The procession in honor of San Isidro Labrador and the concert by the Andalusian singer-songwriter Manu Tenorio put the finishing touch to the Uga festivities this Wednesday, which were experiencing their big day.
For an hour and a half, Tenorio gave away a succession of songs non-stop to the fans of all ages who filled the fairgrounds. He also shared the stage with the young singer from Yaiza, Alexia Caraballo.
Manu Tenorio started with an acoustic set performing lyrics such as 'Presentí', 'La Puerta Abierta' and 'Sucede', and then jumped to the bolero and Cuban feeling singing 'Tres palabras', 'Toda una vida' and 'Nosotros', cadence with the smell of Old Havana or the Malecón.
Leaving the bolero aside and with the public already surrendered, the Andalusian singer-songwriter said goodbye with 'Cómo te he echado de menos', 'Alegría de vivir' and 'Lucía'. However, he returned to the stage with his entire band, then playing 'Sevillana', 'Tu frialdad', 'Noches de Bohemia' and 'Tu piel'.
The very young singer from Yaiza, Alexia Caraballo, much better known since her semifinal in the television program La Voz Kids, performed four songs accompanied by the acoustic guitars of Roberto Gil and Adrián Niz.
Procession in honor of San Isidro
Before the Manu Tenorio concert, faithful and accompanying people celebrated in Uga participating in the solemn religious function and procession in honor of San Isidro, which were presided over by the parish priest of Yaiza, Juan Antonio Gallego, who made a call to consolidate the unity of the Christian community of the municipality.
The mayor of Yaiza, Óscar Noda, and councilors of the City Council participated in the religious events, in which there was also a prominent presence of ranchers and farmers, especially camel herders from Timanfaya, as San Isidro Labrador is also the patron saint of workers in the primary sector.
"This festival is a way of celebrating the human and supernatural value of work, which is always collaboration with the work of God the creator," the parish priest pointed out in his homily, which portrayed these days of celebration and coexistence as "an integrating encounter that shows that we need each other." The voices of the Yaiza Choir accompanied the celebration of the Eucharist while the musicians of the Municipal Band did the same in the procession through the surroundings of the church.
The Ballet Dance Pop celebrated its first 20 years of life
A day before, on Tuesday, the Ballet Dance Pop celebrated its first 20 years of life on stage doing what they like the most: dancing, giving themselves entirely to the public, a gesture that they have repeated for two decades under the direction of the choreographer and resident of Uga, Ruyman Medina Viñoly. The group surprised with its latest show rich in dance, fantasy, interpretation, costumes, color and lots of joy.
On behalf of the Yaiza City Council, the mayor, Óscar Noda, presented its director with a gift in recognition of Dance Pop's artistic career. The mayor valued the work of Ruyman Mediana and that of the members of the Ballet, "of those who are and those who have been, all are part of its history, they are a source of pride for Yaiza and for the artistic history of the municipality."
