Chabuca Granda and I do not know what Havana captured from Cuba

The song, which he began writing in 1958 on the island and ended on Peruvian soil four years later, debuted on Cuban soil and the audience applauded gleefully in the Baroque temple of the ancient city as if a spiritual connection could bring gratitude to Granda.

Wherever you are, you will surely feel the deep appreciation of this gesture, emphasized Nelson Hernandez, concert curator and artistic director and responsible for “saving” the unpublished piece arranged for the occasion by Rosa J. Europea.

It was Chabuca’s daughter Teresa Fuller Granda who discovered in a home recording a song dedicated to Cuba that she later donated to Hernandez, she said, for her participation in Inspirational Land on her 102nd birthday.

Frankel Mesa and Esni Morales provided the voices of Granda’s lyrics, which came together in unison with clarinet Lester Chiu, Cajun Alexandre Diaz and Piano Oropesa.

But the meeting brought on stage other pieces of music that were known to shake the soul, delight the audience, show the excellence of the performers and connect with Creole and Afro-Peruvian rhythms.

Rosa Garcia, Lin Milanes, Maria de Jesus, Lydiana Murphy, Eric Duran, Nelson Camacho, Felix Bernal, Melina Manganelli, Anita Pedraza, Ariel Goulart, Alexandre Diaz and Ricardo Fabilo were all responsible for the magic.

La flor de la canela, perhaps the most popular and popular Chabuca work here by Bola de Nieve, was also part of the carefully chosen reference to honor the 201st anniversary of Peru’s independence and 50 years of its relations with Cuba.

Thank you for being a part of these celebrations, the Peruvian ambassador to the island, Gonzalo Guillen, expressed his appreciation in folklore’s creations as an essential part of his nation’s culture, sensitivity and authentic expression.

Sleeping Beauty, Long Night, That Plowing in the Sea, Jose Antonio, Thistle or Ashe, Maria Suenos, El Throw, Maybe Someday Like This, My Show, Love to Travel, Real Lima, Viña Estampa, Puente de los Sospiros Complete the program that has gone through several creative stages.

This is how Chabuca Limeña’s love was manifested when Manuel Alejandro named his homonymous theme executed by Anais Abreu and a reflection of the longing, memory and love for the singer-songwriter who passed away forever on March 8, 1983 and is today back in the magic of Havana.

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