Cabalgata de Reyes
Aside from the exhausting plane rides, the sleepless nights, and the language
barriers, the Cabalgata de Reyes parade made the entire trip worthwhile! If the
band had arrived in Spain and had a single night to march in this parade, it
still would have been worth the travel hours. It was amazing! The audience of
the parade had so much energy and was so excited to see us (even if all they
got to see was us rowing by to a cadence). We waited for 3 hours and performed
every so often for bystanders and nearby floats with things like Palumbo and
other quick tunes. Once we actually started the 2 hours of marching, we played
Mi Burrito Sabanero over and over with different cadences in between. On
occasion, Thompson would blow a whistle and the whole band would scatter tot eh
sides and say hello to all the people watching the parade. Many gloves were
stolen and pictures were taken; many locals tested their English on us which
was fun to hear. The entire experience was outstanding and I’m not the only one
who would do it again in a heartbeat.
Brianna Noronha
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