Paco Ibañez interview

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Piwin

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Paco Ibañez interview

Bits and pieces of his life, opinions, etc. (in Spanish)

Some nice little gems in there, like: "Comparing Piaf to Damia is like comparing Pepe Pinto to Mairena."

God, I love that man. He turned 86 last week, so a belated happy birthday to him. His 2020 tour was interrupted by covid but I hope to see him on stage again in 2021.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 24 2020 16:41:13

Piwin

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RE: Paco Ibañez interview (in reply to Piwin)

quote:

His 2020 tour was interrupted by covid but I hope to see him on stage again in 2021.

I got my wish.

Not in 2021, but in 2022. 87 and still as powerful as he ever was on stage.

Here with a poem by Gabriel Celaya.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 2 2022 15:16:37

Fluknu

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RE: Paco Ibañez interview (in reply to Piwin)

I had never heard of him. It's really good. I'm diving into it :)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 3 2022 10:51:56

Piwin

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RE: Paco Ibañez interview (in reply to Fluknu)

Glad you liked it.

Aside from the music itself, it's also a great introduction to Spanish poetry, since almost all of his work is Spanish (in the sense of "Spanish-speaking") poetry put to song.

One iconic concert was when he shared the stage with Rafael Alberti (a poet of the generation of 27), with reading followed by song. The ending has Alberti singing along to one of his own poems, which I found rather moving.

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"Anything you do can be fixed. What you cannot fix is the perfection of a blank page. What you cannot fix is that pristine, unsullied whiteness of a screen or a page with nothing on it—because there’s nothing there to fix."

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 3 2022 16:14:58