Luz Casal and Kanli skin, Photo: MediaBureau
A sensational concert by one of the most important Spanish singers, Light casal Last night, the 19th edition of the Guitar Art Summer Fest opened at the Kanli Tower, which this year is being held under the slogan “Fiesta – the sound of the guitar, the smell of the sea, the rhythm of summer.”
In front of a packed auditorium, Casal showed off her lavish talent with her carefully crafted repertoire, delighting the audience with hits such as Madrugadas, Historia de un Amor, Amado Mio… Last night’s concert once again confirmed that music and emotions overcome language barriers.
“We have also prepared a repertoire that includes guitars and piano and songs that are classical, common to the climate of France and Spain – bolero. Although there may be a problem in communicating with the local audience due to the language that I do not know, music is universal and we will do everything to ensure that everyone has a good time. I am particularly honored that the organizers have recognized me as a worthy artist who will open the festival and I am grateful for that,” said Casal at the press conference that preceded the performance.
Last night’s concert, as well as the realization of the Guitar Art Summer Festival itself, was supported by Juan Jose Sanz Aparicio, Ambassador Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain to Montenegro, based in Belgrade.
“The main goal of every embassy and ambassador is to promote culture, so it is a gift for me to be in Herceg Novi and to represent Spain and its culture with a Luz Casal concert. Luz Casal is well known in your country, you know her from the music from the film Montevideo, See You! and Almodovar’s films. Casal is not only that, her career is longer than 40 years, and she sings rock songs, love songs, boleros and everything that she will perform at the big concert in Herceg Novi. Casal is a great artist, and an even greater person, she had great life challenges and illness, and the way she coped with it became an example for all people who have that struggle. Thanks to her human qualities and artistic contribution, the King of Spain awarded her the title of Marquise,” said Ambassador Sanz Aparicio.
After the successful realization of last night’s Luz Casal concert, the rich program of the 19th GASF will continue until August 6th.
The second evening of the Guitar Art Summer Fest, tonight, August 2nd, is reserved for a performance by the flamenco quintet Vientos del Eresma at the Music Square. The audience will have the opportunity to listen to the voice of the talented sare dijaz, guitar master Dani Hernandez, passionate dance Lucie Gonzales better known as “La Flaca”, Guillerma Navarre on percussion and Sergio Rodriguez on saxophone and flute, experience a musical journey from the south to the north of Spain.
On the third evening, August 3rd, also at Music Square, they will perform Branko Bako Jovanovic holder of the title of the world’s first tamburitza player. On the fourth evening of the festival, the French-Serbian quartet, Dah Balkana, guitar, accordion, bass and drums, will perform. The members of the quartet, inspired by the faces of people, their cultures and traditions, their lives and music, create a story from the crossroads of civilizations, creating a fusion of East and West in French and Balkan traditional music.
On the penultimate night of the festival – August 5th – a Greek sextet, the guitar band Diachroniko, will perform at the Music Square, combining traditional rebetika with new traditional Greek music, as well as classical music.
Traditionally, the last night of the festival is reserved for a performance by classical guitarists. This year, the festival will be closed by one of the world’s best guitarists. Zoran Dukić from Croatia. After his performance, as every year, the best Montenegrin students, students and young guitar teachers, participants in the Guitar Integrations project, will perform.
During the festival, the Sue Ryder Gallery, in the Guitar Visual Art segment, will host an exhibition of photographs by two legendary concert photographers. The Gvojosa i Dusko VukicThe exhibition presents a kind of chronology of the Guitar Art Summer Festival, and is a reminder of the performances of the world’s most important guitarists, including Darko Nikčević and Srđan Bulatović.
The patrons of GASF are the Municipality of Herceg Novi, the Tourist Organization of Herceg Novi, supported by the Ministry of Culture and Media of Montenegro, the Embassies of Spain and Greece in Montenegro, the European House in Podgorica, the Herceg Novi Music School, and numerous friends of the festival.
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