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The Minister of Culture sings to show gratitude for the support received by the 2012 Eighth Espaillat Fair<\/STRONG> A<\/SPAN>s a gesture of gratitude towards the Mocaresidents for the support they have provided to the Eighth Regional Book Fair, the Minister of Culture, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Rodr\u00edguez, offered a concert in this city last Friday night.<\/P> It is worth noting, that as a sign of posthumous tribute, the Minister remembered two persons who he defined as unforgettable friends: deceased Argentinean singers Facundo Cabral and Leonardo Favio.<\/P> Composer and singerJos\u00e9 AntonioRodr\u00edguezagreed to offer the concert as a courtesy, which is the reason why he did not charge the State or any private institution for his performance.<\/P> He said that he was doing it as a way of thanking the Mocacitizens and other residents of the northern region of the Dominican Republic for their massive support to theevents taking place during the Cultural Week, which opened on Monday and will endon Sunday,November 18.<\/P> Inspired by the artistic expression that Dominican folklore imprints, Rodr\u00edguez delighted the audience with beautiful songs, mostly written by him.<\/STRONG><\/EM><\/P> Rodr\u00edguez was accompanied on stage by violinist Militzalankova and guitarist Lu\u00eds Carlos. <\/P> From the beginning to the end of that that unforgettable night, Rodr\u00edguez received with excitement and joy theaudience\u2019s constant outpouring of applause.<\/P> It is worth noting, that as a sign of posthumous tribute, the Minister remembered two persons who he defined as unforgettable friends: deceased Argentinean singers Facundo Cabral and Leonardo Favio.<\/P> Some of the songs performed by the Minister of Culture were:”Dondeest\u00e1tu,” “Cuandotu no est\u00e1,” “Igualqueyo,” “Como un bolero,” and “Vive”.<\/P> To the beat of the song “Para quererte,” Rodr\u00edguez recalled the unforgettable moments when in 1986 this song, interpreted by Maridalia Hern\u00e1ndez, won the Vi\u00f1a del Mar Festival.<\/P>Rodr\u00edguez concluded the showby thanking the general public for allowing him to sing, since he actually had a great desire to do so during the festival. The Minister of Culture, during his performance, together with violinist MilitzaIankova and composer, singer and guitarist Carlos Luis.<\/P> Among the audience the following persons were recognized: Congressman Manuel Jim\u00e9nez, Minister Euclides Guti\u00e9rrez F\u00e9lix and Dr. Luis Brea Franco.<\/P> The Minister of Culture sings to show gratitude for the support received by the 2012 Eighth Espaillat FairDominican Republic, MOCA, Espaillat Province, November 18, 2012 As a gesture of gratitude towards the Mocaresidents for the support they have provided to the Eighth Regional Book Fair, the Minister of Culture, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Rodr\u00edguez, offered a concert … Continue reading “The Minister of Culture sings to show gratitude for the support received by the 2012 Eighth Espaillat Fair”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6002"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6002\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Dominican Republic, MOCA, Espaillat Province, November 18, 2012<\/P>
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