The Director General for Cultural Promotion, Antonio Martínez, today announced the tenth edition of National competition songwriters 'Cantigas de Mayo', involving a total of 12 singers from Argentina, Granada, Madrid, Barcelona, A Coruña, Jaén, Las Palmas, Álava and Murcia.
The presentation was also attended by the councilman Festival and Citizenship of Ceuta, Juan Felipe Cano, and the developer of the Cantigas de Mayo, Juan Antonio García Cortés.
The event, held from tomorrow until next Saturday, "has achieved throughout his career put on the market for big names in the song's author, that is, a pool of new names," said Martinez , who noted that the Cantigas de Mayo festival is a small format but Ceutí defined at the national level.
Moreover, he added, has a degree of uniqueness in the whole Spanish territory and has the backing of the experts and critics. "
The semifinalists are based Argentinean Fede Comin Grenada, the Grenadines and Patricia Lara Lázaro Bello, Tato Azevedo, a duo of Jaen and Barcelona, also living in Granada, Murcia Rocio Ramos, Barcelona's El Niño of Mortgage and Release The Lady, the Madrid David Torres and Elena Gomez, Victor Lemes Gran Canaria, the Alava Mikel Izal and Coruña Andrés Suárez.
Selected among 73 candidates in three countries (Argentina, Brazil and Spain) and 28 Spanish provinces, will host its place in the final concert with free admission from 13 to 14 May, if approved by a jury of the singer Uxía Galicia, program director of Radio 3 'Discopolis', José Miguel Lopez, and the music critic of El Pais Fernando Neira, who will decide three prizes of 4,000, 2,500 and 1,600 euros.
After Friday's final, with six singers performing on last year's winner, El Kanka, Malaga, presenting songs from his upcoming album with his band, T Rag.
The Galician singer Uxía be the guest artist at the closing gala and awards ceremony on Saturday May 16, when present his album 'Eternal sail'.
The performances, with free admission, will be held in the Auditorium at 20:30 Ceutí.
This festival is organized by the local council, with the collaboration of the Directorate General for Cultural Promotion, Radio 3, the management company, Artists, Performers, Onda Madrid Regional and local songwriters Liberty Concert 8.
Photo (left to right): The developer of the Cantigas de Mayo, Juan Antonio García Cortés, the council of Parties and Citizen Participation of Ceuta, Juan Felipe Cano, and the Director General for Cultural Promotion, Antonio Martínez, for presentation the Tenth National Exhibition of Song Author 'Cantigas de Mayo.
Source: CARM