And then there is music – lots of it. Around 600 bands apply to perform at FIMPRO and this year 11 were chosen. Usually there are 50 bands performing, but because of Covid restriction the performances were limited to the Santander auditorium and the plaza outside the huge Santander complex at the edge of Zapopan.
Nancy SAnchez on stage at the Conjunto Santander at FIMPRO2021
Patrick O’Heffernan-Ajijic. FIMPRO, The International Music Fair for Professionals (FIMPRO) the most important gathering of the music industry in Mexico and Latin America wrapped up Friday with a blowout concert at the Conjunto Santander arts complex at the University of Guadalajara.
If you are a music fan and your tastes roam beyond rock and roll covers and jazz standards, FIMPRO brings the world of Latin music to you only an hour’s drive away. The Fair consists of workshops, meetings between bands and artists and VIPs in the music industry , panel discussions, and presentations by some of Mexico’s top music executive and by global music Leaders like TikTok, Sony,Tunecore, Universal Music, and others.
And then there is music – lots of it. Around 600 bands apply to perform at FIMPRO and this year 11 were chosen. Usually there are 50 bands performing, but because of Covid restriction the performances were limited to the Santander auditorium and the plaza outside the huge Santander complex at the edge of Zapopan.
Usually, 50 or more bands are chosen and the showcases – mini concerts – are held at the Santander during the day and at rock clubs across the city at night. There were no official night concerts, but many bands booked gigs at local clubs like the Centro Culture Breton, which are open to the public.
This huge gathering of musical artists from around Latin America, Spain, the US and Canada plus music executives from around the world, has brought the attention of the music industry to Guadalajara. Replete with bands, clubs, producers, recording studios, and all the talent and equipment needed to create, produce and disseminate music, thanks to FIMPRO, artists are flocking to Guadalajara.
Year after year, FIMPRO develops a series of activities that promote agreements and businesses between local creators and national and international event programmers’
Band that played this year include Nancy Sanchez from Los Angeles,(who has played in Ajijic), a Charo from Argentina, the solo project of the multidisciplinary artist Natalia Gómez known as ANAN, Uruguayan singer Papina de Palma., Mexican female-led dream rock band Ella Contra el Tigre , Peruvian multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter Lorena Blume, and the wild Columbian cumbia/rock/folk powerhouse La Pacifica Power.
Videos of some of the performances can be seen at YouTube/Patrick O’Heffernan, or a https://www.fimguadalajara.mx/
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