Fleeing from a convulsive Argentina, Ariel Rot arrived in Madrid in full adolescence in 1976. Moment in which the Spanish capital lived the social artistic phenomenon of the Madrid Movement that arose spontaneously in a Spain that tried to leave Francoism behind . "The emergence of the Movida was somewhat inevitable, if we consider the repression, censorship and lack of freedom that had been experienced years before. We were generally very young and we had to 'catch' the train of modernity that It was 40 years late , "recalls the Argentine musician, who lived from within that era in which" everything was created for the first time, because it did not exist before the Movement. "
Of that wide cultural offer, of the magnificent musicians that arose with that movement, of the sensation of freedom and especially of the emblematic places that surrounded the Madrid Movement, the singer and guitarist speaks in the first audio guide that allows traveling to Madrid 80 , the decade in which this phenomenon arose. In order to keep the history of the city alive and allow visitors and new generations of 'cats' to discover Madrid from the cultural movements that have forged their identity, the Barceló Imagine Hotel (c / Agustín de Foxa, 32), the first The musical accommodation of the capital offers its guests exclusively this new service called Walk & Play, the first one in collaboration with Ariel Rot.
For 13 minutes the Argentine musician recounts the origins of one of the most important movements of Spanish culture from the experience of living in the front row the birth of that phenomenon through some personal anecdotes that he tells for the first time: "I remember the concert Tribute to Canito as a turning point. I was a mere spectator because I was sick in bed. Suddenly I was surprised to see many of my friends on television, participating in that event with just 1,000 people in public. I felt it was more than the generational change of rock in Spain was the beginning of something big . "
From the Penta to the Milky Way through Madrid, Mata and the Sala Sol , the Argentine musician reviews these emblematic places that still keep their doors open and where the memory of the Movement is still alive. "These places located many of them in the neighborhood of Malasaña are great classics of the Movida. In the Penta I had my first drink and in the Milky Way I met, among many other fascinating musicians, who was later fellow in the Rodriguez, Guille Martín One day in that place he put some themes of the Desperados and I remember that I liked them, "recalls Rot.
You have known and lived in the Malasaña district in many stages throughout these 40 years. How do you see this Madrid neighborhood today? I love Malasaña today. It seems to me that it still maintains the spirit even though some areas have already become much more commercial, but it never ceases to amaze me and change for the better. In general I think that all of Madrid and specifically the downtown area is in a spectacular moment. I consider it a real luxury to live in Madrid. Madrid has changed a lot since the Move ... If we compare it with that moment there really should be about 5% of the current offer. These days when I do my usual walks in the city I constantly observe fun, creative cultural, artistic and musical proposals in the street and in any corner. Madrid is tremendously enjoyable and I thought during those long walks that this is the big difference with the time of the Movida because the reference sites were very punctual. Now in each corner you can find something. In addition, Malasaña at that time had a slightly dark and marginal side.Currently, Ariel Rot is immersed in a farewell tour of the legendary rock band Tequila that he never had. The group was born in 1976 at the dawn of the Movida, revolutionizing the Spanish music scene. In spite of the little tour of the group - disappeared in 83 - he managed to reap enough success to be remembered and cheered years later.
The comings and goings have characterized the author band of contagious songs like 'Tell me you love me' or 'Skip' in recent years. After a timely reunion in 2008, he now intends to say goodbye through this Goodbye Tequila Tour, which has as a final touch a concert at the Wizink in Madrid on March 20, 2020.
How is Tequila being revived again? It is something magnificent. The tour is being very fun. It was a long time since I had made a summer tour of those as intense as they are in Spain of many concerts, festivals, roads and complicated schedules, here the concerts start very late. Reliving all this has been amazing. In addition, my role in Tequila is very enjoyable because it is something that I had long since abandoned, hang up the guitar and dedicate myself only to playing. It is a good reunion. After 'goodbye, retirement maybe? Not much less (laughs). When the tour is over I will do the same thing I do day after day: go out to play on weekends and return home quietly. Of course, I will continue with my domestic obligations, I will take care of my children although they are already teenagers and require other types of attention and I will definitely spend my time playing, reading, walking, cinema ... An absolutely normal life. As for other projects I have started recording the second season of 'A country to listen to it', a TVE 2 program in which we make a musical tour through different parts of Spain, which I suppose will be broadcast starting next year. Collaborations with other musicians and small concerts are also part of my agenda.Among those intimate concerts that the Argentine rocker has pending, he will highlight the one he will offer on October 26 in the framework of the Imagine Music Fest , the first Madrid festival that takes place inside a hotel. Organized by the Barceló Imagine, musicians such as Mikel Erentxun, Alice Wonder, the Red Room, El Kanka and Rulo have passed through their Sky Lounge.
Tequila separated in 83, a few years of collaboration came and then Los Rodríguez to finally start a successful solo career. With what moment of your career have you felt more identified? Probably with the current moment. Not wearing the shirt of a group in tow allows me to do many things and very varied, I have more freedom in this regard. For example, the television experience is being wonderful, with Tequila I play direct, spontaneous and energetic music and in a good simple sense, quite the opposite of the jazz concerts I do with the pianist Federico Lechner, probably my most ambitious musical project in which we deform and completely improvise the themes. How have you carried the blows that success has given you (and taken away)? Tequila broke up in '83 when we were in full swing and I practically thought I was going to abandon my musical career. That was the moment I learned, and very young with 23 years, the lesson of success that goes up as soon as it goes down. From there my head began to be quite well furnished. Now, I try to think about averages rather than falls and triumphs.According to the criteria of
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