12th BAFICI News

Nowadays, it is not easy to attract the attention of the public when many people claim that “I have already listen to this, it has already been done”. However all the musicians present at Ciudad Emergente were well received and highly applauded by the public. If we just highlight the performance of one artist per day –a whimsical and limited selection, of course- we can mention: Les Mentettes Orchestra made a brilliant pop show at the opening; Nairobi featuring Mad Professor captivated the audience –probably the largest one- with the “organic” dub and scenic movement displayed by the leader, Ivi Lee; Satan Dealers, with hard rock, encouraged one of the very few pogo dances in the Festival; FOK Electrochongo (picture), Juan Pablo Malvasio’s project (a front man who is not afraid of making the fool of himself), invited the public to join the electronic party; Los Reyes del Falsete, with a rock attitude and a pop sensitivity, were “those the record of which was been played all the time” between show and show. When they had to play, they offered a great show.

Great and new bands can be found in every country. This is why Ciudad Emergente 2010 has invited foreign artists. All of them take to their own countries the warm applauses given by the public of the Festival. We can mention the show of Marlango (picture) on Wednesday night: this was a show with jazz and blues, sweetened by the voice of Leonor Watling, and with Fito Paez as special guest. Also, Los Odio! (picture) - the Mexican band formed by members of Molotov, Café Tacuba y Fobia- made a promising debut in our country with one of the most rock shows of the festival. Lastly, Sergent García - performing in Argentina for the first time- played after the Mexican band, with a set of MC, computer, and battery. This was enough for him to make everybody dance.

As in previous editions, Ciudad Emergente 2010’s version had various shows that complemented music. The starters were Arte Callejero’s groups: Triángulo Dorado/Bera and B2 (Photo) gave a touch of color to Patio de los Tilos, finishing their show at the same time the Festival was reaching the end. They called the attention of those who passed by Centro Cultural Recoleta and also the most photographed.

Microcine showed rock films. People were queuing for tickets before the show began. From “This is Spinal Tap” to “Anvil! The Story of Anvil”. “Oasis: Lord don’t slow me down” against “Blur: No distance left to run”. From “The Devil and Daniel Johnston” to “Loquillo, leyenda urbana”. “The T.A.M.I. show” and “Roskilde”. Rock film lovers had a blast.

The third edition of the Festival Ciudad Emergente has just ended with a highly positive outcome in terms of both the artists involved and the number of people attending it: 130,000 people enjoyed the different options offered at Centro Cultural Recoleta during the last five days. Consequently, this festival has become a successful free and massive cultural event. The increase in the number of people attending the festival- 30% more than the second edition- has supported the idea that began in 2008: to organize a festival with new tendencies and new musicians in a nice environment, with free entry for everyone. No doubt: it has been a complete success.

A perfect mild Sunday night gave Divididos’ show the necessary atmosphere to impact on the audience, closing Ciudad Emergente’s 2010 edition. The smashing trio - coming soon the official opening “Amapola del ‘66”- shook Centro Cultural Recoleta’s foundation with a far powerful Argentine rock dose. Mollo-Arnedo-Ciavarella’s bursting rocked the mass that was waiting for the “surprise” show at the terrace stage and those who were around the halls of Centro Cultural Recoleta.

Superguidis (picture) was one of the international bands that were present at Ciudad Emergente. This Brazilian band is very popular here because it featured “El mató a un policía motorizado”. After playing their indie rock for an hour at the terrace, they left the stage applauded enthusiastically.

At the terrace stage, the temperature was hot with Ojas (picture) show, hardcore and melodic rock songs. The septet gave a vigorous concert, in which many songs of the album “Efecto”, released in 2009, were played. El Chavez, to whom the audience was able to enjoy earlier, was the producer of the mentioned album. The audience clapped their hands to every beat – especially when performing “Perfección”-. The set of blue lights, combined with the flashes, created an impressive visual effect, matching Ojas’ music.

En la sala Villa Villa, el público que la desbordó, improvisó pasos de folklore combinados con saltitos típicos de música electrónica. Es que Tremor ofrece esos ritmos y anima al baile multitudinario. Pero si de bailar se trata, pocos artistas como Michael Jackson asociaron esa disciplina con su música. Por eso es que el cuerpo de danza Stryke 3 (foto) le rindió homenaje en el Patio del Aljibe, recreando la clásica coreografía de “Thriller”. Motivados por el grupo, muchos intentaron hacer lo mismo, pero debajo del escenario. Fue un respetuoso tributo al fallecido “Rey del Pop”.

Mucha gente ya se acercó al Centro Cultural Recoleta para disfrutar de la última jornada del Ciudad Emergente. Es por eso que Los Reyes del Falsete (foto) abrieron las actividades musicales en una sala Villa Villa, colmada de “remeras rockeras”. “La fiesta de la forma”, su disco debut editado en 2009, fue el que sonó todos estos días entre recital y recital, a modo de música funcional. Pero hoy recrearon gran parte del mismo y las canciones tuvieron buena aceptación, especialmente “Mi chica”, “El gran cohete” y “Yabrán”, pequeñas piezas de pop rock con estribillos pegadizos.

Viajantes is the name of the super band that will play this Sunday at 7.15 PM at Villa Villa hall. It is a project made out of some of the best well-known local indie musicians: Pablo Dacal, Alfonso Barbieri -ex Cocineros, from Córdoba- Manuel Onis –El Hórreo- and Juan Jacinto –Emanuel Horvilleur former drummer-, Leo García, Emme, among others. Argentine rock history will be the destination of this journey: Fito Páez and Charly García, in addition to the personal mark of the band.