The sights, sounds and secrets of Sinsal Festival
16 December 2019, 08:12
Photography by
Chris Almeida
Photographer Chris Almeida takes us inside Sinsal Festival in Vigo, Galicia. Set on the remote estuary island of San Simon, the genre-fluid festival delivers three days of music with a line-up that’s entirely secret until the audience arrives. This year the likes of the Big Joanie, Mattiel and Liniker all stopped by for intimate shows.
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![Sinsal 25 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2019/sinsal-festival-galicia-spain-sights-sounds-secrets-2019/Sinsal_25___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=1201&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1647990272&s=c818167a0847f4dbbe263bfb004194b7)
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