The second edition of the ColorsTribe festival conquered all the attendees who came to the celebration, which took place last Saturday from 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. on the Guacimeta esplanade in Playa Honda (San Bartolomé). There, the public was able to enjoy live electronic music sessions.
ColorsTribe, an event produced by Real Nights and organized in collaboration with Chavaud Producciones in Lanzarote, offered a day full of electronic music and fun. Marco Rother, director of Real Nights, highlighted that "the first edition of ColorsTribe in Lanzarote was a complete success and for this second one we have broken a new record offering an experience of enjoyment, music and color, in addition to the creation of around 200 direct and indirect jobs."
Inspired by an ancient Hindu folk festival to celebrate the beginning of spring, attendees were dyed with colored powders. In addition, the second edition of ColorsTribe in Lanzarote featured sessions by leading electronic music deejays such as 2Maniaks, Lara Taylor, Radness, Shega, Jennifer Dons, Carlos Chavaud, Basi Coco and Raffa Varela.
Celebration inspired by a Hindu folk festival
Colors Tribe is the first festival in Spain that not only offers music and renowned artists, but also incorporates a special peculiarity of light and color. During the concert, attendees are dyed with colored powders and throw them into the air simultaneously, "creating a unique atmosphere and a radiant and very colorful visual effect," according to the event organizers. After its inauguration in 2013, the ColorsTribe festival has added the participation of more than 150,000 people throughout the Spanish geography.
It is a celebration that has its inspiration in an ancient Hindu spring folk festival. As a symbol of happiness for the arrival of the spring season, participants threw colored powders and colored water to celebrate and simulate the incipient floral sprout that was approaching. In addition, bonfires were lit to commemorate the triumph of good over evil.
According to some legends, "these actions had a medicinal explanation since, due to the change of climate, diseases arose that were alleviated with these colored powders, made with raw materials prescribed by Hindu doctors," explained the ColorsTribe organization.
