19.3.2015 – 1.4.2015
MUSIC REVIEW
ISLAND CONNECTIONS 742
The Qfm Music Review
15
Your guide to music created
in the Canary Islands
ABRAXAS – Soltronica Volume
1 was released on February 20
through the Lemongrass Music
Label and is available for digital
purchase from www.lemongrassmusic.de.
ABRAXAS – Soltronica Volume 1
(Lemongrass Music)
ABRAXAS is a project by Charly Daicz
and Matteo Malavasi. Hailing from
Tenerife, the duo invites us to witness the auspicious moment of two
ingenious musicians meeting. Well
equipped with Italian, Polish and
Guarani roots, both are extensively
educated musicians, being on their
sonorous pathway for decades.
From Classical Music, Jazz to Progressive House; Flamenco guitar, Iranian Sitar to Violoncello and Bass
guitar, their creative force appears
limitless. Undeviatingly, they follow their inner call, participating in
numerous projects with international
reputation, studying new instruments
and evolving their skills. So it comes
as no surprise that they are nowadays considered as some of Spain’s
most accomplished producers and
musicians.
Bright melodies, heavenly sweetened
analogue synths and a well-sourced
acoustic instrumentation make it a treat
to digest. Embracing the initial spirit
of Lounge music, Soltronica Volume
Tenerife Sunshine
As the exclusive partner for
Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines in
the Canary Islands, Tenerife
Sunshine Travel has an excellent understanding of the Fred.
Olsen cruise experience.
Tenerife Sunshine Travel and
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines have
decided to partner with the
Tenerife Lions Club to offer one
lucky winner a chance to WIN
A CRUISE for two people.
Raffle tickets, to win the prize,
are available for €1 each and
can be purchased at all Tenerife Sunshine travel offices as
well as at the Costa del Silencio
and Los Cristianos Lions Club
charity shops. All proceeds will
go towards local Canary Island
charities. The lucky winner will
be drawn on April 12, 2015,
at the Americano Bar in Las
Americas, situated in front of
the Hotel Sol Tenerife, commencing at 2pm, with many
live acts including Mister Sister, SLAM, Vanish, North and
South and Lisa Bridge, to name
but a few.
The cruise prize on offer is
Fred. Olsen’s five-night ‘Sea
is for Comedy’ cruise. The winners will spend five wonderful,
laughter-filled days at sea on
board 929 guest-ship Braemar,
enjoying a leisurely, laughter
filled cruise from Southampton to Tenerife, with no less
than 90 kilograms of luggage
per person.
The winner will be able to enjoy
all of the fantastic facilities
on board Braemar and there
is a great line-up of performers, offering a range of comedy styles. From start to finish,
the cruise is set to be a blast, a
journey filled with good humour
and a wonderful atmosphere
that is sure to never be forgotten.
For 2015, Fred. Olsen and
Tenerife Sunshine Travel are
offering six exciting cruise holidays:
- Braemar’s five-night M1528
‘Sea is for Comedy’ cruise,
departing from Southampton
(ending in Tenerife) on October 25, 2015
- Braemar’s 13-night M1529
‘Canaries & Madeira Winter
Warmth’ cruise, departing
from Tenerife on October 30,
2015.
- Braemar’s 14-night M1530
‘Cape Verde & the Canary
Islands’ cruise, departing
from Tenerife on November
12, 2015.
- Braemar’s 14-night M1531
‘Cities & Beaches of West
Africa’ cruise, departing from
Tenerife on November 26,
2015.
- Braemar’s 13-night M1532
‘Canaries Collection’ cruise,
departing from Tenerife on
December 10, 2015.
- Braemar’s 15-night M1533
‘Canaries to the Caribbean’ flycruise, departing from Tenerife
(ends in Barbados) on December 23, 2015.
These exciting cruises, which
no other Tenerife travel company is offering, are available
to book now. Cabins are selling
fast so to secure your exciting
winter holiday, book now and
also receive a host of benefits, including cabin and dining choice.
For more information, reservations or to purchase a raffle ticket please contact Tenerife Sunshine on +34 922
751867 ext. 1 or email travel@
tenerifesunshine.com. Tenerife home visits available on
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request.
1 holds and caresses the spirit of the
Canary Islands with love and dignity.
Evidently the love and gratitude for
their home-base of Tenerife is an
omnipresent inspiration. The island’s
mood, the fresh Atlantic breeze and
the warmth of the sun, merge magically with their sensual grooves and
atmospheres. Don’t be surprised if you
find yourself transfixed to the sound,
unaware of anything else around you,
staring into an invisible horizon.
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Track list
1. Orahan (God Of La Gomera)
2. Just A Warm Feeling
3. Alisia In The Breeze
4. Esperando La Lluvia (Waiting
For Rain)
5. The Same Moon
6. Free To Leave
7. Rapa Nui
8. Chant Of The Quechua
9. Gemstones
10. Endless Quest
11. Tempura
12. The Chosen Traveller
13. Endless Quest (Remix)
14. Alisia In The Breeze
(Hurricane Remix)-(Bonus Track)