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Ben L'Oncle Suol and Raphael Gualazzi, young consecrated in Cartagena Jazz Festival (21/11/2013)

Ben L'Oncle Soul and Raphael Gualazzi have enough things in common: They are young, talented and have left with their mouths open to the music industry in their home countries, France and Italy, combining soul and jazz with pop.

Both act tomorrow Friday November 22 in Cartagena Jazz Festival.

It will be at the New Theatre Circus at 21.30 pm and tickets cost 18 euros.

Ben L'Oncle Soul, although Benjamin actually call Duterde, grew up in Tours, the city of art and history, through which the river Loire, world heritage site for its castles, scene of the Hundred Years War.

His mother, love Otis Redding, spent his childhood vinyls of this young Frenchman, who finished singing as the master.

After completing his studies he decided to travel to Paris to open for artists such as Musiq Soulchild, Raphael Saadiq and India Arie.

From the series of concerts that took place in Paris in 2008, only in the past could show off.

He took the stage with his keyboard, his friend Gabin, and he found himself facing down with Motown France.

After a period of closure and off, I had no phone, no Internet, like the prodigal son returned, with 14 songs in English and French which are called as he, Ben L'Oncle Soul and went on sale in 2010.

The formula is the same as that of their mentor Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder, but without denying the new generation of soul: D'Angelo, Janelle Monae and Sharon Jones, whose band, the Dap -Kings, accompanied Amy Winehouse, one of his mirrors.

The returns of recent years, from a walk to take out your hard by France, Canada and the United States have helped him achieve fame again king of the European soul.

L ¿Oncle is triple platinum in France, opened the Montreal Jazz Festival in front of 70,000 people and has been awarded the European Border Breaker Award he Eurosonic 2012 and nominated at the MTV European Music Awards.

Yes, Raphael Gualazzi has performed twice at the San Remo festival.

And yes, also represented Italy at Eurovision (which came second) in 2011.

With an innate talent, the first seemed reasonable that comes to mind when you hear his compatriot Paolo Conte or Jamie Cullum, although he always cites among his main influences as blues totems Otis Spann and Muddy Waters or jazz greats Fats Waller and Mary Lou Williams.

Active since 2005, Gualazzi has 3 albums to his credit and last reference is Happy Mistake (EMI Music, 2013), which has established itself as one of the most promising young jazz voice in the international arena, allowing joining the prestigious Blue Note and be the opening act for none other than Herbie Hancock.

Also during these years Raphael Gualazzi has earned a reputation for live whirlwind, transforming the stage into a real party hosted by the incredible (and large, are 10 musicians on stage) carries band and, combined with his warm voice and powerful, make the Italian one of the proposals is essential.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena

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