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It was in 2005 when the singer and guitarist from Ariqueño, Manuel García began a solo project, oblivious to his band Mecánica Popular, where he signed his first album with the title of Panic. There appears “The Old Communist”, one of the most heartfelt themes in a catalog that channels rock and trova with high-flying poetry.
Member of a generation of Chilean singer-songwriters — all portrayed by Frenchman Vincent Moon in the documentary Temporary Valparaíso– Where he quickly stood out, García had already shown a sensitivity for the figure of Silvio Rodríguez when he recorded that first work with the Cuban producer Fidel Antonio Orta, a musician for the man from “Ojalá”.
According to the press of the time, Alerce opted for the solo debut of Manuel García, who planned to write an album that would make the MTV Unplugged of Los Tres with the work that Popular Mechanics had been doing: something more related to the sound of the Beatles.
Instead, Orta’s influence led to the sound of Panic to a field closer to Víctor Jara than Lennon and McCartney, in a work that also includes the members of Popular Mechanics, Christian Bravo and Diego Álvarez, and the Chilean pianist Alejandro Soto.
For “El viejo comunista”, the guitar, voice and violin format was enough to convince Silvio Rodríguez himself to make a new version fifteen years after the original.
Listen to the version below:
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