SANTIAGO AUSERON The singer of the echoes of blackness

The 6th edition of the BLUES HOTSAK Festival will be held in Soraluze (Gipuzkoa-Basque Country)) in November. This year, among other artists, we will be able to count on the participation of the ex-leader of Radio Futura in his role as singer.

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No, Santiago Auserón has not sold his soul to the devil to obtain an immeasurable musical skill, as the legend says that the ‘bluesman’ Robert Johnson did, at a crossroads. Auserón’s case is more prosaic: his natural talent allows him to enter without the devil’s backpack through the dusty paths of the blues, the sunny routes of the Caribbean and the embers of the patriotic song that received the black influence. Auserón is a happy anomaly in a universe of Christmas stars; A rocker who gave meaning to modern Spanish music, he is situated, like Johnson, at a crossroads, yes, but there is no demonic pact but a starting point where the echoes of blackness converge.

In 2022 he was awarded the well-deserved Gold Medal of Fine Arts but that is not the important thing.
He will perform a duet with his guitar, he said, in a joyful conjunction of nuanced voice and meticulous instrumentation that few, with the repertoire he offers, can afford in these parts.

Reinvention in each concert: Auserón, like Dylan, reinvents himself in each concert, because therein lies (in addition to the compositions, of course) the mother of all musical battles; the strokes of the song are presented to its creator as an open canvas on which to compose new soundscapes, in which to open new paths of meaning. Add to that the subtext that the singer adds to each piece when he presents it; speeches that make up a film halfway between confessional and fiction, in which there is no lack of grace and irony.

Yes, we will enjoy ourselves, bringing the heat of New Orleans to the Cuban oriental sound, blowing jazz winds with hints of film noir soundtrack, without forgetting boleros or rock. Let’s see if we listen to some Radio Futura before leaving.
As The Jam would say, ‘That’s Entertainment’.

His natural talent allows him to enter without the devil’s backpack through the dusty paths of the blues, the sunny routes of the Caribbean and the embers of the patriotic song that received the black influence
Javier Losilla (El Periódico de Aragón – 04-14-2024)

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