An extraordinary show of force. In a word, that’s Concert rapper American Kendrick Lamar on Saturday night in Meo Arena Lisbon, the last day of the Super Bock Super Rock festival.
The more attentive to phenomenon of music intuited that would be. But the casuistry public can have been surprised. Not so much for what happened on stage, but what happened in the audience and in the stands who filled the space, in a climactic communion which is not very common.
He jumped up, shaken and arms gritaram- with conviction letters from one end to the other. It is true that before Kendrick and his band come on stage since the environment was red hot with football songs in the air. But what happened then with a mixed-race human soft and full delirium, as it is rare to see in Portugal, asks measure it to the imagination.
Two years ago, the In Primavera Sound Porto had already shown to what was, with a concert exalting. But not yet launched the album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) that would cement its position as one of the most powerful forces in the music scene in recent years.
Dir would that on Saturday night it was coupled. Its impact, fame and also the availability of the public. To many, he, who became one of the political consciousness of voices in the United States shot that the world was experiencing a strange moment, alluding to the veiled numerous conflicts of the past few weeks, and so grateful for this celebration. But it was not playful celebration. It was cathartic. Release. Purification.
On stage, Kendrick, serious, compenetrado focused. In the audience, in turn, a rare intensity. Dominating the scene, a sentence, signed by funk wizard George Clinton: “ Look both ways before you cross my mind .” Clinton, as Gil Scott-Heron, Sly Stone, Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye, finally, always figures of soul, funk or word made poetry and politics are very present in the last album Kendrick, a work of homage and overcoming black music. And it was open space, with a band (drums, bass, guitar and keyboards) that combines syncopated dynamism of hip-hop to body vibration funk with jazzy notes through the middle and sometimes some involvement soul.
But what grabs is the unstoppable rhythm of the concert, with themes such as Backseat freestyle , the art of peer pressure , Swimming pools or Hood politics to be thrown to the public that receives and engages in delight, singing lustily Bitch, do not kill my vibe or Maad city, with the sound base opulent to move in slow motion, before a mass jumping at the same time. Sometimes Kendrick stops. Want to listen to the public. And there are exchanged vows of love between stage and audience.
For free , his band and himself show the instrumental agility and vocal featuring in a moment of exuberance for voice guided by a jazzy sound, while Alright – already after they returned to the encore – stage and audience back to one. Before leaving the scene still has time to launch: “I love you! I’ll be back. ” Does anyone doubt?
Kendrick Lamar, by itself, was the great attraction of the last night of a festival where, in the previous two days, had avenged The National, Kurt Vile, Massive Attack or Iggy Pop. But it is fair to say that the Sabbath was also triumphant night for the hip-hop culture, and all around, not always understood when thinking about events of masses in Portugal.
the Portuguese Black Ear and the De La Soul Americans can not complain, having also acted in Meo Arena for more than sated audience. The first played a few new songs, joined the third album to be released this year, and exposed less recent tracks, all of them marked by numerous allusions (the history of soul, funk or American hip-hop, the daily life and music made in Portugal, namely the Mind the Gap), re-created a sound that has both physical balance as nerve and effectiveness. In stage, arranged side by side, without hierarchies are almost always an exemplary rhythm machine. And again that’s what happened.
Who also grabbed the audience were the De La Soul, although the sound quality have not helped the party. They that with the historical album Three Feet High and Rising (1989) defined a new way of being in hip-hop at the time – more youthful, playful and recreational – do today to perpetuate this legacy. There are exactly big news in what they have to present, with a DJ and two singers, reciters in interaction, but what they do is done with commitment and some exuberance, an action in which blend the past songs ( Me, myself and I , Saturday or Ring ring ring ) and the present, challenging with bonhomie assistance to compete with arms and voices on high.
This constant challenge to popular participation was also reflected in Capicua show, accompanied by DJ D-One, the MC M7 (Beatriz Like) and an illustrator who drew in real time. Fear of Fear with her to conclude that “they are afraid that one day not be afraid”, or Maria capable , with four singers-declamadoras on stage as Blaya (Buraka Som Sistema) were some of the key moments of a concert in growing, where hip-hop has always gone along with the social and political reality. “Freedom is not something that is celebrated only on April 25, but a daily achievement,” said before the concert ends in joy with Vayorken .
With concerts taking place simultaneously there is always who is more injured. It happened to the show tribute to Prince designed by Moulinex and with the full presentation of Psicopátria of GNR. In the first case, and what we have seen, despite initial technical problems, experience deserves to be repeated. Not only Prince songs are recreated with imagination as the band and the guests (Da Chick, Selma Uamusse, Samuel Úria, Marta Ren or Best Youth) reveal a genuine enthusiasm for a project that does not fear the confrontation with some of the most iconic songs the popular music of the last decades. After all, is not every day you see Samuel Úria to recreate Kiss , just using his voice and guitar, an even more stripped version of the original.
The GNR were not in their element, with a mostly teenage audience and more affection to other musical families not exactly to his post-pop 1986. But even so – and we saw – the concert It turned out to be refreshing, with the group to address this album 1980s and then other songs from his vast repertoire. The GNR did not have a crowd around him, but he was shown enthusiasm for Reininho rewrite ironically details of song lyrics as Front Shock , New people , fact or Video maria , which maintain the vitality ever.
at many Reininho alluded to the fact that the overwhelming majority of those present at the festival to be waiting for Kendrick Lamar . It is true. In hot Saturday night, the US was the most hot link in the Super Bock Super Rock. He and the 20 000 people who were with him apoteoticamente celebrated the power of music transcendence.
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