A few weeks ago, OnCuba announced the possibility that Maria Gattorno was the new director of the Cuban Rock Agency. The rumor, that deserved to be true, expressed the feelings of the proponents of a genre that both loved and still do Maria la del Patio, who even dedicated her a tribute concert recently
With such a precedent, it would not be unreasonable to think that soon the Maxim Rock will host a sort of Lollapalooza –Cerro in salute to the news that Maria will assume leadership of the Agency on January, after the headquarters of the Cuban rock is subjected to a rigorous audit to discover how they planned to make it profitable by bringing in reggaeton singers.
Bassist Alejandro de la Torre (Dela), one of the signers of the open letter to the Ministry of Culture and the Cuban Institute of Music to denounce mismanagement of director Blanca Recodé, promised an avalanche of bands playing to give the welcome to who is , perhaps unintentionally , a legend for Cuban rock fans.
Dela himself reported on his Facebook page that Fernando Rojas, Vice Minister of Culture, attended the Thursday afternoon the National Council of Houses of Culture, where currently reluctant Gattorno works, and apparently convinced her to assume the direction of a agency whose future looked black, and not by any gothic wave…
Dela told OnCuba that if Recode remains in office, “the Maxim Rock was going to turn in Maxim Reggaeton, and the rockers would stay out of circulation “. In fact , just two weeks ago the Los que Mandan performed there, which these days is promoting its song ” I speak little Spanish ” which must have some value, but nothing to do with the spirit of a space won against prejudice on pure tenacity.
And while rock fans seriously think the idea of putting together a welcome concert to shake the foundations of Maxim, for now they enjoy a victory that their cry was heard, but above all, understood.
