Hey! Leon Gieco is my godfather! He's a really close friend of my family (obvy) and my mom and his wife Alicia are best friends. We haven't got to see him in forever though 'cause he refuses to come here untill Bush is out of office.
My parents were part of the hippie/music scene in Buenos Aires so they were friends with basically all the important Argentinean musicians from the 70s. Leon even wrote a song about my Dad's home town Vedia (it's called something like "the old man sitting on the bench").
I love Solo Le Pido A Dios. Have you heard the version he sings with Mercedes Sosa? That one is truly amazing. I'm glad you shared it with your class! I'm sure he'd be excited to hear that.
Heh, sorry to go on, I just got excited that someone actually knows who he is!
Oh, and by the by, it's Plaza de Mayo as in May instead of Maya. :)
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Date: 2006-09-13 05:41 am (UTC)My parents were part of the hippie/music scene in Buenos Aires so they were friends with basically all the important Argentinean musicians from the 70s. Leon even wrote a song about my Dad's home town Vedia (it's called something like "the old man sitting on the bench").
I love Solo Le Pido A Dios. Have you heard the version he sings with Mercedes Sosa? That one is truly amazing. I'm glad you shared it with your class! I'm sure he'd be excited to hear that.
Heh, sorry to go on, I just got excited that someone actually knows who he is!
Oh, and by the by, it's Plaza de Mayo as in May instead of Maya. :)