ERICK SÁNCHEZ IN MADRID OR THIRD TIME LUCKY
The cozy bar ” Ni tan tarde” at Huertas street, where the classic Las Letras neighborhood ends and seems to look at the eyes of the Paseo del Prado, has increasingly become a favorite place for those who like trova, intelligent texts and endearing melodies.
This space (that blends bohemian environment and almost familiar atmosphere) has been attended already by Pedro Luis Ferrer and Pavel Urquiza. But it was Erick Sanchez who has given us a beautiful concert on Friday night, September 6th.
Erick put together several of the most famous samples of his creation with personal and virtuous interpretation of works by other composers. He brought songs of Pablo Milanes, Silvio Rodriguez, Pedro Luis and made inroads into the classics of our trova.
Sánchez invited Julio Hernández and this Cuban singer-resident for fifteen years in Madrid- offered us two samples of his talent: a nostalgic song and one that is a little gem of local costumes and sympathy.
The presence of Juan Carlos Cuba was exciting and effective. This oral narrator shared many afternoons chatting with Erick in Havana at the end of last century. It was an interesting and mischievous meeting starting by its name; something like “the club on Mondays which is held on Tuesday.”
Juan Carlos was right, synthetic, making us accomplices of acuity and charm of the stories that he defended.
As the night wore, Sanchez seemed to feel more comfortable, his songs were profiled and his powerful voice flooded us with grace and emotion. Communicating with the unique complicity of a guitar is a delicate matter. If Erick achieves it is firstly due to the authenticity of his work but also for his naturalness, his clean but nothing vulgar self-confidence. We left “Ni tan tarde” with the certainty that it will be worth to return there, with joy that the best tradition of our trova is finding a systematic space in the Spanish capital.
