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Daniel Cruz & Diego Laverde
Lonely
The song is musically inspired in the traditional rhythms from the plains between Colombia and Venezuela, rhythms that have an African influence in the way they are performed and a Flamenco influence in the way they are danced. Cruz recorded the song with Diego Laverde, Latin harpist, street musician and frequent guest of the Edinburgh Harp Festival, the Stamford Harp Festival, Carnaval del Pueblo and the Mosenbergh Harp Festival.
Daniel Cruz reveals that the first lines of the movie Crash explain the issue of loneliness in the cities in a sublime way: “In any real city, you walk, you brush past people; people bump into you. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something.” Cruz says: “I’ve seen it in the faces of the thousands of commuters in Bogotá, Istanbul, Sao Paulo, Mexico City and London. I’ve seen the face of loneliness. I wanted to portray the price to pay for success in the big city. Many of us ended up giving up love.”
Lonely is different from any other song on a number of levels. The use of less conventional instruments in Pop music, such as the Latin harp and cuatro, engulfs the lyrics. This song has a special connection between the rhythm and the spirits of love. If you have wings and you are free, if you gave up love to have wings and to be free, this song is for you. A poetic and sweet metaphor that will stay with you, long after the last note is played.
About Diego Laverde
Diego Laverde is a country fellow living and performing a long way
from home. He performs in the London Underground under the licensed
scheme. His instrument is the latin harp, a large instrument made
of wood and 32 strings. It is said that the Jesuits brought it to