PRESS RELEASE (31/07/2014)
Sunday, August 3, a Loano, in the’Prince's Garden Summer Arena, at 9:30 pm, the concert of the Grupo Compay Segundo, promoted by the’Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the City of Loano and organized by the I.So THeatre.
2007 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Cuban musician Compay Segundo. Before he died, he himself chose his successors so that they would spread his music to the world. The group of nine musicians, including one of his sons Salvador, will play at Loano in the beautiful setting of the Prince's Garden.
The soul of Maximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz (Compay Segundo) is always present in the Grupo Compay Segundo, a formation in which some of the musicians who participated in Wim Wenders“ film ”Buena Vista Social Club" play.
Compay Segundo is after Miguel Matamoros the other great figure who placed in words and music a universe of images of the conversation and singing characteristic of Cuban peasants, thus saving this heritage of sonorous, humorous and imaginative richness.
In addition to his contribution to Cuban cultural heritage, important is his promotion of an instrument, the harmonica, and the introduction of clarinets into the fixed ensemble of the instrumental ensemble. Compay continued his activity until he was over 90 years old, an age after which he gave more than a hundred concerts, with ever-increasing success, all over the world.
Today, thanks to Grupo Compay Segundo great themes such as Macusa, Bilongo, Veinte Anos, Las Flores de la Vida, and the legendary Chan Chan continue to prove that the work of Maximo Francisco Repilado Munoz, is still alive and capable of conveying emotions around the world.
They play in the band: Salvador Repilado Labrada (Director - contrabajo), Hugo Garzón Bargalló (voz prima y maracas), Haskell Armenteros Pons (clarinete), Rafael Inciarte Rodríguez (clarinete), Rafael Inciarte Cordero (clarinete bajo), Rafael Fournier Navarro (percusión), Félix Martínez Montero (armónico), Nilso Arias Fernández (guitarra acompañante y voz segunda), Yoel Matos Rodriguez (guitarra acompañante).
Enriches the Grupo Compay Segundo staff, the pair of dancers Roberta Pierazzini and Paolo Angelini.
Ticket prices: Full € 21.00 - Reduced € 18.00
Ticket sales and presale:
Lollipop records - Via Garibaldi 64, Loano - tel. 019-675488
Central Bar, Italy Square, Loano
Box office opening at the Prince's Garden Summer Arena
on the day of performance from 8 p.m.
Online sale: www.happyticket.it
