Jesús María 2022, day 10: Soledad closed a magical night in which Jairo also shone

After its night of greatest attendance, the Festival de Jesús María entered its final stretch with the peace of mind of having its costs covered and with some signs of rain that made us expect a somewhat more refreshing evening than the previous ones.

• Live broadcast of the Festival of Jesus Maria 2022

Although the latter did not happen in the end, the weather accompanied the second Saturday of Jesús María 2022 (the one with “the two suns and one moon”) with a constant breeze that made the stay in the amphitheater pleasant.

In addition to the close definition of the championship of the rodeo, another variable that conspired with the good balance of the evening had to do with the artistic . With a diversity of proposals, this Saturday and Sunday at dawn was one of the most exalted days from the strictly musical.

The audience present, some 11,000 people in total according to the organization, confirmed it with a battery of applause and standing ovations at different moments of the programming.

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With the start of the broadcast just after 10 pm, one of the highlights came. Celebrating 50 years with music, Jairo entered the scene with his fine image and gave rise to one of the most celebrated concerts of these ten nights. In fact, his presentation ended with an acknowledgment from the festival and a request for an encore (with the entire audience standing) that was immediate.

When the Chacarera de las piedra, everything has already been said. Jairo’s was for the memory: a new page of glory in a trajectory that is evident in each movement and resource of this artist with capital letters, also declared distinguished visitor of Jesús María.

Shortly before, and with his voice intact, the musician opened his presentation with Milonga del trovador and the image of his friend Astor Piazzolla on the screens. Immediately, he continued with a beautiful version of the classic Sleep negrito, which was followed by his own compositions such as Crazy Horse and The lovers, this last one with Jairo wielding his guitar and giving it all.

Later, another special moment. The one born in Cruz del Eje chose I could dance all night with you to share it with his son Yaco (percussionist and backup singer of his band) and his grandson Francisco who is only 16 years old. “This is the second time he sings in public,” Jairo said, arousing the tenderness of the general public.

In the final stretch, The shooting, La Olvidada (by Atahualpa Yupanqui, with an anecdote included) and The railway. In each of them, the Cordovan showed that he not only has a voice, but also his performance. Jairo sings, recites and “performs” in the best sense of the word, giving life and emotion to those compositions.

At the closing, the artist from Cruz del Eje delivered a hypnotic version of Former owner of the arrows , theme in which he played percussion and in which he unfolded his expressive range bordering on psychedelia at times.

The forcefulness of the version was, perhaps, the final detail that rounded off the ovation that awaited him, and which became a new possibility of paying tribute to Atahualpa Yupanqui before leaving the stage surrounded by the affection of the public.

After the colorful show of the Peruvian Paso horses (exemplary that are distinguished by their delicate and rhythmic trot), came the concert that would end with the second great ovation of the night.

Barely 20 minutes were enough for Por Siempre Tucu to deliver a selection of harmonized zambas played like in the old days, with two guitars, a bass drum and three voices of an old warmth. It is the heritage of Los Tucu Tucu that remains alive and never ceases to amaze due to its validity.

In fact, Roberto Pérez also recalled that Coco Martos, the group’s vocalist, was present at the first edition of the Jesús María festival back in 1966, being one of the few artists who knew the origins of the festival. The end of his brief participation was with Luna tucumana and with the recognizable Candombe for José.

Gringa with polenta

Around 2, Soledad arrived on stage Martín Fierro emulating Chaqueño Palavecino, only instead of using blood traction, he chose a tractor of the brand that is also the main sponsor of the festival.

After touring the field and entering through one of the stalls, the Santa Fe woman began her show with part of his most recent repertoire, focused on the album Part of me , which he presented in 2020.

Although the usual display of his fans filled the area around the stage with balloons and much fervor, the intensity of the concert was in crescendo little by little almost shyly. It is clear that the newer material of “la Sole” still does not have the impact of other pages of his work.

Soledad Pastorutti was the central number of the tenth night of Jesús María 2022.(Photos: Claudio Minoldo).

After dedicating To grandmother Emilia to all the grandparents and to invite her sister Natalia to sing solo , Arequito’s “la Gringa” hit some long-standing classics, including the double Enter my payment without hitting and To Mr. Ata that raised the entire stadium.

From then on, everything increased. Pastorutti made a selection of zambas, invited Francisco Benítez from Córdoba (who ended up singing three songs and was applauded) and entered the final stretch of his show with pure dance.

From La Valeria, it happened a selection of cumbias (My heart has been lost , Loves like ours and How can I forget you) that began to decree the closure of an extended recital more than account. Throughout the show, the Santa Fe woman showed off a well-founded voice, which seemed completely recovered after the problems she had shortly before the pandemic.