A great international party of the Spanish speaking trovo.
Of that they enjoyed in the night of Tuesday, July 31 the assistants in the House of the Culture 'Pedro Serna' of the Towers of Cotillas to the encounter 'Troveros del Mundo'.
A meeting organized by the trovera association 'José María Marín', in collaboration with the local council, which had a rich participation.
From Panama came the troopers Jazmín Sushet and Sebastián D. García, as well as the cuatrista José Augusto Broce;
from Puerto Rico the trovers Roberto Silva and Omar Santiago, the guitarist Carlos A. Martínez and the cuatro player Juan R. Nieves;
and from Cuba the trovers Raúl Herrera and Luis Paz.
On behalf of the Spanish representation, the canaries from Yapci Bienes and Eduardo Duque stood out, as well as the sudden lutenist Fernando Murga.
"How could it be otherwise, there were also participants from Murcia, led by 'Uncle Juan Rita' - who continues to dance with his 106 years - and his grandson Javier Andreo," says the mayor, Isabel María Zapata, who attended the event along with the general director of the Institute of Cultural Industries and Arts (ICA), Marta Lopez-Briones, whose entity sponsored this event.
"This contest was conceived, also, as a meeting of coexistence among its participants, where we could see and analyze different trovo styles that are made by the world, because each country does it their own way", highlights the councilman of Culture, Pedro Cabrera, also participant as a trovero.
700th anniversary
This event was one of the activities scheduled to celebrate the 700th anniversary as mayorazgo of the municipality.
"This celebration has the motto '1318-2018, from Qutiyyas to Las Torres de Cotillas' and has various activities that have already begun and will arrive until the end of the year," explains Cabrera, who includes concerts by the local music band. , conferences and publications on local history, twinning, exhibitions of Torreño artists ...
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas