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JUNE 2014
Summer looks to be shaping up nicely with some pretty nice gigs already booked in ( See calendar) & lots of fun new things in the mix.
Cuffy is practicing getting into the Jazz groove having joined a new band ' THE FLAM JAZZ BROTHERHOOD' , that has been magicked together by Ivan Moreno .
Ivan & Cuffy have been friends (& have worked together) for years, He's multi talented percussionist from Madrid Spain & things he can do with a Cajon ( Box Drum) takes some beating ( Pun intended ) & his vocals , Goosebumps!!.
The line up is completed with Michel Padron - An amazing trumpet Player from Cuba & the Brilliant Irish Ron Phelan on Double Bass.
With two gigs under their belt to date ( A gig in a Tipi at the Bristol Food Fest & a Sunday afternoon at The Bell Inn in Bath) things are coming together beautifully

Feliz año Nuevo - Happy New Year

Cuffy has , as many do, started the new year trying to be fitter & healthier -
Vitamins for breakfast , Giving Electronic Ciggies a try & ( JAW DROP) Cutting down on his Beer intake !!!!
I'll let you know how he does ?

There's lots of bookings & enquiries so far to keep him busy ( & lots more Flamenco Fun in the pipe line)
He has performances with the Fabulous Dancer Magdalena Mannion In Bath & Banbury -
Performances Booked with the Brilliant Dancer Alejandra Valasco
& Gigs with the Gorgeous Dancers Amanda Frescura & La Ambar
Then there's planned recordings with Jimi Can ( Well, Life can't be ALL Lovely Ladies)

Till Next Time
JOJO Flamenco
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HAPPY CHRISTMAS

December is looking really busy for Cuffy with lots of fun gigs plus Trips to Belgium & Poland with Yasmin Levy
(My main worry is when is he going to fit in Shopping time for all my Christmas presents ?)

If we don’t see you at any of the gigs ,
We wish you al Happy Fun Filled Christmas & hope to see you in the New Year .

JoJo & Cuffy
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CUFFY IN ATHENS

What can I say about Cuffy's recent trip ??
A fleeting trip for a gig in Athens with Yasmin Levy .
He left on the Friday morning ( at Silly o'clock) & returned on the Sunday pm.

He retuned feeling they had had a good gig , having met some cool Greek musicans & loving the food .... but also very tired & hungover after the all the Greek hospitality , in a word RAKI !!!

He'll live ( but will he ever learn ???)

JOJO

BACK @ LA TOMATINA

SPRING IS HERE or so my Calendar is telling me!!
It may not be making its presence felt just yet but regardless of the low number of degrees outside, the temperature inside La Tomatina is pure Southern Spain as Flamenco Loco restart their regular Wednesday Shows. Cuffy joins dancer Amanda Frescura & the irrepressible all singing all Cajon playing Jimi Can.

It’s always a fun night out, I get to sup a few Mahou’s, a very easy going (easy going down) Spanish beer at the bar, Hang out with friends, Listen to some great music, See the delightful Amanda Dance (Petite she may be but she becomes a total Powerhouse as she stamps out the flamenco rhymes with her tiny nailed shoes) throw in a delicious La Tomatina tapas, served by the friendly Spanish staff & who cares what the weather is doing outside... Not me!!

JOJO

BACK IN BLIGHTY

After the trip to Vienna, Cuff returned for an overnight stop in Bristol & then back off to London & a long flight (via Paris) to Hong Kong.
The trip was travel intensive & tiring but around Midnight this Sunday the weary traveller returned.
After 24 hours travelling, including the missed connection in Paris, Cuffy unceremoniously dumped Guitar & Flight bag on the sitting room floor, grabbed a beer & flopped on the sofa .. HOME!

I gave him a few minutes reprieve before I launched in with my questions.

What’s Hong Kong like?
He replied – DIFFERENT, BUSY, SMOGGY & HOT (The latter making our present Siberian weather even harder to bear on his return) oh, and TALL BUILDINGS, apparently his hotel was on top of a shopping mall that was on top a train Station !

Did he eat Okay?
Cuffy is, for the most part, a vegetarian (although an occasional aquatic morsel does pass this lips) and as most Vegetarians will tell you, finding something to eat in a foreign land can always be a bit hit & miss, a good phrase book can give you lists of foods but can’t possibly give you all the ingredients of any given dish.
(I have often, while abroad, had an unidentified ‘something’ in my mouth & found the best way to deal with it was to swallow quickly & think of England)
Luckily the hangover of British Rule is evident in Hong Kong .They still drive on the ‘proper’ side (so you know which way to look when crossing the road) & most signs & (Hooray!) menus are in both English & Chinese ... so happy eating for Cuffy!

How was the gig?
The man of few words said it was ‘good’ & when further pressed, said that he really enjoying playing the new music from Yasmin’s latest album.

So there you go you have it – HONG KONG – done & dusted.

JOJO

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