Madrid-born singer Betta Berodia, a sensation on the national blues scene, stars this weekend in a mini-tour of Ibiza with three concerts, on Friday at 10 pm in the cycle The Thrill is Here at Sala Teatro Ibiza, on Saturday at 4 pm at Can Tommy in Sant Jordi and on Sunday at 2 pm at 60 grados in Sant Josep.
Betta has already been seen on the island as a member of the project of guitarist Pablo Sanpa and now returns to the front of a powerful band with Alberto Burguez on piano, Arturo Pueyo on clarinet and drummer David Barona, instigator of the blues tours on the island.
Betta Berodia is a singer and composer from Madrid, who has established herself in recent years as one of the great voices of black music on the national circuit. Her voice is influenced by Etta James, Big Mama Thornton or Bessie Smith.
Stage in Chicago
In 2015, after triumphing on stages in Spain and England, he decided to settle in one of the meccas of the blues: Chicago. There he recorded his first EP, ‘My Inspiration’, with his own songs, and performed in mythical venues in Illinois, such as Budy Guy’s Legends, Kingston Mines or The House Of Blues. Back in Spain, he has led several projects of rhythm and blues, soul, jazz..
Betta has a long tour of venues and festivals on the peninsula and is a regular on the Madrid blues circuit, performing assiduously in prestigious venues such as Café Central, Café Berlín, La Coquette, etc.
Alberto Burguez is a Uruguayan pianist specialized in blues, swing and boogie woogie, who lives in Barcelona and has recently become a regular in Ibiza. For his part, David Barona, Asturian resident in Ibiza, is a regular in the halls of the island, where he has performed with artists such as Macaco and The Electric Blue, among many others and today is part of Maya Alexander Trio, Chiclete Jazz, Chimichurri, Neorama or Yanba.
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