{"id":21138,"date":"2022-10-10T13:05:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T17:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/?p=21138"},"modified":"2022-10-10T13:05:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T17:05:03","slug":"norberto-velezs-sesiones-desde-la-loma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2022\/10\/10\/norberto-velezs-sesiones-desde-la-loma\/","title":{"rendered":"Norberto V\u00e9lez’s “Sesiones Desde la Loma”"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Sesiones Desde la Loma<\/em>” is an enjoyable music video concept created by former NG2 Salsa band<\/a><\/em> co-leader Norberto V\u00e9lez<\/a>. Approaching its 3rd anniversary, “Sesiones<\/em>” has proven to be quite successful, and I believe it has even more opportunities to expand the concept.<\/p>\n

Concept of “Sesiones Desde la Loma<\/em>“<\/h3>\n

As Nor-bert (as Norberto V\u00e9lez is artistically branding himself) explains in a “behind the scenes” video recorded after his 3rd episode back in 2019 (check it out below), that he had been pondering for a while for some time until one day he decided to give it a try.<\/p>\n

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Episode #14 with Tito Rojas was recorded just a few hours before his death in December 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Along with his co-producer Gabriel Ramos, the two young entrepreneurs decided to try the concept as an experiment. Norberto used his piece of land at the top of a hill (“loma<\/em>“) near his native Hatillo, Puerto Rico. There he built a small structure, you might call it a mini-house, with a typical balcony. He built the structure as a place to entertain family and friends outside of the main house.<\/p>\n

Norberto and Gabriel decided to use the mini-house balcony as the “stage” to host musical guests and form a bit of an informal, but well-planned, music session with a handful of supporting musicians.<\/p>\n

Another aspect I love about “Sesiones<\/em>” is its mix of music with conversation. Nor-bert and his episode’s guest will talk in between songs, giving it a bit of an interview feel, but Nor-bert keeps it so informal and jovial that it’s more of a conversation than an interview.<\/p>\n

He is also careful not to overextend the talking, as “Sesiones<\/em>” is more about the music than the conversation. However, the well-thought mix of both must resemble a bit the original intent of the mini-house of bringing friends and family to talk and play some music.<\/p>\n