Photos: Sergio Betancort
One of the highlights of the Carnival arrived on Monday night, as demonstrated by the large influx of public to the Arrecife Fairground. Four murgas performed in the first phase of the XXVII Murgas Competition of the Arrecife Carnival. Lady's Golosina, Vacilonas, Titi Roys and Tabletuos were in charge of breaking the ice of a contest that will last until Wednesday, the day on which the finalists of next Friday will be known. The Arrecife Carnival poster, oil exploration, the crisis and the councilor of festivities were some of the most recurring themes by the murga groups on Monday night.
Lady´s Golosina
President: Oliver Umpiérrez Martín
Musical Director: Yaritza de la Cruz
Designer: Julián Artiles and Pino Méndez
Design: "With Needles and Thimble I'm Going to Silence the Politician"
1st Song: "This crisis is paid for by you and me
2nd Song:"Grandmothers are looking for war"
The 34 members of Lady's Golosina were in charge of inaugurating the XXVII Murgas Competition of the Arrecife Carnival, a group that already obtained a third prize for interpretation a few years ago. In their first song they took a look at the crisis, trying to find those responsible for leading us to this dramatic situation. In the second song, the Lady's Golosina became grandmothers and who went to Arrecife to collect the pension. A review of how the city, health, education and politicians are, among other stories, sang the Lady's Golosina.
Las Vacilonas
President: Marta Ruiz Delgado
Musical Director: Marta Ruiz Delgado
Designer: Gladys Fuentes
Design: "With a mixture of social class we come to enjoy the Carnival"
1st Song: "Curiosities and manias of this our society"
2nd Song: "Talk to us"
It is the second year of Las Vacilonas in the Arrecife Carnival, counting in this edition with 45 members. In the first song they recalled some manias and curiosities of our society, not escaping the criticism the councilor of Festivities of the Arrecife City Council, Víctor Sanginés, whom they asked to leave now. The poster announcing the Carnival, which they considered shameful, was also the target of criticism from Las Vacilonas. In the second song they brought to the fore some social ills, being very sonorous the criticism of gender violence and remembering the importance of denouncing the abuser.
Titi Roys
President: Ancor Fernández Arrocha
Musical Director: Jonathan Peraza
Designer: Juan "El Golosina"
Design: "A lifetime as a murga member and I feel like being a sorcerer"
1st Song: "At the orders of my shaman today I come to criticize you"
2nd Song: "Welcome to our murga roulette"
From the Titerroy neighborhood came the 54 members of the Tity Roys, who had a spectacular staging, having on stage a large medieval castle and dressed as sorcerers. The Titi Roys also criticized the Carnival poster and asked the mayor Manuel Fajardo Feo not to "stick his nose" in matters that are not his responsibility, blaming him for having a shameful poster in Arrecife. Minister Soria was another of the targets of the Titi Roys' criticism, assuring that he has sold the Canary Islands for oil and having a reference to the Green Peace ship that defended the Canary waters during the explorations that were carried out.
Afilarmónica Los Tabletuos
President: Aday Cedrés
Musical Director: Miguel Angel Cabrera
Artistic Director: Crisanto Reyes
Designer: Cristian Fernández
Fantasy: "Gardener clown with vest and hat, Tabletuos for the whole park"
1st Song: "La Parranda los Chivichangas"
2nd Song: "Eternal runners-up"
The first phase of the XXVII Murgas Competition of the Arrecife Carnival closed with the performance of Los Tabletuos, a murga that has won the first prize in the last three editions. The 45 members of Los Tabletuos became a Canarian parranda that traveled to Madrid, a fun parody in which Víctor Sanginés or Soria paraded on stage, among others. And in the second song they reviewed some of the reasons why they understand that Lanzarote is the eternal runner-up, mainly due to political management. The criticism made by the Popular Party for not changing the painting of the Kings of Spain from the plenary hall of the Arrecife City Council, was part of the theme and recommended that the painting should have the photo of the councilor Victor Sanginés.
Jury
The members of the jury of the XXVII Murgas Competition of the Arrecife Carnival have a difficult task, being in charge of assessing the performance and costumes of each of the murgas that compete in this edition.
The jury that will assess the "Lyrics, Music and Interpretation" is composed of: Jaime Benítez (journalist Latina FM), Ayoze Henriquez (director Murga Los Nietos de Kika), Antonio Martín (lyricist), Eduardo Débora (president Frigut de los Años 90) and Macarena Perdomo (president of the Federation of Murgas of Fuerteventura)
As for the jury that will qualify the "Design, Fantasy and Presentation" of the murgas is integrated by: José Antonio Guadalupe (journalist), Sabine "La Pelirroja" (photographer), María Caraballo (designer), Yadira Betancort (Queen of the Carnival 2015) and Nuria Gañán (graphic designer)
Four new murgas in the second phase of the competition
The second phase of the murgas competition will take place on Tuesday night and four murgas will take the stage again. The night opens with the performance of Los Simplones, giving way to Desperdigaos, to continue with Rebuscadas and end the second phase with the performance of Ensalitrados.
