Gran Canaria – that’s entertainment
It can be quite a wrench leaving your home country, even if it is for the sun, sea and sand of Gran Canaria, after all it’s a different culture, how will you manage without all your old favourite places to go and things to do? There’s no need to worry, Gran Canaria is packed with fiestas, parties and great entertainment, much of it in an outdoor setting.
Let’s just look at a few weeks and see what sort of things are going on in Gran Canaria. Last Friday legendary British funk band Jamiroquai did a live concert in Las Palmas as part of the Aguaviva festival of the seas that is being celebrated across the Canary Islands. Tonight American born hispanic singing sensation Perla Batalla performs at the Alfredo Kraus auditorium in Las Palmas. Perla may not be a familiar name to you but suffice to say she has worked closely with Leonard Cohen, making an LP of his songs, and the great song writer knows a thing or two about good singers.
The live action continues with another Latino star, Marc Anthony on Sunday June 22, again in the capital city. The Puerto Rican born mover and groover always wows the audiences where ever he goes, and will have everyone up and dancing. If that wasn’t enough, how about Elvis Costello, the Brit singer is putting in 2 nights, June 30 and July 1 at the Alfredo Kraus auditorium, he would probably need that long to cram in all his hits over the years.
In case you are wondering, Las Palmas, the island capital is up north, but the compact size of the island means it’s barely an hour from the main tourist resorts of the south. So much music, and that’s pretty typical of Gran Canaria, and we haven’t even touched the subject of fiestas and Carnaval. Gran Canaria has many attractions by day and by night, there is something for everyone, or you could simply have a quiet night in with a bottle of a fine local wine, you can always please yourself.