Aranda de Duero woke up yesterday with the first people defeated by the party and with the nearest Mercadona looking like a war zone. All in the best sense. The third day of Sonorama Ribera was a very important one for Spanish pop, consolidating new names and recovering old legends. Emotion and nostalgia marked both the day and the night because, above all, yesterday was the day of Super submarine.
The surprise of the Plaza del Trigo was Pignoise, but the moment that we will all remember will be when Jaime and Chino returned to the legendary stage. It has been 14 years since the group from Baeza performed for the first time at the Trigo and, after everything that happened, yesterday was a real event. Javier Ajenjo anticipated what was coming as “the most important moment of the entire festival and of everything that has happened in many years.” The return of Supersubmarina. The singer and guitarist greeted, excited, the hundreds of people present, who could not believe it, while their music played on the speakers.
Since yesterday, the history of Supersubmarina has been immortalised on a bench that will remain forever in Aranda de Duero. “A tribute from Sonorama Ribera to music and life,” can be read on it. Also present at the highlight of the day were Dani Fernández, who keeps the group’s memory alive at each concert with the song ‘Supersubmarina’; Antonio Linaje, mayor of Aranda de Duero; and the journalist Fernando Navarro, author of ‘Algo que sirva como luz’ and driving force behind all the well-deserved love that the band from Jaén is receiving.
The big day of national pop in Sonorama began with one of the best songs of the genre thanks to Tribute to Antonio Vegaled by the singer-songwriter’s original band and his “close friends and collaborators.” Among them, Anni B Sweet. I’m talking about ‘La Chica de Ayer’, one of the many songs in the set that received a standing ovation. If anyone is capable of getting people to surrender to a song, it’s Antonio Vega. The same thing happened with ‘El sitio de mi recreo’ or ‘Lucha de Gigantes’.
Twenty-one was one of the festival’s big bets, scheduling them on one of the main stages for the first time in the band’s history. This is the fifth time the La Mancha group has visited Sonorama. “This is what you asked for! A main stage, right?” shouted vocalist Diego Arroyo to the large and loyal audience that was present. At 8:30 in the evening, they managed to gather a large number of people. The pop rock of ‘La Ruina’, mixed with ‘Mr. Brightside’, moved the masses like an earthquake. The saxophone differentiates them from other groups of the same style, more than the lyrics, which tend to stick to partying, having a good time and everything that entails, but aiming for the creation of hymns.
«Today everything that could go wrong has gone wrong, but it doesn’t matter», said Diego. Although at first he didn’t say what he was referring to, he later clarified that it was technical problems: «A minute before going out we didn’t know if we were going to be able to play». ‘Dopamine’ and ‘Cabeza Abajo’ are two of their most important and beloved songs, and consequently they prepared two surprises to present them as they deserve. The first was Dani Fernández, who was in the news yesterday. In this way, two of the great exponents of the new wave of Spanish pop rock shared the stage in a moment full of euphoria. On the other hand, Quequé, of all people, came out to sing practically half of ‘Cabeza Abajo’. A great show that ended with the great success of ‘La Vida Moderna’ with Gabriel Montes, from Sexy Zebras.
On the other side of the enclosure, Paula Cendejas She was also positioned as one of the most important names on the scene. Her latest EP came as a need for the singer to show her truest, and at the same time, most powerful face. That is why she was accompanied on stage by a string section, but also by two masked men in charge of the more electronic part. Produced by Carlos Ares, who also released one of the best albums of the year, ‘TSUNAMI’ was wonderfully defended before the faithful and attentive gaze of the public. Jersey beat, reggaeton, trap and drill are some of the styles that bathe the bases of the songs and that rework some of the classics of her discography. ‘Cómo habla una mujer’ has no trace of the bolero touch that is appreciated in the original, and has a more solemn tone.
Without a doubt, the best part was ‘COLIBRÍ’. “This is the most important song of the tour,” said Cendejas before starting. It is a beautiful song that is interpreted in a totally moving way by the Madrid native. If you also know the story behind the song, written from the “grief” of abortion, it becomes a heartbreaking moment. On a bass drum imitating the beating of a heart, Cendejas’ voice was filled with feeling. And the audience took away a memorable moment.
After the total party of Coke Meshwho proved to be one of the best performers in the country, Dani Fernandez He gave Sonorama what is probably, with one day to go, the best moment of the festival. The concert by the man from La Mancha was the perfect place for what was about to happen. In recent years, Dani has proven to be one of the voices that moves the most people, so the audience was guaranteed. In addition, he has always been open about his love for Supersubmarina.
The concert was already moving. Dani’s rough voice almost breaking in the beautiful ‘Si tus piernas’ or the heartfelt speech before ‘Clima Tropical’, in which he recalled his past in “a band that made music for girls and teenagers”, were the best appetizers before the overdose of excitement that came next. “I don’t know how I’ll explain it to my daughter,” he said excitedly. Everything was leading up to that moment.
After some heartfelt words about his love for the band, Dani Fernández became part of Sonorama’s history. “A big noise for Jaime from Supersubmarina!” he shouted in front of the tens of thousands of people present. Shivers. Tears. An indescribable feeling. Jaime picks up the guitar and begins ‘Supersubmarina’. It wasn’t the first time he had been on stage after the accident, but it didn’t matter, because it’s Sonorama. The festival that consolidated Supersubmarina. It was the time I’ve seen an audience most alive. Jaime uttered some words that already destroyed us all, after remembering his bandmates: “I hope that one day Supersubmarina can sing again at Sonorama. For me it’s a dream to play this song on this stage. It was everything I wanted.” JENESAISPOP has uploaded a small summary of the moment to Instagram, but it doesn’t do it justice.
The concerts of Sen Senra, Niña Polaca and Sexy Zebras put the finishing touch to a key day for national pop. If there was a festival where something like this could happen, it is Sonorama Ribera.
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