In this third edition of Noches del Jardín Botánico will be held no less than 30 concerts with more than 45 musicians, all national and international music scene references. Along with them, this year will pass through the main stage guests to rise to the occasion and perfectly complement an exceptional lineup.
The guest artist who will accompany the great guitarist Jeff Beck on Friday 29 June is none other than.... A great guitarist!
It will be Ana Popovic, a Serbian blueswoman whom Bruce Springsteen himself described as "a demon of a guitarist". She has shared the stage with BB King, Joe Bonamassa and Jon Hiatt. She has six nominations for best contemporary blues artist from the American Blues Music Awards, most recently last year.
Gimnástica was born in 2012 with the recording of 'Paracaidismo', produced by Pachi García (Alis) and recorded at Alisrecords studios. Thanks to this work, the band won several contests and toured several of the main festivals in the country. Now, having recently joined the Oso Polita label, they are preparing their third studio album: under the production of Víctor Cabezuelo (Rufus T. Firefly). They will open for Simple Minds on Saturday 30 June.
Tim Bettinson is the genius behind the name Vancouver Sleep Clinic, a project so named because, according to him, his music would "make anyone who listened to it sleep"... The truth is that this young Australian has come a long way since he made that statement, and with his approach, which incorporates elements of pop, R&B and electronica, he has managed to travel halfway around the world and win a legion of followers. We will enjoy him on July 4th before the concert of the also Australian Angus & Julia Stone.
Her surname is impressive and the truth is that she lives up to the lineage she comes from. This magnificent vocalist has music in her blood and in her DNA. Her mother is the enormous Diana Ross and her father is none other than Berry Gordy, the architect of Motwon. Last year she visited Madrid for the first time and this year she repeats, in the incomparable setting of Noches del Botánico.
We will be able to enjoy her talent on 6 July, before giving way to Corinne Bailey Rae in what will be a day of undoubted quality with two magnificent artists on stage.
The Catalan María Rodés accumulates so much talent and so much message that she is incapable of not surprising with each of her recordings. She has just released her new album 'Eclíptica', a collection of intimate and delicate jewels, in which there is even room for a cumbia, with stories inspired by the diary of an astrologer ancestor who lived at the time of the Civil War. He will land on the Botanical stage on July 10, just before David Byrne.
Alejandro Martínez is a pianist, composer and singer who, in addition to accompanying Diego Cantero aka 'Funambulista' in his concerts, has carved out a solid career as a singer-songwriter over the years. He has just announced a new album for July 2, so hopefully we can enjoy some of his new creations on July 12, when he opens the day for his friend and partner in Noches del Botánico.
The Valencian Raquel Adalid will bring us her classic sounds and her American reminiscences on July 23, as a prelude to the show that will offer Caetano Veloso and his sons Tom, Zeca and Moreno. She has a new album, entitled 'Panorama', which we will be able to enjoy live at the Real Jardín Botánico de Alfonso XIII.
Their new album was eagerly awaited after 'Terror en el planetario', a cheeky, surprising and very original debut album. They have gone from self-publishing to being with a label with as much pedigree as Mushroom Pillow and have gone from being 'demo of the year' for Mondo Sonoro to being part of festivals like FIB, BBK, Dcode or Sonorama. They will open for Phoenix on 26 July.
