Looks to South. Year 3. Issue No. 154. Saturday April 30, 2011 By Sebastian Feijoo
sfeijoo@miradasalsur.com
Gieco highlights their similarities with Nestor and Cristina Kirchner, but also claims the support of the criticism. On Thursday he plays in the cycle Sponsorship Ecunhi
from now, while we are alive, it is always a great time. Definitely feel it. I reached an age when many people dying. One thought no. That science gives us more and more possibilities, we all have guaranteed many more years of life. But I was a couple of friends from scratch. At the touch, without time or understand. Then one is very disappointed. They are strong shocks that leave you thinking, "he says almost the last León Gieco, visibly moved, like a watercolor painting of your present emotional. But the singer of 59 years seems to translate that pain activity. Is recording her new album, planning a trip to the United States to complete it, does not stop turning over much of the country and this Thursday will perform at the Cultural Space Our Children (Ecunhi), closing the opening of Scenario Rock cycle, which is godfather and proud convener. "Now I try to enjoy every second of life to the fullest and the best way is doing things," is excited confirma.Gieco Scenario Rock. It is an idea of \u200b\u200bRodolfo Garcia, one of the coordinators of the area's music and legendary ex Ecunhi Almond Coven, "that calls for new bands to play in space with a professional production and important opportunities for dissemination. The proposal is even more attractive because since the catastrophe of Cromañón circuit decreased dramatically under the new groups have enormous difficulties in doing shows and develop. Garcia has already received more than two hundred recordings from around the country and even some from abroad, and after careful listening scheduled the first month of the cycle that extends over the entire 2011.Escenario Rock will open this Thursday with the junior Cuore Nero, Eloy and clumps. The closure will be borne by Leon. "The truth is we still do not know what I'm going to play and with whom. I'm really into recording my new album, the days go by very fast and I had no time to think. You may touch only. Or maybe the kids convene D-Mind-the band with whom Andrés Giménez Gieco recorded the album A Mind-León D (2009) -. We'll see. The important thing is to add a very nice project that provides opportunities for new bands and at the same time try to keep adding light to a place so dark as was the ESMA, "says the singer.
Sebastian Feijoo - Were you surprised that so many new bands want to play in the space of the Mothers in the former ESMA? León Gieco
He has far exceeded expectations and that makes us very happy. When he took the call thought it would come between fifty and sixty bands. But there were more than two hundred and here at year's end that number may grow a lot. There are youth groups, soloists, all very hard. Unfortunately the circuit under reduced drastically in recent years and many bands compose, rehearse and record, but every time I play and harder to reach people. This is a good opportunity for access to a professional production. Even the shows are being filmed. SF-
Recently, more young people are interested and involved in politics. Does the amount of bands that were committed to the cycle would be in the same direction? LG
"I think so and that's great. Some people think that because the young did not live or directly suffered all that was the last dictatorship are not interested in the subject. There is everything, of course, and you can not generalize. A lot of kids are missing information and do not understand well what about the struggle of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo. But fortunately many others do and manifest from its place: in everyday life, being a member, adding to this cycle in Ecunhi. We are witnessing a very special of great political ferment that has young people in a very active role. That seems very good. From the latter part of this Government woke up one very large concern among young people and that is very valuable because they have a lot of strength and ideas to contribute.
SF-I were referring to a time of great political ferment. You Stranded grueling passages of life in Argentina. How are you living it? LG
"I'm very optimistic. It is the first time I'm totally optimistic. I lived moments of joy in the three months of the Government of (Hector) Campora, in the first two years of (Raul) Alfonsin, which never made beyond that was a prologue debatable, and prosecuted to the maximum charge of illegal repression. But with the first government of Nestor Kirchner and now Cristina Fernandez is the longest period of matches. We live in a new era and I can identify with this government. I sense a transforming energy and many more things can improve. SF-
That feeling you describe seems to have reached many musicians. LG
"Yes, and it's fine for everyone as you feel and also express a commitment. At the same time, I do not know if it's better for an artist is made completely official. For example, at present we have representatives Qom community of Formosa camping on Avenida 9 de Julio. I wish the President receives it. Cristina also need to think of comments like this, people like me who has the best of intentions. It's good military support, add ideas and, when necessary, provide some criticism. I think she did a lot, we all have to put ours to become much more.
SF-parallel to the ring in the Ecunhi, you're recording a new album.
LG Yes, I am very excited. It would be my record forty, if not miscalculated. We are in the pre-production, recording several things and my idea is then to travel to the United States and complete everything there. I'll record a couple of very interesting artists like Jimmy Johnson, who is the bassist James Taylor, and probably also with Jim Keltner, a drummer who played with historic John Lennon. Messages From the soul album (1992) I took the custom finished recording my albums in the U.S.. The costs are considerably more bulky, but you get a sound important and worthwhile.
SF - The themes are all composed?
LG-Yes. Already completed at least 18 and have to take five. I think an album with fourteen songs are good, that listeners are not too many banks. Nor am I interested fill the capacity CD for making me the creative. Even those issues that do not fall on disk I can use in these releases parallel I usually do, and triply (2008). Let's work a month in Buenos Aires and on June 7 we're going to Los Angeles (USA) for three months. I estimate that the album could be out in October.
SF - What can you drive before? LG
"Actually, no (laughs). What I can say is that is very good and I'm very happy with what we are doing. Before the new songs testeábamos live. Then you saw the reaction of the people, how they sounded on stage. It was a way to test them. It was also good for journalists because could glimpse from where would the new disk. But in the Internet era it was all very different. I had to reach an agreement with the record company not to touch any live issue again, or make known letters, or titles, because after all that go to the Internet and energy is spent before it leaves the disk. If you are going up, I prefer to upload the final version because it will sound like it should sound.
SF - Do you feel the Internet as a complication in your career?
LG-Depends on how you look. It is a tremendously revolutionary. Somehow works as the world's memory and that is a very powerful discovery. At some point gives us problems and other helps. I can not be so selfish to say that the Internet is all wrong because I fucked up record sales. Before you may sell 200 thousand and now average 20 thousand. Obviously my copyright down. But I have to accept that if I want to hear music of Afghanistan, I can hear now and then was impossible. Or recognize that the Internet gives many possibilities for dissemination to musicians. Ultimately I believe the existence of the Internet is positive.
• The summit meeting between U2 and Leon
On 3 April, León Gieco was summoned to the stage during the last show that gave the Irish band U2 in Argentina. That night Unique Stadium of La Plata, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen and Leon shared a version of I only ask of God, which then would lead to another classic: Pride (In The Name Of Love). The Canadian-born musician Rosquín (Santa Fe) live through that summit meeting with excitement, but it dazzled with the bronze.
SF - How did you get called to the stage? LG-
was all pretty shocking. I went to see the show. I was not ready to sing, or anything like that. And suddenly there came the band's manager and said that Bono wanted to greet me. I went to the dressing room and right there I proposed to do something in the show. "What?" I asked. He replied: "Well, sings a song by John Lennon." Then I explained that I did not sing in English, he felt that way did not represent anyone. He said he felt the same if sung in Castilian and proposed: "let's talk to the boys," who came to be the rest of U2. When we were all together it occurred to me to tell Bono "why not do the topic you tried to sing in River two years ago?". "What?" He asked. Then I started to sing I only ask of God. He replied "I love this song" and told me that he knew by Mercedes Sosa. I sang three verses on stage was something simple, but very cute. Also, always remember what my teacher told me Leda Valladares: "There is no superior cultures." So I can enjoy both playing with U2 as a street musician. • SCENARIO ROCK
cycle will run every Thursday at 20 pm in the Cultural Area Our Children (Ecunhi), Avenida del Libertador 8465.
• 5 / 5: Cuore Nero, Eloy and Grumis. Close León Gieco.
• 12 / 5: Hands Ala Delta, Trilobite, John Feather and Cinema.
• 19 / 5: Alejandro Correa, Poyo Toloza, Lucrecia Ugena.
• 26 / 5: I want it three, I want to go to hell Synchro.
Admission is free.
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