Sunday, October 08, 2006
Soul in the Sun Tenerife
Soul in the Sun is described as "the original, biggest & best Soul Holiday abroad." Though, I heard an ad for this event for the first time, while I was listening to Solar Radio online tonight.
Mind you, I know what they mean, when they say, "There are lots of bars, but they feel it compulsory to either put on an Elvis Presley impersonator or a Karaoke."
LOL, I used to work as a Karaoke compere (a girl's gotta eat) here in Tenerife and I remember going to an event one night with my mate Michaela Sydney (who herself did a Gloria Estefan tribute show) and there were no less than FOUR Elvis Presley impersonators in the same room! :)
So these folk did what anyone does when they can't find what they want, they created Soul in the Sun. Started in 1997 they say, "The first record played that first night was Martha Reeves - "No one there" which was later to become our anthem."
In 2003 they hired The Temptations tribute show. Things were taking off, and in 2004, "The November holiday was the busiest yet, The Temptations returned, we introduced another day time session. The fancy dress got even wilder ..."
They now run these events twice a year in November (sold out this year) and March/April, strictly advanced bookings only, but if you think you fit their criteria (soul fans and old and knackered!), I certainly think it sounds a lot better than "doing quizzes and listening to tossers trying to impersonate Elvis Presley."
Details and bookings at: http://www.soulinthesun.com
