The Tuna of Jávea, twenty years of rounds and music

Jávea ran the year 1993 when so, almost by chance, a group of four friends from 15 18 years and came up with the idea of ​​setting up a tuna without really knowing how it worked this musical group. Rehearsals began in the garage of one of the components and gradually convincing family and friends in the summer of the same year and became the tunos 14 who formed the group.

Their illusion that everything went forward led them to rehearse every day from 21: 30 to 01: 00 h. Juan Antonio Savall, president of the Tuna de Xàbia, and one of its founders, said: "We put cassette tapes tunas and when we liked a song rebobinábamos with pencils again and again and we drew our version"It didn't take long to legalize the Tuna of Xàbia and the 15 of August of 1994, each component looked for a place to go around and so, from round to round, they were singing and playing from midnight to eight in the morning"tuno a suit we rented Portuguese"In this sense, Savall has also emphasized the effort made by his parents since both the suit and the instruments were very expensive.

As early 1995 officially opened the Tuna of Jávea with the presence of authorities, family and friends. From that year they began to realize festivals in the Central Cinema municipality which came in addition to a large number of residents of Jávea, tunos from various parts of Spain to take part in these acts. Altogether made three, 1995, 1996 and 1997 later, in 2002, they began holding contests until 2005. Ensure that the rehabilitation of the Central Cinema is essential to the culture of Jávea to serve as theater groups, bands and tuna, have a place in which to make their performances.

Lluís Spain, a full member of the prickly pear since last year, tells us that in the prickly pear there are two statuses, "the pardillos", which are in the learning period, and the veterans. Savall adds that "Xàbia's Tuna has never taken account of this difference, the important thing is that each brings better know what to do and that intention and behavior are good. Once they are prepared musically they are already imposes grant (representative of each tuna color)".

Both Lluís and Juan Antonio have ensured that for some years the rehearsals of the prickly pears, which they define as a family, are in guitar bars in hand and among friendsthere come the best ideas", they affirm. They also add that being a member of the prickly pear, although it may not seem like it, involves a lot of effort and sacrifice since you have to dedicate many hours and know how to combine it with work and family. However, not everything is work, since they have done numerous trips and lived an endless number of anecdotes because, who skips the tail of the Christ the Redeemer of Brazil, travels in a first plane or travels by train from Poland to Berlin by the face ?, just a tuno, yes, always with the suit, a smile and in exchange for a beautiful song.

Although the Tuna of Xàbia has gone through moments of crisis, there are currently twelve active members, "the new generation of the tuna is very good and is eager difficulty is the availability because each work entity Valencia and Alicante but we work very hard"says Lluís. At the Nazarene, San Juan and Mare de Déu de Loreto festivities they are in charge of making the rounds, that is when the most veterans also participate and there are about sixteen. In this sense, the tuna is very grateful to the party department Town hall for always counting on them and helping them in everything they can.

On the occasion of its XX anniversary this Saturday, August 16 "The total, brutal and apocalyptic Tuna de Xàbia" will celebrate a great performance at the 22: 00 h. in the Plaza de la Iglesia de Jávea in which members of the prickly pear of Tarragona, Barcelona, ​​Valencia and Murcia will also participate. To this celebration they want to invite all the people of Jávea to enjoy a fun and musical evening in which they assure there will be surprises and the public will be an active part of the show. A performance in which they will undoubtedly give off the sympathy, joy and energy that they give off in each and every one of their performances.