Casa de Luis Casas Romero. Fotograf铆a de Adonis Acosta.
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Primero porque la imagen muestra un patrimonio arquitect贸nico que se pierde entre la bruma de una econom铆a colapsada y la desidia que como venda no permite ver lo importante y prioritario. Y lo segundo porque en esta casa naci贸 en 1882 el gran m煤sico cubano Luis Casa Romero.
Seguramente cuando Luis y Adelina, sus padres, vieron nacer a su hijo supieron lo especial que ser铆a, desde ni帽o toc贸 el acorde贸n. Uno de los compositores cubanos m谩s fecundos, flautista, director de orquesta y bandas militares.
Todo una rica trayectoria hablan de un compositor presente en acontecimientos fundacionales como el de la radio en 1922. Este autor se gan贸 el coraz贸n de parte de la generaci贸n nacida en los 60 y 70 del siglo XX, aunque no recuerden su nombre si recordaran cuando ibamos de Escuela al Campo o al huerto escolar y mientras hac铆amos el trabajo cant谩bamos El mamb铆
All谩 en el a帽o noventa y cinco,
Y por las selvas del Mayar铆,
Una ma帽ana dej茅 el boh铆o,
Y a la manigua sali贸 un mamb铆.
Una cubana que era mi encanto,
A quien la noche llorando vio,
Y al otro d铆a con su caballo
Busc贸 mis huellas y me sigui贸.
Aquella ni帽a de faz trigue帽a
Y ojos m谩s negros que la maldad,
Uni贸 sus fuerzas a mi fiereza,
Y dio su vida a la libertad.
Un d铆a triste cay贸 a mi lado;
Su hermoso pecho sangrando vi,
Y desde entonces fue ardiente,
Cuba adorada mi amor por ti.
Y como no nos iba a encantar si encant贸 a Santiago Feli煤 y Frank Fern谩ndez.
Esta es una de las canciones que m谩s me gustaba escuchar desde ni帽a, quiz谩s por mi alma brav铆a o por el poder de las notas musicales de que se vali贸 Luis Casas Romero a la hora de crearla.
Pero todo su obra es as铆 vibrante, La criolla, Si llegara a besarte y otras 100 piezas que componen el cancionero cubano reconocido en el mundo.
La fotograf铆a de Adonis Acosta vuelve a darme motivos, en esas ruinosas paredes creo est谩n las primeras melod铆as del compositor cubano. All铆 a煤n deben habitar los sue帽os del naciente m煤sico y su familia amant铆sima.
Igual muchas otras casas que acunaron grandes artistas, como El Cucalamb茅, en Las Tunas, la de F茅lix Pita Rodr铆guez, en Bejucal, solo guardan trozos de su parte material y todo un universo de vibras porque all铆 donde se nace, se regresa.
Quiero ofrecerles una composici贸n ic贸nica, Si llegara besarte, pueden encontrar innumerables interpretaciones, pero esta es signigicativa porque es parte de la banda sonora del filme cubano La bella del Alambra. Interpretada por la actris Beatriz Vald茅s, es parte de los sutiles encantos de la cancion铆stica y de la mujer cubana.
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Luis Casas Romero's House. Photograph by Adonis Acosta.
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First, because the image shows an architectural heritage lost in the fog of a collapsed economy and the apathy that blinds us to what's important and important. And second, because the great Cuban musician Luis Casa Romero was born in this house in 1882.
Surely when Luis and Adelina, his parents, saw their son's birth, they knew how special he would be. He played the accordion from childhood. One of Cuba's most prolific composers, he also played flutists and conducted orchestras and military bands.
A rich career speaks of a composer who was present at founding events such as the radio in 1922. This author won the hearts of part of the generation born in the 60s and 70s of the 20th century, although they do not remember his name, they would remember when we went from School to the Field or to the school garden and while we did the work we sang songs like this one: El mamb铆
Back in the year ninety-five,
And through the jungles of Mayar铆,
One morning I left the hut,
And a mamb铆 came out into the thicket.
A Cuban woman who was my delight, Whom the night saw weeping,
And the next day with her horse
Looked for my tracks and followed me.
That girl with a dark face
And eyes blacker than evil,
Joined my fierceness,
And gave her life to freedom.
One sad day she fell at my side;
I saw her beautiful bleeding breast,
And from then on,
my love for you was ardent, Cuba, adored.
And how could we not be enchanted if she enchanted Santiago Feli煤 and Frank Fern谩ndez.
This is one of the songs I loved listening to most since I was a child, perhaps because of my fierce soul or the power of the musical notes Luis Casas Romero used when creating it. But all of his work is just as vibrant: La Criolla, if I were to kiss you, and the 100 other pieces that make up the world-renowned Cuban songbook.
Adonis Acosta's photograph gives me reason to remember once again. I believe the Cuban composer's first melodies are on those dilapidated walls. The dreams of the budding musician and his loving family must still reside there.
Likewise, many other houses that cradled great artists, such as El Cucalamb茅 in Las Tunas, and that of F茅lix Pita Rodr铆guez in Bejucal, retain only fragments of their material presence and a whole universe of vibes, because where you are born, you return.
I want to offer you an iconic composition, If I Could Kiss You. You can find countless interpretations, but this one is significant because it's part of the soundtrack of the Cuban film La bella del Alambra. Performed by actress Beatriz Vald茅s, it's part of the subtle charms of Cuban songwriting and women.
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Thank you for visiting my blog. I'm an art critic and social researcher, a food lover. I invite you to learn more about me, my country, and what I write.This post was written and documented by me, and the images used belong to the visual artist Adonis Acosta and are duly referenced.
