Tribute to Russia, Matthew Sujatovich’s band, in the heart of the Atlanta stadium, next to the Movistar Arena. Photo: courtesy press
Knowing Russia, the project works as the alter ego for Matthew Sujatovich’s songs, announced at a press conference its arrival at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires on November 5th.
It will be the last stop of a national and Latin tour where he feels the music “crosses many borders” with “pride of carrying the national rock” to other countries, he said.
Recent trips to Mexico, where he performed at CDMX’s iconic Vive Latino festival, and to Chile, where he sold his first Teatro de las Artes in Santiago, show the current situation where he is the star of the re birth within rock and music. Argentine song, as a continuation of a tradition exported by great artists such as Charly García, Andrés Calamaro and Fito Páez.
Matthew Sujatovich, outside the stadium where he will play in November. Photo: courtesy press
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Sitting on one of the steps of one of Atlanta Athletic Club’s famous stadiums, the musician made sure it was “a nice surprise” to meet “in many places with people listening to Knowing Russia and wanting to go to shows . “
Concerning the fact of defending the musical heritage of the pioneers of Argentine rock, he said: “This is all I learned; sing and play the guitar. The rest are backpacks that I do not wear, but of course they are a resource. Of pride. “
After the consacrations four functions in the Great Rexthe artist is ready to celebrate the group’s four years and pay tribute (“and gala”, as the invitation says) to the tour that extends The directiona third album where he was able to go through pandemic lockdown, composing and recording, and have a musical goal to come out and give a “super varied and long show” where he can show what’s new and if where Knowing Russia Originated.
The flyer for the show Knowing Russia.
“I believe -he said- that the mainstream music of Argentina is very good and very good songs are always made. There are very good artists and the history of our music is very rich. It has to do with that, in the fact that there is always very good quality of music here, ”he said, reflecting the scope and interest that Argentine artists have aroused in Latin America.
“I like all genres”
In his solidarity with the explosion of urban music, Sujatovich celebrated that there are “a lot of genres going on around” and considered that “sometimes there are things that are more trendy and others that are less so”.
Recognition of Russia, absolutely. Photo: courtesy press
And he added: “I like all genres, but I think now it’s a bit overwhelmed and its sights are set in a place that makes one tiring.”
“It’s like when you turn around and concentrate on burger joints in town, and all of a sudden maybe you’re not that eager to eat a burger. Or all of a sudden all the barber shop and, well, you want to go somewhere else for “But there are great artists in all genres and more than anything here in Argentina, where you can see that we are a super music exporting country,” he explained.
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