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Likewise, it will be promoted that the plaza annexed to the Auditorium 'El Batel' will be renamed 'Blue and Black'

MC Cartagena will take a proposal to the next municipal plenary, to celebrate on Monday, February 26, so that the local government recognizes the trajectory of 'Blue and Black', promoting that it is offered in the programming of the La Mar de Músicas Festival a tribute to this training that includes his performance in this event.

Also, this initiative contemplates that the commencement of the honors and distinctions procedure to nominate the plaza attached to the Auditorium and Congress Center 'El Batel' with the name 'Azul y Negro', as outlined by the councilor of the MC Cartagena municipal group, begins. "in reference and honor to this historic and emblematic Cartagena music group, taking advantage of the passage of the Tour of Spain in 2018 for the municipality of Cartagena."

'Azul y Negro' was born as a musical duet and enjoyed great popularity in the 80s. It developed a techno-pop style and had a great artistic activity throughout several stages, obtaining two gold discs and playing three music tuning of the Tour of Spain, as well as radio and television.

In addition, he is considered one of the forerunners of electronic music in our country and a pioneer in the implementation of innovative musical techniques.

Not in vain, was the first Spanish group that made a digital recording in 1983, and were also pioneers editing an album in CD format, in the year 1984. Likewise, the first postage stamp of legal course manufactured by the National Currency Factory and Timbre with the cover of an album of a Spanish artist had 'Blue and Black' as its protagonist.

In 2016 the Universal label released the 'DiCromo' pack (1981-1986), with six CDs that summarize the '80s discography of' Azul y Negro ', as well as various extra content.

Segado recalled that "in its first stage, 'Azul y Negro' was made up of Cartagena's Carlos García-Vaso and Joaquín Montoya, who left the group in 1993 and, subsequently, García-Vaso started a second stage that with six albums released, they are currently still active, with their latest album 'Doble o nada', recently released last year. "

The mayor of Cartagena remarked that "the great impact of this Cartagena group led them to represent in a musical way the Tour of Spain, a competition that will happen again by our municipality in its sixth stage in this year 2018."

Therefore, said the mayor, "seems appropriate, after knowing these data, that our city finally pay tribute to one of its historical and most representative musical groups."

Source: Grupo municipal MC Cartagena