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Havana, September 29 – Singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez, founder of the Cuban Nueva Trova Movement, will open the first of his four concerts in Chile today, eagerly awaited by an audience eager to hear his songs again.
Silvio returns to the South American country seven years after his last performance on this stage, and tickets for the Movistar Arena, a venue with a capacity of 17,000 people, have been sold out for several months.
The author of well-known songs such as "Ojalá," "Te doy una canción," "La Maza," "La era está pariendo un corazón," and "Santiago de Chile," will offer a repertoire including both his most emblematic pieces and songs from his recent album "Quería saber."
Silvio has a deep connection with Chile. It was the first Latin American country the musician and composer visited in 1972 during the Popular Unity government of President Salvador Allende.
After the 1973 coup d’état and during the 17 years of dictatorship, his songs and poems accompanied many during the hardest moments, singer and actress Carmen Prieto recently stated.
When he returned in 1990, following the return of democracy, he gave a concert attended by nearly 80,000 people at the National Stadium, one of the most massive phenomena of that time.
Since then, he has returned several times to Chile, the last time in 2018 when he also performed at the Movistar Arena.
For tonight’s concert, the legendary Cuban artist invited Manuel García, and in the successive performances Illapu, Patricio Anabalón, and Nano Stern will appear.
I will be accompanied by extraordinary musicians; they are friends with whom I have had fun for years. That's always a guarantee, said Rodríguez.
Prior to the concert, Manuel García released "Las Nubes", a previously unreleased song by the Cuban singer-songwriter, on digital platforms. It will be featured on the collective album "Álbum Blanco para Silvio Rodríguez." (Text and photo: PL)
