HAVANA (proceso.com.mx) .- Before starting the third grounder, Mick Jagger, the lead singer of the Rolling Stones, grabbed the microphone and said in Spanish, with a marked British accent: “Here we are finally we are confident that this will be an unforgettable night. ” The public hierviente Havana exulted.
For more than two hours, the British band offered a great quality show-and free- the hundreds of thousands of Cubans gathered in the capital’s plain surrounding the city sports.
it was the first time a rock band and foreign roll global renown played in Cuba.
in the first two decades after the triumph of the revolution, the Cuban government he did not tolerate the rock on the island, which imposed a “musical blockade” against gender.
in addition to the closed position of the Cuban government, which abandoned its policy in the years 80- the US economic blockade prevented for more than five decades to the largest groups of rock ‘n’ roll concerts offer on the island.
“This concert will be a historic event for us,” said Jagger -in Spanish- in a video posted . on the Internet prior to the visit
As always, despite his age -72 years vocalist deployed an incredible energy on stage: not kept stopped for a moment; walked, ran, danced, jumped and interacted with the public, tireless.
His troupes, guitarists Keith Richards and Charlie Whatts elegantly propinaron its legendary riff. They played each other repeatedly, a dive cigar between his lips. Drummer Ronnie Wood said the pace flawlessly.
The British band alternated rockeras rolas with blues, and made some improvisations.
Not surprisingly the most famous rolas, as Paint It Black , Star me Up , You Can not Always Get What You Want, Sympathy For The Devil or ( I Can not Get No ) Satisfaction , had the best reception of the habaneros.
“We know that years ago it was hard to listen to our music “Jagger said two grounders, adding:” But here we are. ” Also he said that the Cuban public was “really cool”, which later changed to a more insular expression. “You are escapao”
Before starting Angie , the vocalist stated that “Cubans are romantic” -what the assistance-excited. . “Rolling Stone Rolling Stone” repeated public
The scenario fulfilled its promises: animations and light games were designed to accompany the songs, and provided them with a spectacular visual dimension
The island had never received an artistic event of this magnitude logistics: a scenario of 80 meters, and 10 giant screens and speaker towers. Material producers brought in 61 containers, and installation, which lasted one week- fascinated by the national press.
While the audience, particularly its youngest part, seemed unfamiliar with the whole repertoire played the British, the event brought effervescence and turned out to be a big party until the final blow of Wood against the battery, which closed Satisfaction .
“another, another,” urged the public. It was in vain: the concert was over. The artists received warm applause and left.
With this concert, which ended the festival of British music in Cuba, the Rolling Stones ended their triumphant tour of Latin America, which went through Mexico, between others.
in 1962, the world was the theater of two isolated events, not knowing that the story would take to meet this March 25.
this year, the administration of John Kennedy decided to implement an economic blockade against Cuba. Their goal:. Asphyxiate economically to bring about the defeat of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro
In parallel, another island -Inglaterra-, a band of young musicians, led by the great Brian Jones, found the name of his group: the Rolling Stones, inspired by a song by Muddy Waters, musician African american blues
54 years later, the Rolling Stones are one of the most famous bands in the world and continues economic blockade on Cuba. .
the own Obama administration is now trying to remove it, because it recognized that the embargo isolated for decades to the island but not expelled the Castro regime from power.
the concert was held in the same week that the “historical” -also visit – Barack Obama to Havana, during which the governments of the United States and Cuba reaffirmed their willingness to normalize relations
Adrian, Pepe. Lauro Bebo and soon passed 60 years. They took advantage of the waiting time before the concert to talk intensely about music, between two sips of rum mixed with a soft drink orange flavor.
They recalled their youth, when they moved their radio receivers to capture a correct signal WQAM, a radio emitting rock ‘n’ roll from Miami.
“All young” heard the who, the Beatles or “Rollin” so hidden through programs of Miami, said the sixtysomethings to Process . This forced the government to abandon its strategy to ban the musical genre, they insisted
At the time, the rock “traveled to the Cuban son,” analyzed Pepe, adding. “It’s the same with the fubol now which moves the ball. ” He hoped that the British would be successful among younger. The reason:. “Cuban likes good music”
The habaneros flocked to his first meeting with the British band: from evening, hundreds, then thousands and finally a tide of people arrived the vast green area bordering Ciudad Deportiva.
Set aside a place, lying on the grass or sitting on the eight pages of Granma , the official newspaper. Others just slept a nap while the trumpets spreading the most famous songs of the iconic groups of rock ‘n’ roll of the 60s and 70s
Gradually, the space was filled with an eclectic fauna.: from children to the elderly; families and groups of friends; people dressed rockers, reggueatoneros, punks, hipsters or casual; whites, blacks and mestizos; tourists and Cubans; all lived together in a festive atmosphere during the afternoon.
“Now that it’s free is all over Havana, but imagine the Rolling Stones,” says Mayra a student.
two hours of starting the concert, the space was crowded and the mass was compacted forward. The roofs of the houses surrounding the sports arena were also full. The authorities reported in the week that according to their estimates, 500,000 people would attend the event.
The authorities had warned that no alcoholic drinks are sold at the event. Therefore, many came with their reserves hidden in soft drink bottles rum or beer crates.
Two drunken gentlemen met in a dance challenge. One of them had to leave his crutch on the floor to dance, despite his disability and advanced state of drunkenness. A circle of people formed around drunk to record motivate players with laughter.
Yesterday, downtown shops were raided by tourists, and today they had no or one of the shirts specially designed for the event: in one, the logo represents the famous mouth of the Rolling Stones, with a Cuban cigar between his lips. In another, the language of the Cuban flag dresses.
Over the afternoon, the crowd eagerly seized. Each change in either scenario-and lights, or the screens provoked cries of hope and anxiety. A few minutes of schedule announced -8: 30 of the night, the entire concourse Sports Center stood
The heat and humidity climbed a new step.. the smells of sweat, rum scattered on the floor and strong snuff mixed.
At 8:45 screens they went out. a bass sound rose. The screens were lit again and they ran a digital animation that mixed references to Cuba and the world of the Rolling Stones. While the spectators were fixed on the screens, the artists were installed on stage
“Ladies and gentlement: The Rolling Stones”., It was announced. Immediately after, the spotlights were turned on and pointed to Keith Richards. The guitarist played the first agreements Jumping Jack Flash and the public was released
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