A contemporary vision in the commemoration of the end of the dictatorship in Spain.
This Wednesday, the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid hosted the first official event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the dictatorship in Spain, a historic event that marks the closing of a crucial chapter in the country's contemporary history.
Pedro Sanchez presided over the ceremony, which brought together key figures from Spanish politics, culture and society. On this evening, in addition to the institutional presence, the musical intervention of Jimena Yellowone of the most relevant artists of contemporary music in Spain, the singer offered an emotional performance, becoming one of the most anticipated moments of the day.
Yellow performed the band's anthem Jarcha, “Freedom without anger” (1976), offering a personal version of this cultural symbol of the Spanish transition. The artist adapted the classic, breaking with traditional expectations and offering a new perspective of “Freedom without anger”now enriched with the use of Auto-Tune and electric guitar over a programmed electronic base, all within the characteristic lo-fi pop sound of Jimena Amarillo.
LIVE | Jimena Amarillo reinterprets the classic “Libertad sin ira” to close the presentation eventhttps://t.co/dR85lgkBMH pic.twitter.com/AV51rLt56V
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