Jairo Zavala (Madrid, 1973), Depedro music Since suspending her La Vacazul project, she has had the “privilege of traveling the world”, allowing her to discover new sounds she has included in her songbook and surround herself with artists of different languages and styles. , and take the pulse of every scene, whether it’s the Mediterranean, the United States or Africa. The next day, 22, takes a break in Palma, In Es Gremi, it comes from Switzerland and Austria, and then goes to Israel and Latin America in December.
“Mallorca is a very privileged place, someone who never stops traveling tells you. There are people who welcome me and make me feel at home, and you also enjoy a wonderful climate, scenery and food. And not only that, Those from Mallorca are some of my musical references, perhaps because of the cosmopolitan nature of the island”The Madrid musician, who at some point in his career did not hesitate to give names that indicate a path, an idea or a feeling, admits:Where did this come from!” she exclaimed when she first heard it twenty years ago. lost local barcelonaTo Concha Buika. Also another “base place” to close was handed over to the public in Q, bluesville. “I saw tremendous concerts, blues and jazz there. Ax Bordeaux”, underlines. “Sexy Sadie, Antonia Font… there are so many, let’s see which ones I’ll discover now.”
Depedro will have little time to act as a spectator on this occasion. Coming to Es Gremi with mercy machine, last studio album released at the end of last year. From a phrase in the book western war of the Eric VuillardA work set in the First World War, the composer put together a collection of upbeat songs to provide a necessary dose of hope in difficult times.
“I’m not a flag waver, the public is very smart. I’m glad the audience has an emotional experience”specifies.
every song mercy machine “There is a heartbeat” and responds to the idea that every learning involves an emotion. “Although I sometimes use the lives of others, I wanted to capture conscious experiences, put them into songs,” she explains.
Not only will you sing songs like him in Palma Dark night, Between sky and mud, Prayer of sorrows anyone promises, as well as others that he himself does not know. “I know there are songs I can’t forget, but I’ll decide what they are 20 minutes before they go out to play. I love variation, but also dizziness and uncertainty”Depedro, who promises a concert marked with “energy and emotion”, makes his comments.
“I always see love and gratitude in the eyes of my audience,” he adds.
The perpetual traveler, the pandemic and the global crisis limited his movements but not his creativity. “The suitcase is no longer filled with so many external impulses,” she admits. And in the midst of all this chaos, a positive outcome: “The pandemic has given us a mirror. Personal changes are the most important,” he emphasizes.