At 82 years old, Willy Quirogabassist and co-founder of the group Vox Deiclaimed to be in one of the best moments of his life: he shares recording studios and concerts with the most important musicians of the local scene, goes on tour with his band and plays the complete repertoire of The Bibleone of the masterpieces of Argentine rock.
Also, you can now officially say that you are a Prominent personality of the city culturea distinction he received in the Buenos Aires legislature.
“I thank life”
In front of a room full of guests, the legislator of Buenos Aires Roy Cortina, author of this initiative, received him with the following words: “Vox Dei together with Los Gatos, Almendra and Manal understood the importance of creating an expression local of that rock that fascinated them. Willy Quiroga is an institution for our national rock. To talk about Willy is to talk about an avant-garde, a myth and one of the referents and the great responsible for the birth of Argentine rock “.
In turn, Willy thanked “life, because I know we all want to do things, but it depends on life that allows you to make them happen. And I’m grateful that he allowed me to do whatever I imagined I wanted to do. I’m just a man who was lucky enough to find words and harmonies to communicate and say what was in my heart “.
A recital at the Palazzo
Then, the famed bassist took the stage with his solo band Willy Quiroga Project to play the classics that have accompanied him throughout his career. The beginning was with Roar of a hundred thousand dragons Y all thing. continued versions of just one man Y Books of wisdombut while the public appreciated this classic of The Bible, an ovation began to be heard before the surprise entry of Ricardo Soule.
It was the second meeting that Quiroga and Soulé had this year: the previous one was two weeks ago during a tribute to Lito Vitale in Usina del Arte. On that occasion they did books of wisdombut this time it was Gift the song with which the founders of Vox Dei once again moved their followers.
A few minutes before the reunion, Willy dedicated a few words to his historical travel companions: “I want to clarify that everything that was said about me was not done alone. I did it with (the drummer) Ruben Basoaltowho accompanied me for 43 years of my life, and with Ricardo Soulé, with whom we formed a wonderful band that is truly the pride of our life ”.
Thus a special day passed in which the legislative building was filled with rock and emotion.
A man from Quilmes
Born in the city of Río Cuarto, province of Córdoba, on May 17, 1940, Willy Quiroga moved with his family to Buenos Aires as a child.
In the 1970s he settled in the Quilmes neighborhood of Buenos Aires, where he still lives today.
Quilmes declared Quiroga a Distinguished Citizen in 2009.
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Source: Clarin
