Align Perez: “I learned that we had to try to achieve perfection from Pako de Lucia, but exciting” | News from Catalonia

Attend the concert Alain Perez (Manaka Iznaga, Cuba, 48 years old) represents the passage of emotions. Classical guitar graduate National School of Art of CubaThe instrumentalist, arrangement, composer and singer, usually playing, singing and dancing for more than three hours on stage. In his readings, he along with his audiences, along with the most traditional styles of his country, like Chachacha, son or Bolero, which adds to Timba’s overflowing power and improvements from Jazz. A man who has been a bassist for Pako de Louisa for a decade, first time – along with his indigenous Isaac Delgado – in the Apollo room in Barcelona this Saturday, BingoHis last album. Cuba, produced in the United States and Spain, adds work to other dance music works such as work A good pipe story (2020), ADN (2018) O. Tea Tea: In Honor Traditional, It acquired Latin Grammy in 2021.

Although living in Cuba – Pace – Musician, who returned in 2018 in Spain two decades later, consider Spain a “second house.” He came to Europe as a musician of the Isaac Delgado in 1998 and worked with artists for two decades, Enrique MorenteAs Calia Cruz and especially as the bassist Pako de LuciaIt was “attracted to his brightness and his character” and “inherited to achieve perfection and stimulate people”.

After the encounter with the guitarist, the composer had an instant connection to the Flamenco. “I have good gypsy rods that the patriarchy gave me,” he said with a smile.

Two decades later in Spain, he returned to his island, “My 20 -year experience works in different scenes of the world and bring that practice to new generations.” Scenes such as the Lincoln Center with 12 musicians from the Archestra and his Alma Matter that leads to Europe, and some members have fulfilled the majority age. “I feel in a commitment to maintain teaching in order to avoid losing the beauty of Cuban music, which is the second generation of musicians.” By his experience he imitates what he did once for him Teachers like Chucho Waldes.

Coming from the family of the musicians, which is his father’s gradelio Perez, with him he has composed many songs, the first to find his natural talent. “Traditional music is in my intestines and it is my good fortune to start in that direction with the Guaziro Point, Son and Gwaracha.” With 7 years he was already sang and played by the guitar, and with 9 years he left his OWN Ru in the direction of Cyenfugos to play with his first group Silito Lindo. “The same day I tried me, I was away from my house. Since then, the music has been filled with everything, flaws have been replaced with music.”

Although the island welcomed him with open hands when he returned, his last works were identified with the difficulties involving power shortages. “There are energy problems, the five -day current collapses, being in the study and returning home, and the current is to be discontinued …” “Working with that instability makes you more sensitive and at the same time stronger,” he said.

The bassist’s arrangements and compositions can be heard in the best jazz schools in New York at the same time. “I am seeing in the mirror of people like Juan Louis Gerra or Rubone Blades, Benny More himself has made a very popular music in fifty and at the same time delicate compositions,” usually uses a sugar cane in paying tribute to More in his concerts, “the farmer’s barbarian.” His creation begins with melody, which immediately takes shape with a guitar or piano. “The most important thing is that my songs have spirituality. I always put emotions in the front,” he said.

His latest album, “The One with Great Maturity”, according to Artist, is suffering from traditional Cuban rhythms, songs like songs It is no longer worth itComposed with his father 20 years ago and sang with Tito Neevs or others The queen of the heart Oh I am alone, With Gilbero Santa Rosa. In these wonders, his brother Rainer Perez is included as a composer. In relation to other albums, “there is a difference in product, love and level Curatorship In the songs “, always, however,” a lot of delivery and very passion. “This Saturday will be the fifth performance of the Apollo room of the Cat also in the Apollo room:” This time I think there is a tremendous illusion, which will be a cruel desire and an injection of adrenaline. ”