EN LA SOMBRA DEL AGUA......
As some of my friends know, i am lucky to be on a leave of absence from work and I decided to come to Mexico, I place i love, after Puerto Vallarta I came to Guadalajara, and I am liking it so much, that I might stay here for a bit...Yesterday night i finally met Alejandro Filio, I heard some of his wondeful songs again and have the enormous luck of talking to him. The Story of Alejandro Filio's artistic career is that one that many talented creators share around the world, a very good artist that have to live without ever achievieng the recognition he deserves just because he is inspired for good art manifestations and nobody cares for that, as we discussed, he could have been big in public favor if only he had decided to go for commercial stuff. Instead, he prefers books and poetry, he hates catchy tunes like those we hear in the radio and that honestly, I think, are only for lesser tastes, for people who couldn't learn a god damned good thing in life even if they try, like reading a book or enjoying a poem, people who sits and watch tv and laugh at very bad jokes, because they cant concentrate their attention in something a little deeper, is out of reach for them...like tv is for me. people is different, i know, but millions over millions of people with this lesser taste makes me think we the few can enjoy being free, as I couldn't be in a crowd of millions in any sense, I hate crowds, and i dislike being one of the millions, i have always prefered individualism over society, and I love people, i relly do, only think is i loved them when they are far away so i can enjoy thinking, in a crowd somebody says something and a chorus of dumb voices follow, i don't think that's what Filio likes, I'm sure i don't want to be around whenever happens...
Alejandro Filio was born in Guadalajara, Mexico in 1960, he is a poet and musician....during the 80's and 90's created polemic debates in local festivals due to decision of judges to award always people with commercial interests but with very poor performances and creativity.
Pedro Aznar was born in Argentina in 1959, and became very famous around the world due mostly to be a founding member , with international artist Charlie Garcia of the landmark rock band Seru Giran where he was vocalist and bass player, he worked afterwards in solo projects and collaborations with international performers before moving to USA to produce records and later be part of one of the best jazz acts in the world, The Pat Metheny Group, where he was vocalist and bass player. The Pedro Aznar era of Pat Metheny recordings is one of my favorite points in Pat metheny's career. Pedra Aznar fretless bass playing draws a lot of influence from Jaco Pastorius.
Jaime Sabines, a well loved and recognized Mexican poet whose poem LOS AMOROSOS enjoy worlwide recognition was born in Chiapas, in the south of the country in a land swarming with conflicts, separation ideals, and riped off by the mexican political class who would kill the legal owners of the land for centuries to own one the richest areas in the country, the mexican writer... ( my head is strong candidate for parkinson's disease, i cant remember now her name, but i have read her, i will remember later) already dead describes very well this corruption in her work, one of the recent mexican presidential candidates, arturo madrazo's family, had been guilty for centuries of this kind of crimes, i am glad he never made it to the presidency of that country, because what he basically is , is just another latin american assasin like pinochet or castro...Sabines was very decent poet, not the best in mexico where on the other hand there are not many good poets, sorry, but this is only my appreciation, be he was one of the good ones.
Nicoletta Tomas Caravia (1963): an awesome spanish painter winner of the 2000 international art contest.
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