The first time Manuel Turizo came to Madrid – “in December 2017, I remember it perfectly,” he says with a smile – he had only published a handful of songs which, admittedly, had done well, but who had not yet made him a star. “For me, coming to Europe was like a dream, just walking down the street was like an unreal fantasy. At that time my team was small, five people, and we were loaded with suitcases along the Gran Vía, asking for transportation that never arrived, we almost missed a flight…” Typical odysseys beginners, wow. But seven years later, the Colombian singer receives a crowd of journalists lounging in the suite of a large hotel in the Plaza de España, surrounded by a veritable army of assistants for this, that and the – beyond.madrid_dia_0703Now he is a star With all the lyrics, the author of hits like ‘Una Lady Como Tú’, ‘La bachata’ or ‘Desconocidos’ is an ideal headliner for the Hispanidad concert which will take place this Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at Puerta de Alcalá, preceded by a midday snack with other sensational artists like Soley, Luis Alfonso and Kapo, the latter collaborator of Turizo’s latest single, ‘Qué pecao’, released a few hours before. this conversation.—¿ How are the numbers for your new single?—I didn’t want to look at them. When I release a song, I try not to look at how it works, to avoid stressing my head. If you watch it and everything goes great, you’re excited, but if it doesn’t go as planned, you’re very stressed. And are you stressed knowing that on Sunday you will give the biggest concert of your career to date? Half a million people are expected. — No, what excites me is excitement. There are a lot of technical aspects that you have to be good at, but I’m very excited about this appointment. It’s great that it’s a free event that people can enjoy, and I have several friends who are going to join in the fun.—What does Hispanidad mean to you?—In a few words, I would define it as ” our culture.” It is the culture that unites us with all countries that share the same language, the same essence. — And thanks to urban music, we learn a lot about the slang of each country. — One hundred percent. The Spanish are much more connected to Latin culture than before, which is why, and vice versa too, we can understand each other better when we travel. — Do you think that the “boom” of the Spanish language in world music will continue? — I think this will continue, because it is a fact, the importance of Spanish-speaking culture is very visible. There are many of us, too many for this to stop. It’s not a fashion. The artists will change, but this boom will not change. And will reggaeton continue? Juan Magán recently declared in this newspaper that the genre was running out of ideas. — It is very difficult to run out of ideas because suddenly someone may appear who surprises and refreshes him. I think it’s a question of saturation rather than lack of ideas. Reggaeton is not going to die, but at the moment people are open to other new proposals. — Do you think Spain should apologize for the conquests in America? — It’s history. I’m not the type to get involved in other people’s opinions. But history remains history. I worry about what will happen tomorrow, not what happened yesterday. I respect all opinions, but I worry about what will happen to my people tomorrow, because my ancestors, everything they suffered, what they experienced, what happened, is of history. — What a conquest they had without excess. , right? – Exactly. If we start talking about history… it’s because humans are a very violent species. We cannot isolate Spain or any other country. We are violent.
Manuel Turizo: “We cannot isolate Spain for the conquest of America, human beings are violent”
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