Despite the fact that Friday night became complex due to copious rain that went from less to more, the Movistar Arena was packed with the public long before the announced time to receive Alejando Sanz from
Madrid
.
It was within the framework of his
Sanz en Vivo
tour , in
the first of his five concerts in Buenos Aires
, all with completely sold-out tickets.
Alejandro Sanz.
Photo: Martin Bonetto.
The musician appeared a few days before in the province of Córdoba and the city of Rosario, and now he is in CABA for this series of recitals that continue to demonstrate his eternal romance with Argentina, the one that has never been exhausted since he came for the first time in 1994: always filling stadiums and generating sighs in women and admiration in men.
Unlike other melodic pop stars,
Sanz gathers an audience of both sexes
, to such an extent that in his recital last night there were 70 percent women and the rest men.
Even very close to the end of the show, something striking happened for a conventional recital: in a minimal moment of general silence, between songs, a “I love you, Ale!” resounded throughout the field, in the voice of a euphoric young man. , which was applauded by all the women present, accompanied by some complicit and benevolent laughter.
the start of the show
Alejandro Sanz.
Photo: Martin Bonetto.
A while before, outside, the walk of the people was complex;
the drizzle made many enter the property somewhat wet,
although in any case, at the entrance of Corrientes Avenue, some girls did not hesitate to buy a t-shirt, headband or pin with the smiling face of one of the most beloved Spanish singers by Argentines.
Unlike the typical custom that a show is announced at a certain time and starts at least half an hour later, the artist's proposal arrived just fourteen minutes late.
As soon as the musicians entered, the entire stadium stood up never to board the chairs and seats again.
Alejandro Sanz.
Photo: Martin Bonetto.
The emotion was so strong that in one of the rows of the field it was possible to observe a small group of three girls, close to forty years of age, who were crying and hugging each other intensely for a few minutes to celebrate the reunion with their idol, both from adolescence as of adulthood, since two of them had wedding rings in their hands, more than enough reason to understand that they were married women, traversed by a long history that unites them with Alejandro Sanz in the fields of song and of the heart.
On the stage, the musicians were the first to wind up an intense show that lasted nearly two hours.
It is noticeable that Sanz is inclusive when putting together his band: they were two pianists, a keyboardist, two female choristers, a percussionist, two guitarists, a trumpeter and two more women: bassist and drummer.
Each one or one in their role sounded almost to the same rhythm as a clock, as a product of sound precision.
This happened both in moments of slow melodies or when it was the opportunity to speed up the instruments in order to mix musical styles.
Alejandro Sanz.
Photo: Martin Bonetto.
When Alejandro entered the stage, he did so almost like a king
.
Suddenly two smooth tables where the images were projected opened and he appeared there, standing on some steps, at the height, ready to receive a shower of feminine compliments that immediately tinged him with affection.
Immediately afterwards, the Spaniard began to sing with a wide smile on his face and raising his arms in thanks.
Sanz had white hair, a beige suit, a black T-shirt, light-colored sneakers, semi-dark glasses, and the right sleeve of his jacket, rolled up to reveal the tattoos near his wrist area.
His words to the public
The concert enjoyed several moments with blocks of songs almost united, either by two or by three, generating a constant immediacy.
In this way, this consecrated musician who managed to sell 25 million records worldwide, stimulated his audience so that they never let up: he did it with precision.
Alejandro hung several acoustic guitars and of different colors: brown, black and one that had details of floral drawings on its wood.
The
first block
consisted of songs like
It's not the same
(from his self-titled album),
What I was is what I am
(from the album
Viviendo de prisa
) and
Let me kiss you,
a song that was recorded with Marc Anthony, but for the occasion He sang it in a duet with his bald and bearded keyboard player, who also wore black glasses.
Behind them came
a series of songs in which its musicians began to stand out
: both at the time of
El alma al aire
, with piano, bongo drums and trumpet as the total base, and when it was the turn of
Today it rains, today it hurts
, whose visual scenography It consisted first of images of a puddle where raindrops fell and then moved to a copious downpour, to which the musician added: Buenos Aires, it rains!, in keeping with the weather in the city.
Alejandro Sanz.
Photo: Martin Bonetto.
Although that comment was not just a single phrase, because when he finished singing the song,
he addressed his people for the first time.
"Good evening, Buenos Aires, I don't even know what to say, the truth is that I'm usually not eloquent and much less today.
My emotion is happiness, it is to be in this city.
We are going to enjoy it tonight.
I want you to know that today we are going to enjoy all those dreams that we have since we were little.
Enjoy it!” she pointed out and received a standing ovation.
more hits
They went through a couple of pop ballads until they reached the smash hit
Looking for Paradise
, a song he recorded with Alicia Keys and is part of the 2009 album Paraíso Express. In the background, the video was projected next to the American woman who is in the country, but she was only seen on the screen.
There was much speculation that she might be present at the stadium that borders the Atlanta one, but that didn't happen in the end.
Later, after other passages of songs from various albums, it was the turn of
Cuando nadie me ve,
another of the consecration hits of the artist who once wanted to be a jazz player but took another course.
Then came another string of well-known songs: the start was with an unexpected performance by one of their guitarists who slipped skills through precise plucks and accompanied by a sound cushion by the keyboardist, achieving something similar to what progressive rock was.
However, immediately they all resumed their path on the pop and melodic side.
Another glorious moment happened when Sanz and his family performed
Contigo
, a song he recorded with Joaquín Sabina and for which he won his last Latin Grammy in 2020. Certainly, it was another of the highest moments of the night, since from again his coequipers showed off more than they could.
The one who stood out the most was his bassist, who set the pace remarkably with the double bass as a great host.
The same thing happened when Labana
arrived
, a flamenco pop rumba that is probably the biggest musical risk in the long artistic career of the Spaniard.
The farewell
After another wave of songs mixed between the new and the historical, Sanz spoke to his audience again, before announcing a false ending.
Alejandro Sanz.
Photo: Martin Bonetto.
“You think it's a joke, but every time I say goodbye I lose a bit of myself.
I love them big, silly.
In the dressing room today they left me a photo from the year '94, from the first time he lived in Buenos Aires.
Thank you for this, which is so much, and thank you for that World Cup that I enjoyed so much.
It was 'God, we're winning a World Cup!'
They deserve it!
They say that the English invented soccer, but passion was invented here.
And for Lio they also deserve it ”.
It was there that he sang
Corazón partío
, whose lyrics were the most chanted by the public present.
To accompany the song, a large part of the female audience that was in the first half of the field raised little signs with inscriptions containing nouns such as joy, essence, love, courage, family and life, among others.
After the song, all the musicians withdrew from the stage, the lights went out and the attendees quickly moved one of the pianos to the center of the board.
The return of the singer did not take too long.
Likewise, he was acclaimed incessantly by the entire public who chanted his name incessantly.
The cameras focused on the keyboard and the hands of the artist, who had two of the fingers of his right hand taped: he usually does it by cabal, according to what he said in an interview a few weeks ago.
They passed
Llega, llego solitude
(from the album
El alma al aire,
whose lyrics talk about Piazzolla, Carlos Gardel, the wounded tango and the Buenos Aires woman),
Los ves
and a medley until the real closing that was with
Este último momento
, from 1997.
At that point, everyone was satisfied, with their happy faces.
It was already eleven at night and the precise time to say goodbye to the Spaniard so dear to him.
At the same time, it was raining heavily on the street.
However, those flirtatious women and happy men cared little when they retired: getting wet with a musical smile was worth it last night.
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