Gepe debuts at the Municipal with his homage to Margot Loyola



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In December, the musician will launch his new album, Folklor imaginario, at the iconic theater.

As if it was a temporary traveler, in the last three months of 2018, Gepe will end up making a tour equivalent to several decades of Chilean music. After teleporting from the beginning of the month until his teens and reliving Taller Dejao, the famous experimental duo that he joined until 2004 with bbadist Javier Cruz, the soloist is currently working on his next big event in front of the public, where he will combine the music of Chilean Racine with a first glimpse of his artistic proposal for the future.

The milestone is set for Sunday, December 9th. The excuse is the live release of his latest studio work, Folklor imaginary . , his expected record tribute to Margot Loyola was published in September. On this day, the soloist will make his debut at the Municipal Theater in Santiago, a scene in which he only attended as a spectator and guest, to interpret the album in its entirety and present the new sound that has permeated the rest . catalog.

"A new approach proposed by Margot's repertoire that we chose for this album, and which is quite different from what I was doing," said Daniel Riveros, the man after Gepe, who plunged into the vast material collected for decades by the folklorist and Osvaldo Cádiz, his widower and work partner, found some of the answers he was looking for his music. Again, take a step back to keep moving forward.

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"Let's play Folklor imaginary complete and, in the spirit of the record, of his sound, let's make the repertoire of previous albums, such as" Talk about you ", "Bomba chaya" or "Fruit and tea", for example ", explains the singer-songwriter, who will be accompanied that day by the musicians with whom he recorded the record; folklorist Claudia Mena – one of Loyola's last disciples – and harpist Claudio Constanzo to trap singer Gianluca. In addition, he will have the ballet participation of the academy of Margot Loyola and it is expected that Cadiz himself will join the show.

"This concert will be the real tribute to Margot and Osvaldo", says Gepe, who sees the Municipal in the right place for its new proposal, focused on the acoustics, the nobility of instruments and "in the search for the air, "he explains, as opposed to the compressed music of the digital format." The theater undoubtedly allows for very special situations, from ambient sound to visual quality. It will be an unforgettable experience for everyone, "he adds.

Beyond this next milestone, Riveros wishes to continue to bring this format and this repertoire to the scenes, for the moment he has already confirmed two presentations to Mexico, November 10 and 15, where he will launch the Fantasy Folklor in front of his supporters in Guadalajara and the Aztec capital, respectively.The tickets for the show in Municipal will meanwhile soon on sale in Puntoticket.

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18 October 2018

  • Music
  • Folk Fantasy
  • Gepe
  • Margot Loyola
  • Municipal Theater

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Mauricio Jürgensen