A night of magic!!!

A night of magic at Fundacion Pintor Amalio!

Last Thursday night, much like any other night at the museum was quite charming. Was it the evenings´ sun setting on the Giralda setting it aglow, or was it the lights that adorned the gallery floor for Musgos performance? Perhaps it was all of the above.

Mar Gabarre also known as Musgo is a harp player and songstress who was a semi finalist in Spain’s Got Talent in 2016.

Musgo had Juan Diego (Museum cultural Manager) in a panic when she was a no show just minutes before her scheduled 9pm performance. I kept on telling him to relax and that she would show up. These few minutes gave Museum Directors time to greet their guests in what we Trinis like to call a little tete-a-tete before the performance.  

Musgo arrived harp in arms and immediately busied herself for her performance. In no time she was ready and introduced  to the audience by Manuel (Museum Director)

Her sultry voice and delicate playing wooed her audience to a captivating still for the entire length of her performance except for the occasional applause after each rendition.

Yet another night of perfection!

Face Off Concert

Face Off Concert- Friday 

Where I´m from, Trinidad and Tobago, I am accustomed to setting up intimate musical sessions at Legacy House- My father´s home and studio, so it was water off of my back when I was asked by Manuel Caballero the Museum Director to assist setting up for a small performace by the group Face -Off.

It seems like the Spanish and Trinis have something in common, they are always a bit late, thus the show started about 20 mins after the time it was supposed to.

Nonetheless, the three performers including a female singer, guitarist and drummer/guitarist were nothing short of spectacular. The concert was held in one of the   first floor gallery rooms which was set up quite intimately and sat about 20 persons neatly.

The group sang about 10 peices, five of which were in english and thouroughly enjoyed by its audience and myself who stood in the background singing along happily because they sang songs I really love.

My favourite was their rendition of ¨Ironic¨ by Alanis Morissette.

Another wonderful highlight  of the evening for me was being introduced  to Amalio´s daughter  Maria Jose and Director of Fundacion Pintor Amalio. She spoke no engligh but was quite lovely!

Museum and Cultural Management Internship - Day 1 at Fundacion Pintor Amalio

Museum and Cultural Management Internship - Day 1 at Fundacion Pintor Amalio

First days are always the same, feelings of anxiety, extreme excitement and an inner calm, that feeling that you are just ready to begin and that you know this day is a life changer.

I´ve actually been in sevilla spain for over one month now, but there was just something about my first day at Museum de Pintor Amalio. I was met by the museum cultural manager Juan Diego, such an interesting character, so precise and to the point, he explained all the important do´s and dont´s when interacting with visitors for the first time, in all of 10 mins. It was kind of funny to me actually because  I really did not understand everything he said, but said vale vale (spanish word for ok in sevilla) when he asked if I did. He handed me a note pad and pen, I wrote down everything I could think of-

and then, the Oh My God moment when the first visitor walks in and Juan says go ahead and speak to them.

Interacting with visitors felt natural until they started speaking spanish really quickly. Someone once said I show all my emotions in my face, so spanish speakers can tell immediately that I dont understand them intirely, at least i see the humour in it.

There were many awkward moments, where visitors just dont want to talk to anyone, but there were moments where I shone, A wonderful day!