What: Singer/Songwriter Yahir Durán presentation July 19th 8 p.m. at the Municipal Auditorium Tickets 80 pesos / VIP 150 pesos. July 20th Book presentation A few months ago, when Luis Lugo brought David Alguilar to perform in town, I interviewed him a bit. If you recall, he had brought his friend David both as an excuse to see him as well as to help with his “crowdfund” project Fondeadora (which included a certain amount of concerts and raising a certain amount of funds). Amidst embarrassed laughter, he hinted he liked this whole thing of being a musical promoter. At that time, he told me if all went well he had a number of very talented friends, who deserved to be heard. Now, he’s at it again, and bringing Yahir Durán to Puerto Peñasco where the singer/songwriter will close out his Northern Tour. Yes, our sacred Rocky Point is now on the maps of many. ….(Excerpts of interview with Luis Lugo).... Yahir Durán is coming from Guadalajara. He’s been
living there for twenty-one years though he’s originally from Topolobampo, or rather he’s also from Sinaloa (David Aguilar who played Puerto Peñasco in January is also from Sinaloa though resides in Mexico City). What’s interesting, and what I like a lot about his music, is that he has a very mixed style – from rancheras, cumbia, merengue, trova, one or another sultry song – some with jazz or blues, and almost a little rap. Also, his lyrics are very poetic and encompass a number of topics, he doesn’t just get stuck on one. He is quite educated and has studied literature along with various writers and poets, hence his love for words; Durán has a degree in Sacred Music (just as local musician Germán Esquer, director of the City’s Music School – who actually studied at the same school). He also has material for piano that he’s also going to play here.…