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TRAVELLER
NACH ON CULTURE
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MARQ: (
3 Plaza del Doctor
Gómez Ulla; tel: +34 965
201039, marqalicante.com
)
“This was named the best
museum in Europe in 2004.”
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Clan Cabaret (
16 Calle
Capitán Segarra; tel: +34 965
210003, clancabaret.net
) “It
always has great stand-up
comedians and, at the
weekends, alternative music.”
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Sala Stereo (
5 Calle Pintor
Velazquez; salastereo.com
)
“I played here before it was
called Sala Stereo, at the start
of my career, and it’s still the
best place to see new bands.”
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Aula Cam (
tel: +34 965
905639, obrasocial.com.es
)
“The CAM organises
everything from theatre to live
hip hop and exhibitions in two
central locations.”
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La Galeria Aural (
17 Calle
Labradores; tel: +34 965
218024, auralgaleria.com
) “My
favourite galleries are the small
ones, like La Galeria Aural,
where you can see the best
modern artists.”
ALICANTE
THE RAP SUPERSTAR
NACH
It might seem like a strange way for a city to show it’s
appreciation, but when rapper Nach saw that his
barrio
(neighbourhood) had created a
ninot
(papier-mâché
puppet) in his image to be burned during Alicante’s annual
bonfires festival, Las Hogueras de San Juan, he knew that
he’d been accepted.
“I used to love Hogueras when I was a kid,” he says, “but
I never expected to havemy own ninot. It’s such a change,
because 20 years ago, nobody cared about rap in Alicante.”
Part of this change is thanks toNach’s five albums,
whose sharp, intelligent lyrics have changed the perception
of Spanish hip hop. At the beginning of this year, he was
nominated for a Goya, the Spanish equivalent of anOscar,
in the category of Best Original Song, for the soundtrack of
the film
Verbo
, and he plays to audiences of up to 10,000 in
Central and South America, where he’s a bona fide star.
Now at last, it seems they’re catching on in his home
town, too.
Formore onNach see nach.es
Left,
singer Nach;
above,
an image
fromLaGaleria
Aural