On March 15 and 16, the American band Blondie will offer two concerts at the Mella theater in Havana.
Founded in 1974, the punk rock band has generated great expectation among fans of the genre and according to Cubadebate, the performances include a varied repertoire covering the band's journey as well as songs from their most recent album titled Pollinator, in which they take up the sonority of their early times.
The shows, says this medium, are part of the Blondie initiative in Havana, a cultural exchange project that will allow the musicians to get to know the island and interact with Cuban fans and artists for four days.
On the other hand, according to declarations of the members of the group in the social networks, they want to sing in Cuba for a long time and to share the stage with their musicians, among those mentioned is the set of Afrorock Síntesis, the singer-songwriter David Torrens and Alain Pérez , who will act with the band.
According to its members, Latin and Caribbean music is a regular source of inspiration for Blondie, and its repertoire includes songs related to this sound such as Rapture, The Tide Is High, Wipe Off My Sweat, Sugar on the Side and some fusions with reggaeton.
The group includes some of its original members such as Debbie Harry (singer), Chris Stein (guitar) and Clem Burke (drums), along with instrumentalists Leigh Foxx (bass since 1998) Matt Katz-Bohen on keyboards and synthesizers (from 2008) and Tommy Kessler on guitar (since 2010). According to the statements of the musicians, they intend to go beyond their standard repertoire to create something special, hence they appear in the selection Attack of the Giant Ants, Man overboard, Call Me and Sugar on the Side.
New York is considered a melting pot of musical ideas, nationalities, ethnicities and cultures, I believe that arising and remaining there has influenced our work, therefore it is not unlikely that we will adopt some of those feelings in what we do, said Harry, included in the book. Guinness Records, as the most mature singer in history to get a number one on the UK charts with "Maria".
The leading American singer, songwriter and actress added: 'My greatest wish, is that we can do a free concert at some point during this trip to Cuba, I want to invite a normal audience from the street to come for one of the sound tests, I think it would be a good thing. '
For his part, Burke explained that they hope to try a kind of semi-integration with the community and maybe make some presentations and concerts before the official shows, maybe we make a circle of drums or some kind of musical communication, we still do not have it clear '
Blondie has eleven phonograms in his career, has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and in 2006 was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Among his successes include themes like Little Girl Lies, X Offender, Fan Mail, Denis, Bermuda Triangle Blues, Hanging on the Telephone, One Way or Another, Pretty Baby, No Exit and Nothing Is Real but the Girl.

Source: Cubadebate, Ecured
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