ARCHIVED - July 16 Melody Gardot tops the bill on the second night of La Mar de Musicas in Cartagena

Live music from Spain, Cuba and the USA at various venues in Cartagena

After the disruption of the Covid pandemic over the last couple of years the La Mar de Músicas international music festival returns to Cartagena in the early summer of 2022, with a series of 41 artists performing between July 15 and July 23 at various venues in the city. The featured nation at this year’s event is the Dominican Republic.

On the second day of the festival, Saturday July 16, the schedule is as follows:

13.00: Marcelo Criminal (Spain) is a local from the Region of Murcia performing at the Real Club de Regatas. Tickets are available at 5 euros.

20.00: María de la Flor (Spain) is a violinist and singer-songwriter who was trained in jazz, flamenco and classical music and has tended towards traditional styles. She offers a free concert in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

21.30: Rita Payés (Spain) performs her simple but multi-layered music accompanied by her mother, Elisabeth Roma, on guitar in the patio of the CIM building. Tickets are priced at 15 euros.

23.00: Melody Gardot (USA) is a jazz artist who was encouraged to take up music after suffering a car accident at the age of 19, and since then has travelled the world. Tickets for her concert at the at the Auditorio 'Paco Martín' in the Parque Torres are priced at 35 euros.

Midnight: Cimafunk is currently one of the biggest acts in Cuba, a true Afro-Caribbean rock star. Tickets for his concert at the Castillo Árabe are available at 12 euros.

The full program for the 2022 La Mar de Músicas festival in Cartagena can be seen here.

For more forthcoming events in the Region of Murcia visit the What’s On section of Murcia Today.