The cuban diva Omara Portuondo celebrates the 60 years of her artistic career
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- 09 / 23 / 2008
Gracias starts with Yo vi (J´ai vu), a delicated a song by the French Henri Salvador of whom Omara commented "its gives a huge peace sensation and remainded her of the Caribbean".
She inclueded some songs written by Milanes, such as Ámame como soy – that she already sang with Elena Burke – and Tú mi desengaño.
She added that it is surprising, it is the first time she records something written by the singer from Bayamo. "I always said to Pablo, you make the songs only for you, for you to sing them´. And he used to laugh, as saying ´this girl is amazing, she says some things´.
"I still believe that nobody can sing his songs as he does, but now I did", she assured in an interview to El Pais newspaper.
Nevertheless she was the first one to make popular a song written by Silvio Rodriguez, La era está pariendo un corazón. "I still sing it, because people keep asking me this song. I think it was dedicated to Che Guevara. Pablo and Silvio knew each other through me, because I heard Silvio in a TV program and said to Pablo ‘there is a guy with some beautiful songs´".
Gracias is produced by the brazilians Alê Siqueira (Tribalistas) and Swami Jr and Chico Buarque takes part in the record, singing with her the song O que será.
"We the Cubans love Brazilian music, first, because they have a wonderful way of making music, beautiful texts, melodies, rhythms and also because Brazil and Cuban have many things in common. Yoruba religion. It is said that the slaves brought to Brazil were from the same African religion as the Cuban slaves. Everything has its influence. The Brazilian people are positive, they are always happy", she ended.
(www.cubasi.cu)
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