The mythical spanish group youth He made a brief visit to Havana and announced that he plans to record a song with a Cuban artist soon.
Jose Miguel Gonzaleza member of the group, announced the recording with a Cuban artist that “will constitute the return of Mocedades to Cuba” and will mark “the perfect embrace between Mocedades and Cuba”, according to reported the digital site Art by Excellences.
González left in suspense who will be the Cuban figure to complete the duet, but pointed out that it is “the first step for the return to a Cuba that inspires emotion, magic, immensity.”
youth One of his most cherished plans is to share the stage with the National Symphony Orchestra, assured the publication, which exclusively interviewed the musicians in a house in the Havana neighborhood of Vedado.
González, who is also Mocedades’ manager, has been the architect of the group’s modernization and is credited with the concept of Infinity Duets.
The group made a stop in Havana after finishing a tour of Mexico. Founded in 1967, Mocedades performed for the first time in Cuba 40 years agowhen it was presented with overwhelming success in Havana’s Carlos Marx and Lázaro Peña theaters.
“This passage through Cuba has been very exciting, fantastic, that exchange with the people on our way, that energy that is contagious, that exquisite ‘mojito’… we have found all of this, and what a pity that time has passed so quickly, for we are sure that we have to return, he asserted Izaskun Urangafounding voice of the group.
Mocedades rose to international fame after representing Spain in the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest with “It’s you“, theme that became an immediate success and swept the sales charts around the world, including the United States.
On the 50th anniversary of the emblematic song, Mocedades has released a version with the tenor Placido Domingowhich constitutes a kind of sound reconnection with the new generations.
The idea of Infinity Duets It also includes figures such as David Bisbal, Ana Torroja, Gloria Trevi y Maratwith the intention of relaunching classic numbers from his repertoire.
During the interview, the members of Mocedades praised memorable figures of the cuban music As the matamoros trio, Celia Cruz, Benny More, Pablo Milanes y silvio rodriguez.
In Cuba, the group established itself among musical preferences since the 70s, and songs like “Amor de hombre”, “Tómame o dejame”, “Who will sing to you?” and “El vendedor” were true hymns among the Cuban public.
The artists celebrated “the reunion with the Cubans, who are also their family at heart and who have not stopped loving and waiting for them.”
This year, the group was recognized with the distinction stars of the century, awarded by the Latino Institute of Music. Recognition is also held by Cuban artists Benny More (1919-1963), Celia Cruz (1925-2003) y Alice Alonso (1920-2019).
