This Friday of news has seen the light of day a recording of one of the last concerts of Camarón de la Isla: it occurred on September 13, 1991 in the Plaza de Toros de Buenavista (Oviedo) on the occasion of the San Mateo festivities, accompanied by Tomatito on the guitar.
«Well, gentlemen, good night. I’m going to start by singing a little for joys and then you can ask me for whatever you want, thank you,” were José Monje Cruz’s first words of the evening. The unprecedented concert was recorded on a digital tape, one of the first at the time, and has remained stored for more than 30 years in the archives of the sound technician hired for the occasion.
‘Oviedo, San Mateo 1991’ includes a libretto directed by Nacho Serrano that features testimonies from a long list of contemporary artists about how the legend of Camarón has influenced them. Jes, from Sidonie, claims that “he must be the most influential artist on Earth.” Rosalía says that discovering him “was one of the great epiphanies of my life”: “He has been and always will be the most emblematic singer that exists in this genre,” she says.
C. Tangana remembers an interview after ‘La Leyenda del Tiempo’ that was useful for his own career: «For me it has always been shocking to think that the most unanimously respected and admired musician in the entire recent history of Spain, one day had to deal with with contempt.” On the other hand, Estopa remember how they went “to work at the Seat factory” with Camarón playing at full volume: “Our song ‘Como Camarón’ has been an icon for us, and perhaps without Camarón, we would not have even existed.”
Other names that also appear in the script are Antonio Arias, Antonio Carmona, Jaime Urrutia, Bunbury, Anni B Sweet, Rufus T. Firefly, La Zowi, Carlangas or Manolo García.
Tracklist:
1. JOYS I Am That Smuggler
2. TARANTOS / MINING A Mine in Asturias
3. BULERIAS Drinking Wine
4. TANGOS Taste Like Candy to Me
5. FANDANGOS Your Kisses Are Mine
