“musician of Jota it be you” intoned sarcastically Carmen Paris in 2005 to answer those rowdy purists who accused of endangering the integrity of the Aragonese folklore. A exclamation was followed by a verse-a osadía- where the spirit of the Jack and popular lyrics was interspersed by a piano, the mystery of jazz, the cockiness of chotis or even ranchera winds. And besides, by a bold Hairstyling, that of the artist, who has constantly change shape and color over the years.
Indeed its “strong personality” and “ability to regenerate the traditional lyric music” , as well as having “raised the jack on an international level” (in his last compositions such frolic with English) aspects have been highlighted by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport to give this Thursday, the National Award for Contemporary Music 2014. A news plundering the artist “doing mundane chores, laundry,” explained the phone, confidently, a few hours later: “I come to sing in Sweden earlier in Paris, and I have the house turned upside down”. Maybe his reckless fusion of styles and sounds of earth is appreciated more outside than inside the house? “I have now been a lot of very nice people projects in Europe but in Spain I’m taking more work,” responds before revealing, laughing, how gender defending outside our borders sounds: “In America I once said very epic and heroic “ span class =>. “; although the merge, I know well the nature of the genre I play Aragon also laughs when he recalls the criticism that, for years, have accused of breaking the foundations of the traditional music of his homeland. The essence of that sound is safe with her, said: “I am not from Minnesota, I do what I do know the character and essence of the genre.” Although not to lose the guidance, sometimes have to stop the feet to more than one: “The last album, EJazz with Jota , was orchestrated by an American musician who wanted to add more and more chords complicated. I said, do not go out there we go to the hills of Ubeda. not want to amarcianar more songs “. Despite rejecting defending the jack is in “endangered” does admit that risks “you run like chotis in a glass case.” “! must desenpolvarlo” said before revealing the formula that, at least she intends to undertake this task: “I try to keep the flavor of the earth, their sayings, and wrap with contemporary sounds that can be recognized with the actual listener “. On the recognition that has just been granted, and still is” processing “expected to help the roots music to occupy the place it deserves: “For Jack, as the couplet, he is associated with something old But people should know that is the only sign of common cultural identity in all regions of Spain. .. The jack is not only Aragon, although there is the best known and the most brave and has many elements of fado, “says before revealing another of his goals:” Raise the popular music hall ” . Last question, collect the prize? “Of course. I’ve often involved in social causes and yet still so revolutionary would answer you have given me. This gives me an opportunity to speak up for the things that matter,” he concludes. Born in 1966 in Tarragona, although he grew up in Aragón. He burst into the national music scene in 2002 with “Pa ‘mi genio”, an album that reviews the Aragonese folklore with a universal and contemporary view. Since then, he has released three more albums; Last, Ejazz with Jota (2013).
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