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Kany García: "They always tell us that a breakup comes with drama, but sometimes it's a party to get rid of toxic relationships"

2022-05-06T05:04:48.070Z


The singer-songwriter, daughter of a former Murcian priest and LGTBIQ+ activist, premieres her album 'El amor que deservemos' on May 27, in which she touches on social issues and collaborates with Alejandro Sanz and Rozalén


The Caribbean saw her grow up, but half of the genes of Latin pop singer Kany García (Puerto Rico, 39 years old) are Spanish, something that has influenced her personal and professional development.

Her father, a former Murcian priest who hung her habit out of love for her, instilled in her the flamenco culture from a very young age.

"It is reflected in my music, but also in what I like to eat or in my character," she tells EL PAÍS in one of the rooms of The Westin Palace hotel, a few hours after landing in Madrid.

"My father taught me that this mix in my genes also hides great beauty," she says.

She also that true love knows no barriers.

Garcia found it in her personal trainer and now her wife since 2019, Jocelyn Trochez, after divorcing her ex-husband.

Despite his innumerable visits to Spain, his 15-year musical career and the six Grammys he has accumulated, it will not be until October 2022 when he fulfills his dream of touring the country, with dates in Seville, Barcelona, ​​Madrid and Tenerife.

On May 27, she released her eighth studio album,

El amor que deservemos

, but she has already revealed bits of this work, such as the song

Justito a tiempo

, in which she collaborates with her great friend, the Spanish artist Rozalén.

But it is not the only collaboration on this album.

The Puerto Rican reveals that she also has the participation of Alejandro Sanz.

Ask.

How would you define

The love we deserve

?

Response.

It creates an illusion that is very different from other projects.

It is an album that helps me remember the moods that I must resort to, and the lines of thought that I must maintain in my day to day life, like when someone tattoos a phrase, or writes a mantra on a piece of paper to be able to remember it.

Q.

And this is the album that will finally bring you on tour in Spain in October.

R.

I would love to say that I am staying here until October, but I still have to promote my album in Latin America, and shape the tour.

The positive is that I will finally be able to forge a relationship with the public here and put down roots that will last over the years.

The Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer, Kany García, at the end of April 2022 in a hotel in Madrid. JUAN BARBOSA

Q.

You talk about your relationship with your

fans

, but you have also forged links with other Spanish singers.

Like Rozalén, in his new song

From him Justito a tiempo

.

R.

I admire Rozalén a lot.

And how nice to be able to be close to someone you admire like this.

She has a very similar line of thought to mine on issues like social justice and gender violence.

After meeting many times we have ended up creating a very nice friendship that has culminated in this new collaboration.

P.

The message that both transmit in this song is of equality and feminism.

R.

For me it will be (and has been) a recurring theme in my repertoire.

Because there is no other.

The issue of gender equity is in the day to day of women, from the time we get up until we go to bed.

So I think it helps a lot to be able to add voice to it and spread its importance.

P.

The name of the album,

The love we deserve,

is also in the same vein.

Are we going to find in it other songs with a social theme?

R.

Less “

in your face

” (“in your face”, in English) as in

Justito a tiempo

, but in more subtle ways.

For example, the single

DPM

is a song that turns the tables on what they always tell us about relationships, work, friendship, family.

Because always, since we were little, we are told that a breakup comes with drama, pain and sadness, but the reality is that sometimes it is good for us that some people leave our lives.

This song is a party to all those toxic relationships.

P.

Do you consider yourself an activist for giving voice to these issues?

A.

Totally.

If you had asked me this question a few years ago, I would have told you: “Not at all.

Above all, I am a singer-songwriter”.

But when you realize what you can achieve with a song or a few minutes of speech when receiving an award, everything changes.

It is important to change the discourse and talk about minorities, about groups that need it and that have little visibility.

Q.

The LGTBIQ+ collective, to which it belongs, also needs this visibility.

A.

Of course.

Within the group there is a lot of talk about the first acronyms, but there are others that cost more, such as that of the transgender community.

When I try to talk about the collective, I try to focus on that little corner that is darker, talking about what it means to be non-binary, or about

queer

people .

For example, I still talk to my mom and she tells me: "Well, tell me if you're a lesbian or homosexual, but stop explaining to me, because I don't understand anything else."

With fame one receives attention, and that attention can also be used to educate.

Q.

Just a few days ago, the singer Harry Styles said that he did not want to give his sexuality a label, because he believes that it is not necessary.

But many people in the group jumped on their social networks to defend that, if you don't give something a name, it doesn't exist in the society in which we live.

To which side do you lean your opinion?

R.

I have thoughts similar to those of the collective in the networks.

In the future no one will want to name anything, but at this time labels are necessary, because it is the way that people can understand and classify it.

And

classify

, although it is a word that this new generation does not like, has helped for years to understand certain things.

But obviously there will be many people who do not want to do it, and that is also valid.

Everything starts from respect, and from the way each one wants to see and love each other.

Q.

How do you deal with the comments you receive on social networks?

R.

I like networks.

I enjoy taking photos and being able to upload any nonsense, but there are days when I value being able to disconnect a little from all that.

Q.

Have you ever considered getting away from fame and taking a break?

A.

Yes, and that's why I try to take a friend with me every time I travel.

They allow me to be vulnerable to them.

Doing all this alone becomes empty.

You arrive, you do an interview, a sound check, you go to the

show

, and when it's all over you return to yourself, to the same loneliness and silence.

And it's a bit draining.

Q.

A lot of people will think how lucky they are and not realize all that it entails.

R.

Thinking about it, it is a very lonely life.

And also one that requires you to be perfect in front of people, conditions the face you must have, the way you must act and the fact that you have to always be available for the photo.

Sometimes you can't handle all that.

Q.

Many artists channel these feelings into their music.

A.

Me too.

Writing songs serves as therapy for me.

We all love to talk and we always forget what others are suffering from.

And it's even worse when you're an artist, because you become the center of attention.

Everyone wants to know if the artist is okay, if she is thirsty, if she needs something.

But no one asks if the person behind the camera, or the person doing the interview, is tired.

Over time I have made an effort to be aware of it and listen more.

And in that listening you realize that the others are full of stories.

80% of my musical repertoire comes from there.

P.

That is, you also take the opportunity to tell the stories of others and not just yours.

A.

All the time.

Sometimes I laugh because whenever I do a love song everyone thinks it's for my wife.

And then it turns out that I wrote it because I saw an old couple in front of me and I felt something that inspired me.

There is a world far beyond what I live in, and that is where I find success.

It is wonderful to give a voice to all those who are there for me and have supported me these 15 years of experience.

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