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'Soldadito de plomo' or 'Tú y yo', posthumous songs by Cecilia, are along with classics such as 'Andar', 'Dama, dama', 'Un ramito de violetas' or the original lyrics, uncensored, from 'My beloved Spain' some of the songs that the singer's followers will be able to recall from the hand of the singer and composer from Cartagena Lydia Martín, who brings to the New Theater Circus of her city her new show tribute to the deceased vocalist 1976 in a tragic traffic accident at the age of 27 years entitled 'Lady, Lady'.
The delegated councilman of Culture, David Martinez, the own Lydia Martin and representatives of Silbato Productions have presented this Tuesday this concert that counts on the support of own the family of the singer-songwriter honored as well as with the collaboration of his sister, Teresa Sobredo, and which will be held on December 15, Friday, at 9:30 p.m. and whose tickets will cost 15 euros in the stalls and 12 in the amphitheater.
A FAITHFUL PORTRAIT
Lydia Martín imitates Cecilia taking care of every last detail, from the costumes to the voice, through the gestures, the hairstyle, and so on.
For this, in this show that fuses the tribute concert with the documentary, he will simulate a concert of the singer-songwriter in the 70s, time in which he developed his career, with voice and band live and in which one of the main elements will be a grand piano with which the pianist Marta Soto will accompany her.
It will be two hours of show in which the format of Cecilia will be respected live to the point that even the 22 songs of the chosen repertoire will be sung with the arrangements that the singer herself made to the lyrics in her concerts defying censorship of the time.
Several of them, in addition, will be interpreted with their original verses, without censorship, as in the case of 'My dear Spain', a song that criticizes, rather than defends, the Spain of the time with a letter that is very critical, that it was worth having to go through the filter of censors who screwed it up to completely change the direction.
The journalist José María Ãñigo, together with José Ramón Pardo, who with his production company Rama-Lama has released the posthumous albums of Cecilia, sponsor this show and give voice to some of its parts, telling through different screens episodes of the life of the singer honored, when they met her, anecdotes or impressions about why her music is still alive today.
To launch this novel formula of tribute, Lydia Martin has investigated the life of Cecilia and for three months has held a series of meetings in the family home of the singer with her family, which for her has been "a very enriching. "
David Martínez has praised the "nod to the historical musical memory of the country" which represents "a tribute never seen to date" and has described as a "unique show in Spain" as it is 'Lady, lady'.
"It will be like seeing Cecilia on stage", said the mayor of Culture, who added that the singer from Cartagena "has gone beyond a musical tribute" with "a beautiful show" and that will not leave anyone indifferent.
Lydia Martin, meanwhile, faces this appointment with "much emotion and respect" to be able to present this proposal in his city, Cartagena, but also because he claimed never had made a tribute to Cecilia, "one of the great of music in Spanish ", especially in this musical-documentary format.
"The person will not only listen to the songs and remember their music but will come out knowing much more about their lives," said the singer, who has bet that "that historical memory" that Cecilia's music offers " keep alive still today. "
CECILIA, A TRUNCATED LIFE TOO EARLY
Evangelina Sobredo, under the stage name Cecilia, published four albums in life in just five years and quickly became one of the most recognized singer-songwriters of her time.
In a time of repression and dictatorship, but with a country that was beginning to open and lift, the Madrilenian became an uncomfortable voice for the regime, which earned it multiple times censorship, having to modify some of its lyrics, Discard certain themes and replace some covers.
LYDIA MARTÃN, A CARTAGENERA WITH PROJECTION
Lydia Martín is a singer and composer from Cartagena.
At age 27, the same age with which Cecilia died, to which he now pays homage, has been on stage since he was 12 and has already released two albums: 'Laberinto' (2012) and 'Mi realidad' (2015).
With this tribute to Cecilia entitled 'Dama, lady' will visit various cities throughout the Spanish geography, among which are San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Seville or Madrid.
The show was presented in Arganda del Rey with a concert attended by the singer's own family, who was thrilled to hear his performance.
It was a "very emotional" moment for Lydia Martín, as she confessed.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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