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Monday 06 July 2009 - The singer Pablo Milanes, framed for decades in the movement of the Nova Trova Cubana, Sunday brought their sounds to the audience Cartagena Torres Park, within the International Festival La Mar de Músicas.
The Cubans moved to the present performing their most famous tunes, like 'Yolanda', which was echoed by the public in several verses, 'I do not ask you' and 'to live', among many others.
Pablo Milanes lives each passing day as a tear.
And since I was 17 years while singing and death.
In 2002 he published "Paul loved ', with 19 songs recorded a duet with Cuban Fito Paez, Caetano Veloso, Charly Garcia, Milton Nascimento, Soledad Bravo, Armando Manzanero, Alberto Cortez and Joaquin Sabina.
At the beginning of the disc is heard to say to his friend García Márquez: "Today I know there is more pure joy of singing happiness."
Seventeen years earlier had published "Dear Paul", a double LP of his songs with Victor Manuel, Serrat, Aute, Mercedes Sosa, or Chico Buarque.
In both discs, which do not repeat songs, except 'to live', are 'I do not ask', 'Life is not worth nothin' ...
-In the first-and 'girlfriend I never had', 'If she ever missing' ...
-In the second.
Songs made with lyricism and tenderness, such as 'short when you're not', that have left their mark on music in Spanish and are part of our emotional memory.
We talked for 'Paul wanted "the participation of artists who sing in English.
And the very Milanés was not entered into the record by time and logistical problems, but were bespoken for the future.
And with the songs already awarded: Stevie Wonder would 'The Harry Belafonte short ...',' Lullaby for a big girl 'and Peter Gabriel, "All eyes look at you."
Never heard.
To play the songs by Pablo Milanes, is no longer necessary to resort to the typical simplified transcripts that were left on the road much of the nuances or irlas having difficulty getting to hear based on time and time again on the disks.
His entire work is published in four volumes, with lyrics and sheet music for all songs: from the first, 'You disappointed me, "written in 1962 under the influence of' feeling 'Cuban to' The love of my life ' created for a Mexican telenovela.
Manuel Vazquez Montalban wrote that the voice of Pablo Milanes (Bayamo, February 24, 1943) is the artist's commitment and lucid, he has not lost the memory of barbarism.
Maybe it was not recognized its merit as a pioneer in restoring vintage sones and boleros: already in 1990, recovered 'Chan Chan' of a time forgotten Compay Segundo, to one volume of his series 'Year'.
And, in 2007, with Chucho Valdés' Bebo-son, the troubadour who confesses fondness for jazz, Brazilian music and baroque-recorded an album of voice and piano: eleven new songs written in two hands.
Milan is in good health after settling the bone disease that abused for years.
And after her split with Sandra, that it is not difficult to see walking happy with Nancy, his wife and mother Galician twins' Milan have nine children, "through the streets of Vigo.
Always returning to their island because it ensures that when he's sick a long time away from Havana.
Although it is assumed to be quite a few songs from his latest album, 'gift', it can hardly stop singing 'Yolanda', which he dedicated to the mother of his daughters.
Nor is it likely to be lacking in Cartagena two musicians who always seem to accompany: Miguel Núñez keyboardist and violinist Dagoberto González.
And someday we may know what happened between him and Silvio Rodriguez, who led in the seventies, the Nueva Trova movement, once inseparable, but have not done anything together again 'or to speak, it is known-in more than twenty years.
The reasons remain a mystery.
Of this generous man, said his friend Joaquín Sabina were neighbors at the Madrid Plaza de Tirso de Molina, who taught him to live and be cured of various illnesses he had, especially in the head.
At 66, Pablo Milanes Cubans remains for Pablito and still feels closer to the mob that power.
"Life is worth nothing, / when others are killing / and I'm still here singing / as if nothing had happened.
/ Life is worth nothing, / if I hear a death cry / you can not touch / my heart goes out. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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