Interview / Galo Tonella / Mezcal Mondays: Dispatches From A Small Island – By Chris English

In-depth interview, and dispatch from Ibiza, care of gentleman abroad, Chris English. Next year will mark two decades living on this strange island. I don’t really know how I got here, let alone stayed for so long. It’s been five years since my first contribution to Ban Ban Ton Ton. The past five years have been some of the most inspiring for me. I have met some lovely like-minded individuals who managed to reinvigorate my love for this place. In the next batch of Dispatches From A Small Island, I hope to share some stories of lesser-known pockets of musical goodness happening here in Ibiza, starting with one of the best gatherings I have had the pleasure to play at during my tenure here. Every Monday evening, while thousands head towards the island’s superclubs, a very different ritual unfolds in the garden of Casa Lhasa in the tiny pueblo of San Lorenzo. There’s no promotion, no guest list and no elaborate production. Instead, friends gather beneath the trees with plates of tacos,…