Monkey Week closes its lineup with new artists and a powerful electronic program

ByJohn

The 18th edition of Monkey Week SON Estrella Galiciawhich will be held from November 19 to 21 in The Port of Santa Mariacompletes its program with 123 live performances and a notable presence of electronics. The festival also reinforces its professional aspect with top-level international guests.

Among the new confirmations are: Ben Yart, Alba Morena, Anne Lukin, Fresh and Mango, Catupecu Machu, GAF & The Love Supreme Arkestra, Javi Medina, Siena, Cancamusa and The Null Clubalong with proposals such as Asia Minor, Broke Carrey, Maria Reis, Laura Diepstraten, Rosin de Palo x Alba Calva either Fidju Kitxora. A final batch of names that once again puts the focus on stylistic diversity and the discovery of new talents, two of the hallmarks of the festival.

Electronics will gain special prominence with a night circuit headed by Clyde and the participation of six clubs and groups: The Diñas, Club Gap, Dabadaba Party, Tribal Stigma, Steak and The Sundays. A program that will bring together twenty sessions and live performances to extend the musical activity until well into the early hours of the morning.

These additions add to a lineup that already included artists such as Nacho Vegas, Women, Camels, Parksvr & Friends, Cervatana, Lisasinson, Lorena Alvarez, Maria Earthquake, Cassandra Rows, Steve Wynn & Chris Cacavas, Fulu Miziki, Kabeaushe, MACHINE., The Nastys, rebbe, Gazelle, The Zawose Queens either Victoriesamong many others.

For its part, Monkey PRO will once again turn El Puerto de Santa María into a meeting point for professionals in the music industry. Its programming includes a new edition of Suntracks, dedicated to musical synchronization, the IV Congress of Live Music Festivals and the UNIA Música Abierta debates, as well as workshops, round tables and sectoral meetings.

International guests include Camilo Laramusician from the Mexican Institute of Sound, Albina Cabrera, KEXP journalist, and Christof Ellinghausfounder of the City Slang label. Programmers linked to festivals such as Le Guess Who?, Sziget, Øya and Montreux Jazz Festival will also participate, as well as musical supervisors related to productions such as Stranger Things, The White Lotus, Emily in Paris or The Triangle of Sadness.

With eighteen editions behind it, Monkey Week SON Estrella Galicia maintains intact its vocation as a showcase for independent music, combining established artists, new proposals and professional meetings under a premise that continues to define its identity: discovering the music of tomorrow today.

John
John

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