by the El Reportero’s news services
David Rodríguez LabaultPuerto Rican singer-songwriter Sie7e, the winner of a Latin Grammy in 2011 for best new artist, is promoting his latest single, “So what,” in which he presents a positive and optimistic message about dealing with the problems of daily life.
David Rodríguez Labault said Monday in an interview with Efe that the intention of his new song, which will be included on his next album, is to say “‘so what?’ to the problems and the things that bother us” in daily life.
“If this comes out bad for me, put on a good face. If you have a problem, you decide if you want to transform it into a crisis or resolve it,” the 36-year-old artist said.
Sie7e said “So what” was produced by Philip and Shane Lawrence, known for their work with Bruno Mars; Jeanvyes Ducornet, who has produced songs for Carlos Santana; and Puerto Ricans Dave Marrero and Rodolfo Barrera.
The performer dubbed the team involved in the single “the feel-good society” for combining the retro style with modern touches to achieve perfect harmony and create “So what.”
“So what” includes elements of reggae and funk and features “barriles” and “timbao,” percussion instruments used in Puerto Rican and Brazilian musical genres, respectively.
Famed tenor Plácido Domingo hospitalized for a pulmonary embolism
Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo remains in a Madrid hospital, where he is being treated for a pulmonary embolism, the Royal Theater reported Tuesday.
While the 72-year-old artist “is being successfully treated,” the illness will prevent him from singing Daniel Catan’s opera “Il postino” at the Plaza de Oriente coliseum, a production in which Domingo was to have portrayed Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.
Domingo is expected to make a full recovery, although, “on the orders of his doctor, he will have to remain under … supervision and rest for three to four weeks.”
The tenor, who on OaklandThursday was scheduled to offer a press conference to announce his return to the Royal Theater with “Il postino,” was going to sing in five performances starting July 17.
His illness will also prevent him from directing the Valencian Community Orchestra in a free concert next Sunday in Madrid.
Since the reopening of the Royal Theater in 1997, Domingo has participated in practically every season.
Domingo will be replaced as Neruda by Vicente Ombuena, who has already played the role at Mexico’s Fine Arts Theater and in the Municipal Theater in Santiago, Chile.
