“Dedicado a Antonio Machado” (1969) was a breakthrough album for Joan Manuel Serrat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nJuan Rodriguez (fictitious character) was one of those who attended the University of Puerto Rico concert. Like many others of his generation, he was fascinated by the poetic “Nueva Cancion” music of the Catalan singer-songwriter.<\/p>\n
Juan loved The Beattles, Elvis, and El Gran Combo. He was also a fan of the “Nueva Cancion” movement that was gaining popularity as music of love. But not just the “love and peace” of the hippies. This was love in a greater sense. Love for women, as well as love for country, and love for freedom. All the things Mercedes Sosa and Violeta Parra\u00a0had been singing about.<\/p>\n
Joan Mauel Serrat was not only an educated artist, he was a rebel with a cause. He defied the dictatorship of Franco by preferring to sing in his native tongue. What could be wrong with that? Any college freshman like Juan Rodriguez easily related to that cause!<\/p>\n
That is how Joan Manuel Serrat made a mark in Latin music and a generation of Latinos. He had the right message, delivered the right way, at the right time!<\/p>\n
Honored by LARAS at the Latin Grammy Awards<\/h3>\n Like any Juan Rodriguez out there, I’m very glad Joan Manuel Serrat was selected this year as the artist to be honored for his contributions to Latin music. Serrat is approaching his 50th anniversary in music, and what better way to celebrate such a milestone than receiving this recognition!<\/p>\n
Enhorabuena!<\/p>\n
Personal note: I wake up every day to the sound of Joan Manuel Serrat’s “Hoy Puede Ser un Gran D\u00eda”, and I use the version performed by Cuban group “La Familia” recorded in the album “Cuba le Canta a Serrat” (2005).<\/p>\n
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In 1969 Joan Manuel Serrat released 2 albums in spite of a ban against his music in his country, did his 1st tour in Latin America, and inspired many young Latin Americans like Juan Rodriguez. This month the Latin Music Academy of Recording Arts recognizes the legacy the Catalan singer-songwriter has left in Latin music. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1127],"tags":[900,196,13],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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