November 1, at 8:00 PM with a concert by Gabriel Selvage, a master of the Brazilian seven-string guitar, at the CajaCanarias Cultural Space in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
On November 6, the 6Cuerdas Jam Session will take place at La Bowie in La Laguna at 9:00 PM. This event promises to be a hub for improvisation, collaboration, community spirit, and discovering new talent.
Argentine luthier Fernando Rubín will share insights into his craft and perform a concert on November 7 at 9:00 PM at Café Teatro Rayuela in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The events continue on November 8 in La Laguna, where Sandro Schneebeli will perform at the old Santo Domingo Convent at 8:30 PM, blending jazz, world music, and intimate sounds.
The festival then moves to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on November 12, with Rycardo Moreno performing at the Palacete Rodríguez Quegles at 8:00 PM. On November 13, Canarian artist Carlos Oramas will take the stage at the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Cruz de Tenerife at 7:30 PM, inviting the audience on a journey through ancient music with the unique sounds of the theorbo and baroque guitar. The following day, November 14, Brazilian artist Marcel Powell will perform a concert at Espacio Mutua Tinerfeña in La Laguna at 8:00 PM.
The festival's tour of the islands continues with:
- La Gomera: Jonay Mesa on November 20, at Gomera Lounge, Valle Gran Rey, starting at 9:00 PM.
- Lanzarote: The Alex Janssen Trio on November 21, at Bodegas Rubicón, La Geria, Yaiza, at 7:00 PM.
- La Palma: Alexander Sputh on November 22, at Casa del Conde, Los Llanos de Aridane, at 8:00 PM.
- Tenerife: Iván Rojas on November 23, at Plaza de Santa Catalina, Tacoronte, at 8:00 PM, and Pedro Martínez on November 29, at the Casa Lercaro courtyard during Noche en Blanco de La Laguna, at 12:30 PM.