C. Tangana debuted in Gran Canaria, with a cane and summoning an army of faithful to his “tablao”

Laura Baptist

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

09/07/2022

Updated on 10/07/2022 at 08:31 p.m.

He set up everything to be used in props on stage and the expectations were suffered minute by minute. After two years waiting for an international festival, the more than 30.000 people gathered at the GrancaLive Fest will finally be able to see C.Tangana on the island, where mixing rap, trap, and flamenco, he gave his best version, still using a cane.

'El Madrileño', Antón Álvarez Alfaro, known worldwide as C. Tangana, landed in the script with more than 40 people, including music, singers, orchestra and a complete set to inaugurate an elegant stage. His army of fans celebrated the expected arrival of him, the artist too. "Nothing was going to stop me from being here," he said, although after a party between friends, "my ankle was very bad," he joked.

The intro touches on iconic and memorable songs like “You forgot”, going through “Comerte entire”, “Me maten” or 'Tranquilísimo', with which C. Tangana fueled the desire for more. The winner of five Latin Grammys and one of the most acclaimed stars of 2021 climbed, cane in hand, to the top of a table to start with a good dose of flamenco. El Niño de Elche, Antonio Carmona and his daughters, among others, will accompany him in a first class collective concert.

His controversial 'Ateo' put on the table the first course of a C.Tangana banquet for a public with an appetite for dancing great songs like 'Too many women' or 'Crying in the limo', with which he won a platinum record.

Tangana was 'Ungovernable, like his song, on stage, and the audience that gathered on the lawn of the Gran Canaria stadium responded amply to 'El Madrileño'. Although he couldn't jump, the public could, and he did it tirelessly During his songs, giving 'one hundred percent' with 'Before I died' and accompanying the artist until the end with 'Tú me déste de amar'.

22 hours of music

The Granca Live Fest at the Gran Canaria stadium also featured the king of salsa Marc Anthony and Nil Moliner, in a full day of music that will accumulate 22 hours of performances this Saturday.

and will continue its lineup with performances by Camilo, Residente, Dani Martín, Mel Ömana, Uña y Carne and God Save the Queen.

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