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        On one year later Theatre Pérez Galdos, of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, will be the witness of the first performance of this group, as well as the recording of the first one of their discs. The group, formed by 31 musicians, instrumentalists and singers, went through all the scenaries of the canary archipelago, exported the popular canary music towards the lands of the Iberic peninsula and made possible that their musical work were also settled in Europe and in Latin America.

        The vast work of discs creation of this Canary group, is completed by its presence in numerous popular demonstrations of the Islands Fortunes archipelago, such as traditional festivals, romerías, famous television programs, etc. The success of the group can be noticed, not only in the very good critics appeared in the local press during all its trajectory, but also in the gratitude of their fellow countrymen: it gives its name to a street in the municipalities of Tegueste inTeneriffe, Puerto Del Carmen in Lanzarote, and Telde and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on the island of Gran Canaria.

        Los Gofiones received prestigious rewards and were the witnesses of the most important and significant musical and other events of these last years, getting part for example in meetings such as Atlántica or Womad, in the celebration of "Día de Canarias" on several occasions, or giving the keynote speech of the Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

        Los Gofiones have shared scenaries with many of music great artists, Celia Cruz, Joan Manuel Serrat, José Manuel Soto or Celina Rodríguez. Silvio Rodríguez collaborated in the track generically entitled "Cuba".