Where to dance and listen to music in Monaco?
After long weeks extended by health restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, the summer season has been a great success in the Principality. The opportunity to take stock of the essential places in Monaco to escape for a dinner or a long festive evening.
Donato Papadia, DJ at the Buddha Bar, Gilles Marsan, artistic coordinator of Monte-Carlo SBM and Antonio Ierone, director of Jimmy’z Monte-Carlo, gave us their precious advice on dancing and listening to music in the Principality. It’s for you !
The Jimmy’z Monte-Carlo
It is THE unmissable event for crazy Monegasque nights. Director of the establishment for ten years now, Antonio Ierone evokes this unique place where all musical genres mingle. “The Jimmy’z follows the musical trend of the moment, even if in recent years, deep house music has been the most in demand. “
Deep house music has been the most popular in recent years
Antonio Ierone
Without distorting its past, Jimmy’z makes the bet to please the greatest numbers, without locking itself in a single musical style. To do so, three DJs follow one another, each with their own specialty. “One is more focused on hip-hop and RnB, while the second is more focused on deep house music, explains Antonio Ierone. The latter is more in the open format. ”
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And if the leaders of Jimmy’z were worried after a health crisis devastated for nightlife establishments, the fame of the Monegasque club quickly allayed all fears. ” We were pleasantly surprised. Everyone played the game despite some restrictions. We have had a great summer. “ To take advantage of Jimmy’z, this first weekend of October offers one last occasion to party. Otherwise, we will have to wait until next March for another sway on the dancefloor of the most prestigious of Monegasque nightclubs which closes its doors in winter.
The Buddha-Bar Monte-Carlo
The Buddha-Bar is above all an invitation to travel. Make way for the imagination in this magnificent setting, with an astonishing atmosphere. There, no commercial music. No “Despacito” nor “Crazy In Love”. Just escape. “Here, people look up in the middle of a meal to wonder what is that sound”, smiles Donato Papadia, says DJ Papa, the owner.
From Italy to France, via Andalusia, Portugal and the eastern countries
Donato Papadia, known as DJ Papa
At the Buddha-Bar, and as is the trend of the moment, deep house music is king. A real world tour of inspirations. “You leave Italy, you pass through France, you go down to Andalusia, you make a detour through Portugal, before going to the eastern part of the Mediterranean, from Tunisia to Algeria, in passing through Morocco. Before going back to the Balkan countries, without forgetting Turkey, to India, to then return to Italy. ”
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A mix of musical genres that transports you from one country to another during the same evening. Not to regret anything.
The Monte-Carlo Sporting
The Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival once again brought together many artists, mostly Europeans, due to the health crisis, including Zucchero, Enrique Iglesias and Paolo Conte. Apart from the festival, Sporting Monte-Carlo has hosted internationally renowned artists for 40 years.
We introduced young talents, like Rihanna at the start of her career
Gilles Marsan, artistic coordinator of the Monte-Carlo SBM
Mariah Carey, Pharrell Williams, Robbie Williams, Lenny Kravitz, Lionel Richie or Laura Pausini, all have stopped at least once on the Rock. “We also introduced young talents, like Rihanna at the start of her career”, remember Gilles Marsan, artistic coordinator of the Monte-Carlo SBM.
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This year and for the first time, the Place du Casino was even the scene of the summer concert of the Monegasque Red Cross. “During the season, the gauges were limited to 70% because of the Covid-19, both at the Garnier room and the Star room, but overall we have done very well. We filled our evenings well. The public had as much fun as they did two years ago. ” And the Monegasques are asking for more! That’s good, the concerts on the Place du Casino will be back very soon.
But also…
The Monte-Carlo Opera, theater of the legendary Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival since 2006. This year, the event will be held from November 23 to December 4, 2021, with the presence in particular of Avishai Cohen trio, Jamie Cullum and Gregory Porter.
The Hotel de Paris, for her improvised concerts, which recently enabled Élodie Frégé and Irène Drésel to perform at the prestigious Monegasque hotel.
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The Rascasse, to discover groups, acoustic duos or DJs, in the heart of the mythical corner of the Monte-Carlo Grand-Prix. A must-see dance bar.
Twiga Monte-Carlo, where DJs and artists follow one another to offer an electric atmosphere after a dinner mixing Italian and Japanese cuisine in a chic and contemporary setting.
COYA Monte-Carlo, restaurant renowned for its delicious Latin cuisine, in a colorful setting directly overlooking the Mediterranean. The opportunity to enjoy soft Latin music around Peruvian meat. A perfect “before” before going a few meters away, to Jimmy’z, for a hot “after”.