Havana D’Primera rocks the Pichincha Libertaria festival

Havana D’Primera, said the singer, trumpeter and composer, who was surely surprised by the reception of many of his songs by an audience familiar with them.

They tell me Cuba, an outstanding theme of the current Cuban popular music scene, opened the show and warmed up the atmosphere in the midst of the low temperatures of the Andean night.

There was no shortage of Pasaporte, Confiésale, and La Bailarina, classics from the group’s repertoire, founded 15 years ago.

There was also space to remember Los Van Van, another famous Cuban orchestra, with the song ¡Qué sorpresa!, and at that moment Abreu took the opportunity to pay tribute to Juan Carlos Formell, bassist of that group who died on Friday in New York, United States .

The idea was precisely to expose that range of colors that Cuban music has and win hearts, Abreu told this agency.

His trumpet solo captivated those present and confirmed that he was one of the best exponents of the Caribbean nation on that instrument.

This is the second time that the Pichincha Libertaria festival -dedicated to the anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha- invites a Cuban group to the event, since Maikel Blanco and his Salsa Mayor were there last year.

In addition, on the night of this Saturday, the last day of the festival, Ecuadorian national groups performed and the popular Venezuelan singer Oscar D’León closed, another of the great exponents of salsa and Caribbean son who began the performance with his mythical Llorarás .