MEET
YOUR MUSICIANS
YOUR MUSICIANS
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MAYKA EDJOLE - BAND & DUET
If you've been to ESBF before you know Mayka. Over the past few years this incredible artist has become an important part of the ESBF experience. Mayka sets the room on fire with her music and is one of the most versatile performers we have had the pleasure of dancing to. From her emotional Nina Simone tribute, to funk, to wild party blues, to late night vibes with a pianist, Mayka can do anything! María del Carmen Edjo Leorza is a singer, composer and DJ. She began her musical career in the group Abadìe 500 Blues Band in 1991. After studying Philology and Teaching, she decided to dedicate herself professionally to music in 1997. Mayka has been part or numerous bands and choirs, as well as performing as backing vocalist for artists such as Sergio Dalma, La Cabra Mecànica, Coque Malla, Enrique Morente, Burning, Julian Maeso and Pitingo. From 2005 to 2015 she was the voice of the soul-funk band The Sweet Vandals with whom she has composed and performed four albums and toured around the world. She has participated in great national and international Jazz Festivals, including Pori Jazz Festival (Finland), Sakifo Festival(Reunion), Ollin Kan (Mexico), Blue Note(France), WOMAD (UK and Spain). Mayka is also a singing teacher at ESMUVA (Vallecas School of Music), directs the Vallecas Modern Choir workshop and since 2017 she has directed the Gloria Fuertes Equality Space Choir workshop in the Vicàlvaro neighbourhood. |
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STEF ROSEN & THE FUZZNOTES
Stef, too, is part of the ESBF family. Playing both solo for the late night set and with his band, The Fuzznotes, Stef will yet again be making your dancing souls full of joy. Stef is a guitar player and singer from Berlin, Germany. He is considered one of the most innovative and genuine blues players that have emerged in Europe in the recent decades. His way of composing, playing and arranging is inspired by the soulful electric blues from the 70s, as well as the old acoustic blues from the late 20s. He looks at the tradition of this music with a personal and respectful attitude. He has performed in blues clubs, festivals and blues dance events all around the World, from New York to Seoul, as a solo artist and with bands. In 2017 he joined a European tour with Tony Coleman, who has been drummer for many blues legends as Albert King, Albert Collins, Etta James, Ruth Brown, and for the king of the Blues himself: B.B. King, for more than 20 years. His latest recordings received enthusiastic reviews from all around Europe and by the international blues dancing scene. In 2019, the record “Soul Mining”, produced by RBB Kulturadio Berlin, has been nominated in Germany for “Album of the Year”, next to giants of the blues scene as John Mayall, Watermelon Slim, Joe Bonamassa and Walter Trout. |
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SENTIMENTAL GENTLEMEN The Sentimentals Gentelmen are back on the dance floor at Big Mama. Formed in this very ballroom, especially to accompany dancers, this band have had resounding success on all dance floors in Madrid and across Spain. Today, the band have more than 100 jazz and blues classics, many of their own compositions and many hours of musical wonder to share with you. |
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PABLO SANPA BAND If you attended ESBF in April you would have seen Pablo steal the show in the cabaret, dancing and playing the guitar at the same time! And this time he's back, taking the focus and bringing a band of his own. Pablo Sanpa stands out as a national reference in terms of the electric blues guitar, playing in the best blues clubs in Spain and accompanying a large number of national and international artists. Sanpa has played with artists such as Eddie C. Campbell, Gene Taylor (The Blasters-Fabulous Thunderbirds), Lou Marini (Blues Brothers), James Harman, John Primer, Kenny Blues Boss Wayne, Boney Fields (Albert Collins, Junior Wells) and Nico Wayne Toussaint among others. |
