Monday, 27 September, 2010

Barra de Navidad Nightlife and Entertainment

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Banda Loca performing at Ava Restaurant
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Barra de Navidad is a small town but you can also find nightlife and entertainment ....
 The nightlife and entertainment vary depending on the season. During the winter, there are local musicians and bands who perform regularly at the bars and restaurants. There are also musicians and bands visiting from close by cities like Colima and Guadalajara as well as  from Canada and the U.S.  They perform at places like Seamaster Restaurant, La Oficina, Rey Momo’s, and Ambar di Mare Restaurant in Barra de Navidad and also at Ava’s Restaurant and La Sirenita in Melaque just to mention some of them.
Hugo Becerra and Grupo Exito from Guadalajara performing at Rey Momos
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Local Banda loca performing at Ava Restaurant
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Around Christmas time Barra de Navidad gets busier. At this time there are more restaurants offering live music, dancing and entertainment like disco nights at Seamaster’s and jazz at Ambar di Mare.

Semana Santa (Holy Week) the week leading up to Easter is the most important Mexican holiday for families , many of whom visit Barra de Navidad  This is also the season when you see many Mexican musicians and bands like mariachi and tamborazo performing in Barra everywhere: in restaurants, on the street or right on the beach.  
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Hugo Becerra and The Lavalamp performing at Piper Lover Bar & Grill

Other occasion to see live entertainment is during Fiestas Taurinas and Jaripeo Bailes either in Barra de Navidad, Melaque and Cihuatlán . 
Mike from Main and friends performing at Lucy's Paradise bar in Barra de Navidad
Some of the restaurants and bars offering live music, dancing and entertainment in Barra de Navidad and Melaque:
Barra de Navidad:
  • Chicanos Bar Hotel Alondra
  • SeaMaster Restaurant
  • Ambar di Mare Restaurant
  • Bar of Hotel Sands
  • Veleros Restaurant
  • Rey  Momo     
  • Jarro Beach Sports Bar
  • Los Arcos de Jalisco
  • Bar de Giff
  • La Oficina
  • Lucy's Paradise
Melaque:
  • Ava Restaurant  in Melaque
  • La Salamandra Restaurant in Melaque
  • La Sirenita Restaurant in Melaque
  • Jaripeo Bailes in Barra de Navidad, Melaque, Jaluco
Live Music in Barra de Navidad and Melaque
Musicians and Bands who Performer regularly during High Season (Oct through April):
Banda Loca performing at Ava Restaurant in Melaque

The following are some of the musicians and bands who perform regularly during high season:

  • Rabí Hernández – Composer, Guitar player and singer who performs at different locations like Ambar di Mare Restaurant, La Oficina and SeaMaster Restaurant in Barra de Navidad and La Salamandra Restaurant in Melaque.
  • Lalo – Guitar player and singer who performs at different locations like la Oficina in Barra de Navidad and Ava Restaurant in Melaque.    Youtube Video    
  • Banda Loca -  They perform regularly at Ava Restaurant and some other events.
  • Bandidos Band from Colima - perform at Ava Restaurant in Melaque and some other locations.
  • Hugo Becerra y Los Lavalamps from Guadalajara: myspace page - perform  at Piper Lover and Rey Momo.   
  • El Grupo Exito : Blues, Rock and Cumbia with Hugo Becerra, Hector and Ian - perform at Piper Lover and Rey Momo.
  • MCI Band Mike, Clark and Ian - perform at Piper Lover and Rey Momo. Mike on guitar, Clark on bass and Ian on drums.
  • Redneck Mothers – They perform at different locations in Barra de Navidad and Melaque.
  • Bonnie Gibson – Singer. She performs at Seamaster Restaurant.
  • Simone and Mike - They perform at differents locations in Barra de Navidad and Melaque.
  • Fausto - Local singer performs at Los Arcos de Jalisco.
  • Angelina Sol - Local singer performs at different events.
  • Banda Terrence del Terrero Jalisco - They perform during Holy Week vacation in Barra de Navidad. Youtube video
  • Ballet Folklorico Xalixco  Youtube channel – They perform at the stage in the Main Plaza in Barra de Navidad and other events.
  • Los Hijos del Ticus Rock Pop Band from  Autlán - Rock in Spanish and English. They perform every saturday at Bar de Giff.
  • Gordon & Trish - They perform at the Lobby bar in the Grand Bay Hotel
  • Mike from Main - He performs at different locations in Barra de Navidad and Melaque.
  • Richard and Diana - They perform at La Salamandra Restaurant in Melaque.
  • Lavinia myspace lavinianegrete 


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Local Singer at La Sirenita Restaurant in Melaque

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Thursday, 9 September, 2010

Semana del Bicentenario en Cihuatlán Jalisco México - Mexico Bicentennial Celebrations in Cihuatlan

The municipality of Cihuatlan has organized several events to commemorate the Mexican Bicentennial of Independence. The celebrations start Friday September 10th and continue till September 16th. 

Barra de Navidad and Melaque are not far from where the events will take place in the city of Cihuatlan. If you want to attend these events, a short bus ride will take you there in 15 min.







Wednesday, 1 September, 2010

Mexico Bicentennial



This September 2010 we are celebrating 200 years of the beginning of the war of independence in México.    The following are some of the many interesting websites and social media pages that have been specially created towards the celebrations and have information about the history and celebrations:

México 2010 / English version

México 2010 / Bicentenario del Inicio del Movimiento de Independencia Nacional 

Radio 2010

Bicentenario México YouTube Channel 

Tu Bicentenario

Facebook Pages of Some Mexican Independence War Heroes and Figures:

Andrés Quintana Roo

Francisco Primo Verdad

Ignacio Allende

José María Morelos y Pavón


Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez

Leona Vicario

Mariano Matamoros

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Vicente Guerrero

Xavier Mina