Mikel Izal has put music to the centenary of Deportivo Alavés with ‘Alta la Frente’, a song that goes beyond the usual channels of the indie Spanish. We spoke with the singer-songwriter at Madrid Directo.
Mikel is living “exciting days” with the impact it is having the hymn, although he acknowledges that it was “a poisoned gift.” “For the first time in a long time I was not composing for the group, but for an entire province and it has brought me back home literally and metaphorically.”
Immensely proud that Mikel has put music to the centenary of the @Alaves. Today we also feel Alava ????????
The video clip of the hymn has just been released and is now available on YouTube. #MikelIzal #Alaves #HimnoDelCentenariohttps://t.co/foI29sAxKX
– IZAL (@IZALmusic) January 14, 2021
The anthem is having a great impact, beyond the fans of Alavés: “I have received many messages from people outside the world of sport and they tell me that it gives them energy … I’m glad it transcended the sport itself and that it helps people to lift their spirits. “
That is why Mikel claims culture as something necessary, “like breathing or sleeping”, something that is especially evident in this time of pandemic, where the shame has been exposed, “says the singer.” Hopefully this turning point will value many things, not only culture, but also health and education. ” , Add.
“If you ask me if I have faith that this will change, I tell you that it is fair”
However, Mikel is skeptical about it: “If you ask me if I have faith that this will change, I tell you that it is fair. We were going to be better and it doesn’t seem like it“.” This experience will change mentalities, that is true, but the values that are promoted will not change for a year of pandemic. It is a job that has to be done and perhaps it is time to take it more seriously “, assures Mikel.
Even so, something that the coronavirus will not change are feelings for which we are “born programmed”, such as loveMikel says, although it seems that “with the pandemic it will have to be only for a few: those of us who are single cannot know anyone,” he laments.
“Thinking of idyllic love is a defect that human beings haveIn reality, it is a path of obstacles and some are better at it than others “, he concludes.
Izal has two concerts scheduled in Madrid, on June 18 and 19, at the Wizink Center.
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