Fa uns quatre anys, algú em va felicitar pel concert que vàrem fer els Llúmia la nit anterior al Nun-Art, al barri de Gràcia de Barcelona, comentant que invocàvem l’esperit de Nick Drake. Aquest era l’Alessio Arena, cantautor napolità que també tocaria uns dies després al mateix festival, de la veu del qual em vaig enamorar tan bon punt el vaig descobrir. Les seves cançons són poesia cantada, com els antics juglars pregonaven abans que la música es separés de la paraula recitada. Vaig escriure «Plou a la Lluna» pensant en el seu color original, aeri, ple de melismes, i us confesso que una eufòria profunda va sacsejar el meu cos quan fa unes setmanes la posàvem en comú per primer cop al piano del teatre del Raval. Als dos dies ja dinàvem mentres no em podia creure que l’enregistrament hagués passat tan ràpid.
L’Alessio és un artista de cap a peus, reconegut aquí i al seu país, també com a autor de noveles i textos teatrals. No dubteu en visitar la seva web http://www.alessioarena.com
Four years ago, someone congratulated me for the concert Llúmia gave the previous night at Nun-Art, in Gràcia (Barcelona), and also said we summon Nick Drake’s spirit. This someone was Alessio Arena, a singer-songwriter from Naples. He would be playing during the following days at the same festival. I fell in love with his voice at the moment I heard it! His songs are sung poetry, like the ancient jongleurs proclaimed just before music got separated from the recited words. I wrote “Plou a la Lluna” thinking of his original voice colour, with air, full of different shades. I must confess: when, a few weeks ago, we sang it together with the piano available at the Teatre del Raval an euphoric sensation was spread out my entire body. Two days after we were having lunch together and I still couldn’t believe the recording had been so quick. Alessio is nothing else than an artist. He is recognised here, as well as in his country, not only for his voice, but also for his writing skills as a novelist and theatre plays writer. You can visit his personal web http://www.alessioarena.com .
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