Yone Rodriguez
Think Canary Islands (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northwest African mainland). Think timple (a traditional five-string plucked string instrument native to the Canaries). And think Yone Rodríguez, a new generation Gran Canaria timplista, whose training (mentored by the late great José Antonio Ramos and many others), talent (since age 7) and mastery have made him one of today’s foremost exponents of his instrument.
Olga Cerpa Y Mestisay
Olga Cerpa is the most important female voice of the last three decades in Canary Islands. Nominated for two Latin Grammys, she has shared stages with great artists like Omara Portuondo, Joan Manuel Serrat, Julio Pereira and Milladoiro. Along with her 25-year-old band Mestisay, she has produced musical theater touring shows such as “Vereda tropical,” which curated well-known Latin songs from the 1940s & ‘50s, and “Jallo” (a word that refers to the objects that the sea throws to the Canary shores).
Alba Gil
Every year, Jazz International Rotterdam in the Netherlands presents The Pack Project, led by an emerging young artist. In 2020, the leader of the Pack was the rebellious saxophonist, flutist, vocalist and composer Alba Gil Aceytuno, who is originally from Las Palmas, Canary Islands, but is now based in Rotterdam, which offers her a music scene and atmosphere that she loves.
Hirahi Afonso
For Gran Canarian artist Hirahi Afonso, traditional Canarian music could have been his natural environment, allowing him to move like a fish in water; however, the timple (a traditional five-string plucked string instrument native to the Canary Islands) has been his tool to explore different musical styles like jazz and pop.
Olga Cerpa Y Mestisay
Olga Cerpa is the most important female voice of the last three decades in Canary Islands. Nominated for two Latin Grammys, she has shared stages with great artists like Omara Portuondo, Joan Manuel Serrat, Julio Pereira and Milladoiro. Along with her 25-year-old band Mestisay, she has produced musical theater touring shows such as “Vereda tropical,” which curated well-known Latin songs from the 1940s & ‘50s, and “Jallo” (a word that refers to the objects that the sea throws to the Canary shores).
Hirahi Afonso
For Gran Canarian artist Hirahi Afonso, traditional Canarian music could have been his natural environment, allowing him to move like a fish in water; however, the timple (a traditional five-string plucked string instrument native to the Canary Islands) has been his tool to explore different musical styles like jazz and pop.
Yone Rodriguez
Think Canary Islands (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northwest African mainland). Think timple (a traditional five-string plucked string instrument native to the Canaries). And think Yone Rodríguez, a new generation Gran Canaria timplista, whose training (mentored by the late great José Antonio Ramos and many others), talent (since age 7) and mastery have made him one of today’s foremost exponents of his instrument.
Olga Cerpa Y Mestisay
Olga Cerpa is the most important female voice of the last three decades in Canary Islands. Nominated for two Latin Grammys, she has shared stages with great artists like Omara Portuondo, Joan Manuel Serrat, Julio Pereira and Milladoiro. Along with her 25-year-old band Mestisay, she has produced musical theater touring shows such as “Vereda tropical,” which curated well-known Latin songs from the 1940s & ‘50s, and “Jallo” (a word that refers to the objects that the sea throws to the Canary shores).
Alba Gil
Every year, Jazz International Rotterdam in the Netherlands presents The Pack Project, led by an emerging young artist. In 2020, the leader of the Pack was the rebellious saxophonist, flutist, vocalist and composer Alba Gil Aceytuno, who is originally from Las Palmas, Canary Islands, but is now based in Rotterdam, which offers her a music scene and atmosphere that she loves.
