Compay Segundo

1908年出生的吉他手/歌手Compay　Segundo當(dāng)時(shí)是Buena Vista Social Club樂團(tuán)中最老的成員，年逾90歲的他本身就是一個(gè)世紀(jì)古巴音樂的傳奇。早在幼年時(shí)代他就開始學(xué)習(xí)吉他，后來還創(chuàng)作歌曲，50多歲時(shí)他成了著名的好景俱樂部的正式樂手，與其他大師一起引領(lǐng)古巴獨(dú)特音樂風(fēng)格的形成。CompaySegundo的音樂風(fēng)格主要是古巴傳統(tǒng)的奔放熱情的頌樂(Son)，《樂》片開幕的曲子《ChanChan》就是他自己創(chuàng)作的，一生風(fēng)流倜儻的Segundo寫出的歌詞也很露骨地表達(dá)情愛。他去世時(shí)棺木更被蓋上古巴國(guó)旗，整個(gè)哈瓦那的人民都唱著《ChanChan》送別他。
 
Compay Segundo在專輯前言里寫到：
 
真正重要的思想（Thinks，原文如此，不過我認(rèn)為應(yīng)該是'Things'，事情）從來都是不期而至，你永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)知道你夢(mèng)想的機(jī)會(huì)、成功、愛情何時(shí)會(huì)出現(xiàn)。但是你必須做好準(zhǔn)備，睜大眼睛，因?yàn)槟切┝熊嚥粫?huì)經(jīng)過兩次。
 
我以為在我這個(gè)年紀(jì)那些事情都不會(huì)再發(fā)生了，但令我驚喜的是，那些生命中的鮮花在我九十來歲的時(shí)候盛開了。我覺得自己很成功，能給你們看到這張新專輯。一個(gè)人只要還有心跳就永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)太老。
 
在從德國(guó)飛往意大利的一萬米高空上，我寫下了幾段歌詞，幾天之后回到哈瓦那我開始寫曲子；接下來又是在飛機(jī)上，這一次是從哈瓦那到羅馬，我靈感勃發(fā)，完成了這首歌的編曲。就在這首名叫“生命中的鮮花”誕生的同時(shí)，我決定下一張專輯也叫這個(gè)名字。有些人會(huì)認(rèn)為我在重復(fù)自己，因?yàn)橹拔矣幸粡垖］嫿凶?ldquo;生命之美”（Lo mejor de la vida）；但我想告訴他們的是，在我到了九十三這個(gè)歲數(shù)的時(shí)候，我最喜愛的詞毫無疑問是“生命”。
 
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這些歌肯定也是不期而至的驚喜，因?yàn)楹翢o疑問這些生命中的鮮花有天也會(huì)來到你們的身邊——不要懷疑，我建議你們集中精力，不要讓機(jī)會(huì)悄悄溜走。
 
by Jason Ankeny
 
Legendary Cuban guitarist Compay Segundo was born in 1907; collaborating with the likes of Sindo Garay, Miguel Matamoros and Benny Moré, he emerged as one of the most respected musicians of the pre-revolution era, and in the late 1920s invented the armónico, a guitar customized with a double third string to fuse the tonal qualities of the traditional Cuban tres guitar and its Spanish counterpart. Following Fidel Castros rise to power, Segundo worked as a cigar roller before returning to music during the late 1980s; in his early nineties he attracted worldwide attention in 1998 for his contributions to Ry Cooders wildly successful Buena Vista Social Club album, issuing the solo Calle Salud the following year. Buena Vista Connection was issued in fall 2000. Flores de la Vida followed later that same year; Trova Cubana surfaced in early 2001. The torrent of releases, both new and re-issues of classic pre-fame Segundo sessions, continued throughout 2001 with Yo Vengo Aqui, Que Lio Compay Andres and into 2002 with Yo Soy del Monte and Dos Leyendas de Cuba. On July 13 of the following year Compay Segundo died of kidney failure at his home in Havana.