BarcelonaAlbert Pla was the main guest at the salsa concert proposed by El Cruïlla yesterday at the Parc del Fòrum. A big party on the three main stages, culminating with a performance by the legendary Venezuelan singer Óscar Deleon, precisely on the day he turned 81. Who knows how many of the people who were at Cruïlla yesterday went to see Marc Anthony at the Palau Sant Jordi on June 13, the night before the concert in which the audience sang you will cry As if there was nothing more important in the world at that moment. The truth is that yesterday this song also had a great impact on the audience at the Forum when Oscar Deleon sang it. Go straight to the list of the best live music moments of the year; in fact, the whole concert was exceptional and the audience enjoyed it in a way rarely seen in Cruella.
he Great Sonerothe legend, a lion with glitter on his shirt and the charisma of an artist who came out with a mission: to excite the audience and ensnare them in a web of happiness and rhythm. He did it without stopping, linking the themes to the delirium with the confidence of a long and versatile orchestra that respects the voice that remains strong even in the high register. “We take requests,” he said, and he did. detailsWith people dancing and singing the clipTake her out, take her to the movies (…) bring her food to bed, and treat her very kindly.“A woman screams. to hand inSomeone is asking about Bolero. fit…He makes them all, including the immortal one. you dance really well By Benny Moore. The unstoppable rhythm machine is a concept invented to explain such nights.
Chucho Valdes and Grupo Niche
Much earlier, the temperature of over thirty degrees and the blazing sun greeted Chucho Valdés at six in the evening. The Cuban pianist was in charge of opening the second day of the festival on the Estrella Dam stage, dedicated mainly to Caribbean rhythms. A regular at the Barcelona Jazz Festival, Valdés this time led the reincarnation of Irakere, the majestic Afro-Cuban jazz project he founded in 1973. A true professional and with an extraordinary band (including his son Julián on percussion), he sent out a rhythm with judgment and a danceable feel, more salsa and bells when singer Ramón Álvarez took center stage, a good voice and full of charisma.
At this magnificent opening ceremony there was no shortage of Irakere dimensional jewels. Cod with breadThe pure rhythmic magic of Afro-Cuban jazz. It was a quarter past seven in the afternoon and the crowd, which had taken refuge in the shade areas, was already dancing, preparing for a day that called for dancing to the end.
Then much of the Chucho Valdés crowd went to the West Stage to dance with the Colombian group Grupo Niche, founded by Jairo Varela (1949-2012) in the late 1970s and led by trumpeter José Aguirre since 2015. Salsa and Colombian essence. Announced before the start Black woman doesn’t wantabsolutely classic. However, the sound was not accompanied, because the low voices echoed too much. Naturally, the orchestra arrived in ecstasy over Colombia’s qualification to the Copa America final, and this festive spirit also infused the romantic salsa pieces, as adventureThe audience received him with honor. Something remains, Raindrops I Let’s do what the heart says.in which the spectators and the spectators alternately sang. It was not yet eight o’clock, and dancing, even as a duet, was the only option, especially when there were thunderous discharges like those in the sad story ofAnna Maylewith the trombone playing at a very good level. “Are there any Latinos here?” asked one of the singers. The answer: a louder cry when the Colombians noticed.
Right after Grupo Niche, at a quarter past nine, Albert Pla started playing the electric guitar alone. Antonia FontThe house song, “I Had Sex with Antonia on the Plane,” was a very fitting choice to open a concert at the Vueling Theatre. Already with the Surprise Band on stage, the rumba began. Marcelino Arroyo del Charcoalways with guitarist Diego Cortés as the primary accompanist and Judith Farris running the rhythm through an electronic sieve, as she did in the anti-capitalist version of Enrique Iglesias’ religious experience, in walking through the wilder side of Lou Reed’s life and also Shepherd’s legacyturned into meat Rave,com To leave it or not to leave itThe terrorist bride issue is now linked to the release of I am a rebel By Janet Albert No, love and humor.
This Pla show, well presented in the context of the festival, is unbeatable, and full of great successes unique to the artist from Sabadell such as: Letter to King Melchior (which sparked anti-monarchy fervor at the forum), Drought, Joaquin the fool, lady with scythe or impressive road movieCatalan PartyThe songs have been reworked and all of them still sound unique and fresh. Albert’s concert schedule overlapped with that of Puerto Rican Olga Tañón, who gathered a crowd ready to spend some time dancing mainly to merengue. El Cruïlla hit the nail on the head three years ago when it opened the program to salsa and more classic Latin rhythms because it brought a new audience to the festival and because the artists in most cases give very good concerts.
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