“It hardly seems fair actually, for the Latino music gods to bestow so much musical genius onto one man, but they did. That man is Ricardo Arjona, the singer/songwriter from Guatemala. Arjona, now 22 years deep into a career, made putting on a fantastic performance look much too easy.” Says The Daily Journal San Mateo’s Homepage in reference to Arjona’s passed concert in San Jose, California. For artists like Arjona, "making it look easy" comes out naturally. He proves it to the world every passing years he gives performances.
Arjona is right now in a world tour of his new album, ‘Metamorfosis’. Since the beginning of his career Arjona has always manage to create a relation with his listeners through his music and during his performances. As The Daily Journal Says, “rest assured the bond between artist and music, music and fan is stronger than ever.”
Arjona’s fans know that what he sings comes from personal experience. He is willing to give a little from his life just to help other people in theirs. In this concert he talked about how relationships aren’t meant to be easy. How love is a confusing, marvelous, stressful but enjoyable thing. After he gives examples of how we are living now days and how relationships are being held, he beggings to sing his songs to give support to what he’s saying. His lyrics filled with similes and metaphors are what motivate people into reflecting and comparing the words of experience with their own lives.
"Most songwriters are lucky if they strike lyrical gold once in their careers — Arjona has done it consistently for 22 years. His words are blessed with a Midas-esque quality — able to hurt, heal, sooth, torment and frustrate on a variety of levels...his songs feel the same way today as when they were released 15 years ago."
I can assure you, that statemente is true. I’ve had the experience to participate as a viewer in this concert in given in Puerto Rico last March 3rd, 2012. Comparing it to his last performance in the island, 2 years ago, I can just say that in time and Arjona only gets better and better. Unlike previous shows, Arjona planned, designed the concept, scenery and script that stands out for it's rotating platform on the stage that helped demonstrate a different context for each theme.
Expressions like "Puerto Rico, good evening! It’s been too long since we’ve been here, 2 years now. We wanted to let you know that, we think everyone in their lives wants to, somewhere in the world, in some space or in someone, leave something important enough so they can be remember and loved; and we are not the exception." are what makes Arjona's shows "cause euphoria in the island" and do consecutive sold out events. He let's his fans know how important they are to him and his group.
"Arjona truly is one of the last, great, pure singer/songwriters left in a Latino industry overtaken by less-than-stellar talent. But what never gets old is the reminder every now and again that the music gods still have vessels like Arjona at their disposal when they want to show the world what greatness should sound and feel like." Finishes saying the Daily Journal.
To be given the opportunity to work with artists such as Ricardo Arjona would be an honor. I think that artists who touch emotions and relate to their fans are the ones that will on live forever. The most important connection that Arjona has with his fans is because he demonstrates that everyone in the world, has passed or will pass through similar things; he connects people with something that no one, famous or not famous, rich or poor, can escape from the essence of humanity.
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