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a long time I wanted to dedicate a post to this fantastic musician Gaditano, which certainly deserves more recognition among the many fans of global musical journeys. Regarded as a sort of champion of the Andalusian is clearly pointed at the eyes with color other melodies border Javier Ruibal de Flores Calero (El Puerto de Santa María, 1955) surprises from the first disc, in the early eighties for his ability to live in his songs flamenco tunes , Arabic and Mediterranean sounds, but also Indian music, Caribbean, etc., a record production designed the crossing of different musical expressions in the name of multiculturalism, with a slight prevalence for the tone Arabic-Andalusian, flamenco and jazz, topped in some cases by sprinkling some rock and blues. Connoisseur on what has been called música de author , in his songs Ruibal has always given much space to issues of social protest, as well as small personal stories, told in order to amuse or excite the listener as appropriate.
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In the texts there is a certain influence of English poetry, particularly that of the generation of 1927 (from García Lorca to countryman Rafael Alberti ), but also that of more recent poets, while his stories are in the area people and places of all kinds, whether real or imagined, credible or incredible: from the most exotic oriental garden city asphalt to dirt, from sailors and wanderers''rooted''in Queens of Africa .. and then to Tangier moons, blue roses, Turkish dancers ... in the background, all children of the global village and recreated by the pen on the sensitivity of Ruibal. I personally believe that one of the most fascinating aspects of his music is his innate ability and interpretation of authorial Ruibal, built especially around stories of secondary characters, but where are always prevail elegance and good taste, there are features that even the raccomandabilissimo ''Sahara''(Riverboat, 2003) [can recover here ], chosen as a hard-showcase for this post and as a work of reference for those wishing to set about exploring the thirty-year adventure of recording musician Gaditano deservedly awarded in 2007 with''''Medalla de Andalucía, a recog of the most prestigious of his career.
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It should also be noted that, however, despite the accolades and the respect that important colleagues have of her, curiously Rubal is not a prophet in his homeland, since (except the province of Cadiz), within the national borders does not seem to enjoy (enough) of the reputation that you probably deserve. This has not stopped the artist to be frequently among the leaders of prestigious national and international programs (festivals, solo concerts and so on), Womad by at Ronnie Scott's in London, the Glasgow club Arta programs of the BBC. From the personal side, as well as having had the opportunity to discover and appreciate the music of this troubadour portuense - as he likes to define itself - the long periods spent in Puerto de Santa Maria and the many acquaintances night premises in the town of Andalusia, have also helped me to know and tighten amicicia with his son Javi ( here with his sister Lucy), a young drummer as well as following projects on their own, playing in his father's band, ready to follow him in his tour, from Japan to South America, have led and lead Ruibal around the world, to discover exotic places and fascinating able to (auto) power further suggestions as to evoke through his songs.
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