|
Alicia Ramos
Alicia Ramos Triano, known professionally as Alicia Ramos (Güímar, September 13, 1969), is a Spanish LGBT singer-songwriter, columnist, and writer. Early life She was born in the Tenerife municipality of Güímar, Güimar, in the Canary Islands. Academically, she has a degree in geography and history, but music has interested her since she was very young. She began to play Canarian folklore at the age of nine, and later she studied piano at the Conservatory. She made her first compositions at the age of fifteen or sixteen. She claims to have forged her musical taste listening to Deep Purple, the bands ofe Ritchie Blackmore, Lucinda Williams, Shooter Jennings, Sheryl Crow or John Mayer in his last stages, but also other voices such as John Denver, Silvio Rodríguez, the figures of the Nueva trova, Novísima Trova Cubana Frank Delgado and Carlos Varela (singer-songwriter), Carlos Varela, or singers like Fito Páez and Andrés Calamaro. Her music is a mix of styles, but country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Güímar
Güímar () is the name of a municipality, town and valley in the eastern part of the Spanish island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province). The municipality extends for 102.9 square kilometers from the mountainous interior to the beaches on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, and borders the municipalities of La Orotava, Arafo and Fasnia. Its estimated population is 18,589 (2013). The Autopista TF-1, TF-1 motorway passes through the municipality. The municipality is famous for its Pyramids of Güímar, pyramids. It is also the location of the barranco de Badajoz. A portion of its volcanic landscape has been set aside as the Nature reserve of Malpaís of Güímar, its highest point being Montaña Grande. Name The name comes from Guanche and is thought to mean 'angle, corner, nook'. History The first population centre of Güímar originated in the sixteenth century in the neighbourhood of San Juan - also called Güímar de Arriba - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
