Eli Paperboy Reed’s powerful soul of arrives in Valencia for lovers of merciless sound and rhythm while at the end of May, the songs of Estopa celebrate ten years of the Muñoz brothers duo.
Put on your seat belts! To paraphrase Margaux Channing in All about Eve, the hurricane of soul is coming. Eli Paperboy Reed is the young white hope that has brought old-time, eternal soul back to life. An admirer of Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, and other luminaries of that torrent of energy from the Sixty’s that flooded the dance floors, the boy made it clear that he had come to stay from his first CD, Roll with You. Like the terrific Amy Winehouse, Eli Paperboy Reed gained the wisdom to be able revive the feeling of the great masters while creating absolutely contemporary, powerful tunes. Vintage soul is not his thing. But when he takes on a ballad, no one can resist. He now presents songs of his second musical work, Come and Get It, confirming the talent of this young interpreter. If James Brown, the Godfather of Soul were still with us, the two would have surely found common ground. The other musical date this month is Estopa, formed by brothers David and José Muñoz, currently on tour to celebrate ten years of music and success on the charts. A social and cultural phenomena, the songs of Estopa have become popular in Spain among singer-songwriters and O.T. stars using an shameless and straight-talking message with energy and humour. Perhaps in two or three decades from now, a wise University sociologist will study “the genius Estopa” as a reflection of a Spanish youth culture at the beginning of the 21st century. Right now, we are just glad to see them on tour in several cities. Their performance on stage makes them the kings of the party all the time.