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Album composed by 11 piano songs.
Album composed by 11 piano songs.
I was born in Havana, and although I have traveled a lot and made the customs of other cultures my own, my home has been a perfect symbiosis between Cuba and Spain. As a child, Fabada coexisted perfectly with Congrí, guaracha with sevillanas, Beny Moré with Miguel de Molina. Whenever I listened to the Bárbaro del Ritmo, I always thought: that man must be a happy man. Those songs can only be born of happiness. If we link this idea to the adage that reminds us that it is better to go to bed without supper than to wake up in debt, these songs fulfill a promise to my mother Rita and Aruca. Here I deliver these songs, which are the fruit of Happiness.
My North and my South.
Always…
Bebo San Juan
I was born in Havana, and although I have travelled a lot and made the customs of other cultures my own; my home has been a perfect symbiosis between Spain and Cuba. When I was a child, Fabada and Congrí coexisted perfectly, guaracha and sevillanas, Beny Moré and Miguel de Molina. Whenever I listened to el Bárbaro del Ritmo, I thought: that man must be a happy man. Those songs can only be born from happiness. If we link this idea to the adagio that reminds us that it is better to go to bed without eating than to wake up in debt, these songs fulfill a promise to my mother, Rita, and Aruca. Here I offer these songs, which are the fruits of happiness.
My North and South
Always… Bebo San Juan.
The album BATTLE OF THE GIANTS is a project by Action Against Hunger, based on an original idea from Emilio Aragón with the executive production of Caribe Estudio, and has been licensed to Universal Music.
Emilio Aragón: “In the summer of 2015, I listened to Lucha de Gigantes on my earphones while riding my bike. Recently, I had heard on the radio the news of the exodus of Syrian refugees seeking refuge in Europe. Listening to Antonio, my old friend, the images of all those people struggling to survive in so many parts of the world made its way into my mind. I had to stop. Lucha de Gigantes was giving voice to each of the individual struggles of all those who suffer. I thought about what we could do from Action Against Hunger to add giants to this struggle that claims the lives of 8,500 children every day, and from there this project was born, which has grown a little bigger every day and, today, is a giant.”