Those who live in Paredes de Coura say incredulously: “I had never seen anything like it.” Confidence comes to us at the end of the day and confirms what the eyes, cast in the crowded room, witness with amazement. Tuesday dressed up as Saturday, it was packed to such an extent that any alien dropped from the sky would think we were in party mode.
For those who do not remember, this date was not part of the initial plans for the festival. It was announced in March of this year as an extra bonus totally dedicated to national music. A symbolic gesture from Vodafone Paredes de Coura, saying that he wanted to recover from two years of pandemic together with Portuguese artists.
The celebration of life and music began very early, at 2 in the afternoon. Unfortunately, we couldn’t catch either Pluto or Club Makumba, but there was no doubt that there was a mystic finger on this day, when the sun shone like a brave Roman with the rain. Between flip-flops and wellies, trails of mud sliding on the stage and soft grass behind, Benjamim entered with his girlfriend, the five gave the bell of the town.
The 36-year-old musician knew he was rocking some real weather tension. “I’m glad it’s not raining,” he blurted out after starting “Sunday” and “Dead Angle.” He knew that if the afternoon deluge had continued (the same deluge that had caused the cancellation of last night’s concerts at the Sobe à Vila Festival), perhaps the hill would not be so crowded. Perhaps there would not be so many children holding hands with his parents or so many arms raised in the front rows to greet the musician who, since the middle of this year, has taken the reins of his own label, Discos Submarinos.
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Source: Observadora
