The
following is an article that Bob sent us, so we know what he is up to.
As you know he is in England performing with Jose Feliciano and the
band. They are doing great and having a great time!
Please read this article from October 28 and enjoy it!
NOTE: There
is a mistake in the article about where to get the "Genius of Jose
Feliciano" CD. You can get it through their live shows or through Bob's
site: bobconti.com
José Feliciano can still light a fire
By Jack Massarik, Evening Standard
28.10.09
Dazzling: not even a broken guitar string could stop José Feliciano
“Record
companies? Who needs ’em? They don’t even send CDs round to radio
stations any more,” protested the blind superstar whose latest album,
snappily entitled The Genius of José Feliciano, is available only from
his website.
After 45 gold or platinum albums and six
Grammy awards, the Godfather of Latin music had every reason to complain but the rest of his show was serendipity all the way.
Not even a broken string could halt the momentum of the chunky
Puerto Rican
dazzler in the crisp white shirt and black wraparound shades. Grabbing
a replacement guitar, he reeled off some brilliant solos and powerful
vocals in English and Spanish, his bittersweet voice conveying a
heavily syncopated blend of virility and pain.
During the
evening women kept rising from their seats like spawning salmon to
capture a few moments of him on their mobile phones.
Thanks to
his ultraslick quintet, even his most impenetrable Spanish ballads
packed a rhythmic punch. And when he grooved through his hits —
Bambolero, California Dreaming, Listen to the Rain, Light My Fire — it
was clear why jazz fans revere him as much as Latin-music connoisseurs
do. Olé, José.
Tonight, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Information: 020 7688 8899.
