Photos: Sergio Betancort
The tuning, lyrics and interpretation of the murga afilarmónica Los Tabletúos in the Teguise Murgas Contest earned them the first prize, valued at 700 euros and applauded by the numerous public that gathered on Wednesday night on the stage of the Nautical Shopping Center in Costa Teguise. The second prize, of 500 euros, went to the murga Las Vacilonas, whose staging and songs were also valued by the jury. Los Tabletúos and Las Vacilonas also came in first and second place respectively in the Arrecife murgas contest.
The head of Culture and Festivities of Teguise, Olivia Duque, valued the level demonstrated by the nine murgas that participated in the event and the follow-up of the public that attended this first contest organized by the Corporation. In fact, the councilor has committed to give continuity to the contest in the coming years.
In this first murgas contest, the jury was composed of the director of the Municipal School of Music, Ayoze Rodríguez; the official chronicler of Teguise, Francisco Hernández Delgado; the director of the Coral de La Villa, Nuvi Tavío; the director of the San Ginés Choir, José Antonio Roldán; and the journalist and presenter, Francisco Robayna. During the jury's deliberation, the attendees enjoyed the performance of the chirimurga Los Muy Yayos from Gran Canaria.
Rest of the program
The carnival event in the municipality of Teguise continues on Thursday afternoon with the Rhythm and Harmony parade, enlivened by the Comparsas Cumbacheros, Sur Caliente and Yaiceros, which will tour Avenida del Mar. At 9:00 p.m., the CC Nautical hosts the first Teguise Drag Queen Contest, with the participation of seven candidates for "reinonas".
And this Friday, starting at 8:30 p.m., Teguise will display the most traditional of the Carnival of Lanzarote and the Canary Islands through the historic center of La Villa with a great parade of all regional manifestations, such as Mataculebras, Empolvados, Cabritos and Diablos de San Nicolás, among which could not miss Los Diabletes, Los Toros de Tao-Tiagua, and Los Buches de Arrecife.
On the other hand, Avenida Islas Canarias in Costa Teguise will be filled with floats, music, color and fun starting at 5:00 p.m. this Saturday, March 11, with the great Costa Teguise carnival Coso, which expects to welcome thousands of residents and tourists in an edition in which more than 40 Carnival groups from all over the island will participate, including murgas, batucadas, comparsas and floats, and which will end with a Carnival verbena at the CC Nautical, where Dj Varo, Ni un Pelo de Tonto and Kódigo 10 will perform starting at 8:00 p.m.
Farewell to Carnival
To say goodbye to the Carnival of Costa Teguise and La Villa, the Culture and Festivities area proposes a family Sunday that will start with a Mask Workshop at 10:00 a.m. in Plaza de Los Leones. That same stage, at 11:00 a.m., will host the Pet Costume Contest ‘CaNnaval Teguise 2017’. The Carnival Sunday in La Villa will conclude with a parade through the Market, with performances by traditional Carnival groups and the Los Cumbacheros de Tahiche comparsa.
Meanwhile, the Playa Bastián Children's Park in Costa Teguise will also celebrate its own Family Carnival, starting at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, with workshops and children's costume contest, and with a concert by Dj Varo, Ni un Pelo de Tonto and Fun Tone Factory.
