Lluís Llach is one of the best
Catalan musicians of all times. Several
months ago, he decided to give his last concert and, as he put it,
“stop acting like Lluís Llach”. Lluís has stopped recording records
and giving concerts, but his legacy, his works, will remain with us
forever. Now you can listen to these precious songs that form part of
our lives in different versions.
Si véns amb mi
(If You Come with Me) is a tribute to this
singer-songwriter in which his friends and fellow musicians from
around the world interpret the Empordà musician’s songs in their own
style. A different perspective revealing the personality of each
musician, adding a new dimension to each piece by Lluís Llach.
The first CD contains unpublished versions including: a spectacular
interpretation of “Penyora” by
Maria del Mar Bonet, who also
created the illustration for the album cover – palm trees drawn in the
sand; a
gripping
Pedro Guerra; a surprising
Silvio Rodríguez; the spiritual
force of
Adrià Puntí and
Miquel Gil; a splendid rendering of “Que
feliç era mare” by
Marina Rossell;
a goose-bump inducing version of
“Laura” in voice and piano by
Roger Mas;
Joan Isaac with his rendering
of “Vida”, which seems written for him;
Josep Tero;
Joan Amèric;
Túrnez & Sesé;
Gorka Knörr;
Manu Guix and many others.
The second CD contains previously released versions in different
languages, some of them quite well known, such as “Un núvol blanc” in
Spanish (“Nube blanca”) by
Ana Belén,
and others unknown to the great
majority of people, but excellent and stunning, such as: the version
of “Abril 74” by the Italian,
Alessio Lega;
Jean-Michel Jarre's “l’Estaca”; the
Brazilian
Zizi Possi's
rendering of “Cançó d’amor”;
the Frenchwoman
Catherine Ribeiro's
“Lluna”; the Catalan group, Pomada
with “Que tinguem sort”; the Polish group, Zespół Reprezentacyjny’s
rendering of “Encara”; and the Catalan group
Inadaptats
covering “La
gallineta”; among others.
A tribute album to one of the greats that will allow you to enjoy his
good songs in totally different versions and from unexpected
perspectives; it reflects the truly global scope of the international
singer from the town of Verges.