(Prensa Latina)
Havana, Cuba – Cuban folk singer and composer Carlos Varela will perform his first
concert of 2005 the night of January 8, to present the compilation Los Hijos
de Guillermo Tell.
Away from Cuban theaters for some months, the musician will meet his fans at
Havana’s Karl Marx Theater to dust some of his most popular songs, including
“Guillermo Tell,” “Como Un Angel,” “Jalisco Park” and “Monedas Al Aire.” The sleeve notes for the first volume of an anthology of his 20-year career
were written by two top exponents of Cuban New Trova: Silvio Rodriguez and Pablo
Milanés.Along with his US colleague Jackson Browne, the author of “Como Los Peces”
played in a Europe tour in November, including legs in Dublin (Ireland), Belfast
(Northern Ireland), London (Great Britain) and The Hague (Netherlands.)
A reporter from the newspaper Graffiti News stated: “…the Browne-Varela
alchemy has been fantastic. Jackson built up the moment relating how they met…
the audience has been able to perceive how much these two great musicians have
in common.”
Representative of the so-called Novísima Trova, Varela started to compose in
1978 and two years later he performed along with Silvio and Pablo in the most
renowned Cuban theaters.
Famous in Mexico, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Spain, Sweden, Denmark and the US,
he has been invited for mythical duets with relevant international figures such
as Argentinean Fito Paez and Mercedes Sosa, Spanish singer Joaquin Sabina and US
folk singer Bonnie Raitt.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
