Song for Adam
I didn't know him well
He was alone into his distance
He was deep into his well
I could guess what he was laughing at
But I couldn't really tell
Now the story's told that Adam jumped
But I'm thinking that he fell
Together we went travelling
As we received the call
His destination India
And I had none at all
Well I still remember laughing
With our backs against the wall
So free of fear we never thought
That one of us might fall
I sit before my only candle
But it's so little light to find my way
Now the story unfolds before my candle
Which is shorter every hour
as it reaches for the day
And I feel just like a candle in a way
I guess I’ll get there
But I wouldn't say for sure
When we parted we were laughing still
As our goodbyes were said
And I never heard from him again
As each our lives we lead
Except for once in someone else's
Letter that I read
Until I heard the sudden word
That a friend of mine was dead
I sit before my only candle
Like a pilgrim sits beside the way
Now this journey appears before my candle
As a song that's growing fainter
the harder I play
Till I fear before I end I’ll fade away
But I guess I’ll get there
Though I wouldn't say for sure
Though Adam was a friend of mine
I didn't know him long
And when I stood myself beside him
I never thought I was as strong
Still it seems he stopped his singing
In the middle of his song
Well I’m not the one to say I know
But I’m hoping he was wrong
I’m holding out my only candle
Though it's so little light to find my way
Now this story's been laid beneath my candle
And it's shorter every hour
as it reaches for the day
Yes, I feel just like a candle in a way
I hope I get there
But I never pray
La cantante mallorquina ofreció en el Palau de la Música de Barcelona, dentro del festival Guitar Bcn, un concierto de intensidad creciente en el que L’aigua no cansa, su nuevo disco, se convirtió en el auténtico centro del repertorio. Arropada por una banda de músicos extraordinaria, Maria del Mar Bonet volvió a demostrar que, cerca de cumplir sesenta años sobre los escenarios y los ochenta de vida, sigue instalada en un momento creativo y vocal fuera de lo común.
En Barcelona tenemos la suerte de poder disfrutar de una cada vez más numerosa comunidad de artistas argentinos que habitan la ciudad y que enriquecen nuestra vida cultural. Con pocos días de diferencia tres de ellos han presentado sus respectivos trabajos discográficos en diversos espacios: en una librería abierta a la música, en la sede de un extraordinario refugio asociativo de Sants y en el auditorio de una biblioteca histórica.
La cantante, flautista y compositora catalana Magalí Sare presenta Descasada, un trabajo entre la investigación antropológica y la libertad musical. Sare se sitúa en una escena de mujeres altamente formadas que han redefinido la canción de autor contemporánea.
La última edición del BarnaSants, la primera dirigida por Marçal Girbau, ha reducido un 40% el número de conciertos pero ha aumentado un 33% la asistencia y la venta de entradas. Girbau, que ha valorado positivamente esta 31 edición en la rueda de prensa celebrada hoy en Barcelona, ha apostado por menos fechas, más peso artístico y producciones propias con recorrido. Y una vez más se ha reivindicado la creación del Ateneu de la Cançó.
El veracruzano Rafa Mesa, desde 2018 en su alter ego artístico Pehuenche, se presentó en formato quinteto en Barcelona dentro de su primera gira europea que le ha llevado a Londres, Copenhague, a varios escenarios de Barcelona y finalmente Madrid.