A day of luxury turned out to be the closing of the sixth Arte de Fuego biennial which, since last April 26th, was held in the province of Matanzas.
For the culmination of the meeting, the Matanzas branch of the Cuban Association of Artisans Artists reserved a special concert in which the essence of the project was preserved. Every two years it offers an approach to the ways in which pottery is lived in Cuba and part of the world.
So in his musical journey Raul Torres impregnated the public with that Cuban feeling bathed in coffee and, a little further, showed the disturbing cultural halo that make this city a unique place.
“The repertoire is a journey through my work, because Matanzas has historically always had an audience to remember. In my case, which I would classify as “sui géneris”, in Matanzas I can not offer the same concert that I perform in other stages of the country.
“I feel like I have to make a historic concert every time I come to Matanzas: sing those songs that were born here like It was, Snow lamp, Regrésamelo todo, classic neat matanceros. In addition, I included my most recent songs, some of them with a popular acceptance, whose reach I did not expect and premieres as well. “
Raúl Torres shared the concert with his son and also the troubadour singer Ernesto Pita
The making of a new album keeps the composer of In extremis, Nítida Fe and Cbalagando with Fidel quite busy.
“Right now I am involved in a double cookie, acoustic and electric disc that has demanded of me a lot of time and in which I have great illusions. He has many invited friends: singer-songwriters, musicians, among them, I share the interpretation of a song that is called Insondable Maria with Silvio Rodríguez. We hope this presentation is ready for this holiday. “
It is not surprising that on more than one occasion during his concert in the White Room the Bayamese troubadour, rooted in Matanzas as one of his most bitter children, referred to this, the City of Rivers and Bridges, as a very Nearby, a place to which memories, feelings and nostalgia tie him.
“The first sensation I have when I arrive in Matanzas is full security, clothing, love and, of course, the corresponding dose of melancholy of the times that have passed, but which in reality still remain.
“There are things that need to be activated, but there are new values that arise and Matanzas is still that beautiful lady who sometimes sleeps, sometimes awake, but still beautiful. This is the place where I always have to go back. “
A great gift was the presentation of the troubadour singer Raúl Torres in the concert hall José White, in the city of Matanzas, as part of the closing activities of the sixth Arte de Fuego Biennial. A window to the most authentic of our Cuban.
Original text by on May 9th , 2017
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