{"id":5320,"date":"2016-06-20T22:07:45","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T20:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=5320"},"modified":"2020-03-15T08:12:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T07:12:59","slug":"black-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/black-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Black is Back Weekend 2016: Funk, soul and blues in Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Is your soul a little rusty? Is there no rhythm in your blues? Maybe it\u2019s time for you to get a little funky! This June, on the weekend of 25 and 26, Centro Conde Duque de Madrid will host the fourth edition of <strong>Black is Back Weekend<\/strong>, a festival dedicated to contemporary black music.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5332\" style=\"width: 228px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5332\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Black-is-back-weekend-madrid-2016-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo via Visual Hunt\" width=\"218\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Black-is-back-weekend-madrid-2016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Black-is-back-weekend-madrid-2016-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Black-is-back-weekend-madrid-2016.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/visualhunt.com\/photos\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Visual Hunt<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Black is Back<\/strong> prides itself on being a different festival. It stays away from fashionable trends and close to talented musicians. It\u2019s all about the sound, the groove, the far away places where only music can take you. Unlike most other festivals, its target audience is not festival lovers \u2013 it\u2019s music lovers. Are you one? Then you\u2019re going to love the opportunity to see all the talented artists <strong>Black is Back Weekend<\/strong> is bringing to <strong>Madrid<\/strong> this June.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/black-is-back\/#artists\" title=\"Artists\">Artists<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/black-is-back\/#more-info\" title=\"More Info\">More Info<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"artists\"><\/span><strong>Artists<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires \u2013<\/strong> Now an underground legend, 67-year-old soul singer <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/moiUyFQQE-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Charles Bradley<\/a> only started his career in the 90\u2019s\u2026 as a James Brown impersonator called \u201cBlack Velvet\u201d. Eventually discovered a decade later by Daptone Records, he released his first record \u201cNo Time for Dreaming\u201d in 2011 and was later the subject of 2012 documentary \u201cSoul of America\u201d. Making up for lost time, Bradley has released 2 more records since then and now brings his unusual story and captivating voice to <strong>Madrid<\/strong> with the back-up of his talented band, the Extraordinaires.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The James Hunter Six \u2013<\/strong> Another Daptone artist, James Hunter is a British rhythm and blues singer and songwriter with a long career. With a Grammy nomination in the bag (for his U.S debut \u201cPeople Gonna Talk\u201d in 2006, the man born in Essex has travelled all over the world, both solo and with different sets of musicians. Now with <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/H8nWrGos_0o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The James Hunter Six<\/a>, he comes to Madrid to promote the group\u2019s fresh new record \u201cHold on!\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5333\" style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5333\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Black-is-back-weekend-madrid-JC-Brooks-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by pmonaghan via VisualHunt.com \/ CC BY-NC-SA\" width=\"298\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Black-is-back-weekend-madrid-JC-Brooks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Black-is-back-weekend-madrid-JC-Brooks-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Black-is-back-weekend-madrid-JC-Brooks.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Black-is-back-weekend-madrid-JC-Brooks-810x540.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pkmonaghan\/9146930567\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pmonaghan<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/visualhunt.com\/photos\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">VisualHunt.com<\/a> \/ CC BY-NC-SA<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>JC Brooks &amp; The Uptown Sound &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>As a young band that has been heavily influenced by the indie-rock aesthetics that dominated the last decade, JC Brooks &amp; The Uptown Sound honour the history and tradition of black music while giving it <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZK6VILyHVDE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">a new spin<\/a>. Describing themselves as \u201cOtis Redding fronting The Stooges\u201d, they seek to push the boundaries of soul and are definitely a must-see act in the <strong>2016<\/strong> edition of <strong>Black is Back Weekend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These are just some of the acts that caught our ears, but the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dodmagazine.es\/festivales\/black-is-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">whole line-up<\/a> is worth checking out.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"more-info\"><\/span><strong>More Info<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Directions &#8211;<\/strong> If you\u2019re wondering how to get to the festival, you can check the venue\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/condeduquemadrid.es\/en\/info\/practical-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a> for information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tickets \u2013<\/strong> Entry is free for children under 14 and those between 14 and 17 will benefit from reduced prices. For more information about prices and to buy your ticket right away, you can go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketea.com\/entradas-festival-black-is-back-2016-soul-weekend-conde-duque-madrid\/?a_aid=AFFPAP-dodmagazine&amp;a_bid=2de23cdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ticketea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Have fun! \u2013<\/strong> We hope you enjoy <strong>Black is Back Weekend 2016<\/strong>. It sure sounds like a lot of fun doesn\u2019t it? So don\u2019t let yourself get the blues. \u00a0Give your soul a breath of fresh air \u2013 go have a funky great weekend and come back here later to tell us everything about it!<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-center kksr-disabled\"\n    data-id=\"5320\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\"><\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your soul a little rusty? 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