Hive Music Festival | Week 80, round 2 | "La Carta" by Enrique Hidalgo.

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    Hello there, my fellow musicians and music lovers!


    We go one step back on the cover of this week 80 for something easier. It's a Merengue Oriental by the name La Carta. It was popularized by singer Gualberto Ibarreto. And it goes to the point where people think he's the composer. However, as many of Gualberto's recordings, this one isn't his. It's composer is Enrique Hidalgo. And if you know your Venezuelan music, you might guess it from the cadence used in this song which is similar to other of his songs like Presagio.

    There isn't much to say about this song. It's quite simple and serves the purpose of being a breather between tough studies. It tells about a letter saying harsh things. The whole point is that it was a letter sent by a loved one. Hildalgo's compositions play on themes that can be quite serious or hilarious. This one gets in the middle ground. Of course, on a voice like Gualberto's the song becomes even more interesting.

    I recorded this cover on one try! That's something which doesn't happen often. Since the song has many stanzas, I just played the melody and some variation to it to finish it.

    Hope you like this cover!


    Cover de La Carta


    ¡Buen día mis colegas músicos y amantes de la música!


    Nos vamos a algo más sencillo para esta semana 80. Es el merengue oriental conocido como La Carta. Una canción popularizada por Gualberto Ibarreto, pero que al igual que muchas de las que ha grabado, le pertenece a Enrique Hidalgo. Es fácil de adivinar el compositor si escuchamos la cadencia de la pieza. Es un recurso muy común que Hidalgo repite en varias de sus canciones como Presagio.

    No hay mucho qué decir sobre esta canción. Es simple. Sirve al propósito de tener un descanso entre temas difíciles. Su letra habla de una carta y sus contenidos. Estos fueron escritos por la amada y eso la hace más fuerte para la voz de quien la canta. Lo que contiene la carta no es bueno o eso se deja entender. Hidalgo tiene un juego de temas serios y cómicos en sus composiciones. Esta va por el medio de esa línea. En la voz de Gualberto, tiene una magia la pieza.

    Además, este es uno de los pocos covers que he grabado en un solo intento. ¡Eso no pasa muy seguido! Como es una canción con varias estrofas, solo toqué la melodía y una variación para completar el tema.

    ¡Espero que les guste!

    • Fotos/Photos and Video 📹 📷: taken by me (Redmi Note 13)

    • Portada/Thumbnail 🖼️: by me, created with Canva.

    • Edición/Editing 🎬: by me, made with Adobe Auditio CS6, Filmora X.


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