Malpaso ha publicado en España el libro para niños de Keith Richards, “Gus y yo”, que cuenta con ilustraciones de su hija Theodora. Incluye un CD que contiene la armonía y los acordes de ‘Malagueña’.
“La familia de Keith Richards vivía en Dartford, Inglaterra, y era muy musical. Su madre, Doris, siempre tenía la radio puesta; su abuela tocaba el piano; su tía Joanna y él cantaban a dúo canciones de los Everly Brothers; su abuelo, Theodore Augustus Dupree (Gus), tocaba el violín, el saxo y la guitarra”, dice la nota de prensa de Malpaso.
“Keith se crió durante los últimos años de la guerra mundial y la posguerra, cuando no era fácil hallar el lado alegre de Londres. Pero aquel niño y su abuelo pasearon por todos los rincones de la ciudad. Durante esas caminatas visitaban talleres donde se reparaban instrumentos rotos. Un día, Gus le mostró a Keith varios acordes de guitarra y le enseñó a tocar Malagueña. Ésa fue la introducción de Keith a la música y el origen de este conmovedor relato ilustrado por Theodora Richards, hija del autor”.
“‘Malagueña’, la canción que se menciona en el texto, fue escrita por Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963), un famoso pianista y compositor cubano […] El abuelo de Keith Richards consideraba que Malagueña era la pieza perfecta para aprender a tocar la guitarra porque requiere técnicas de punteo que son cruciales en la formación tonal de un guitarrista. El disco aquí incluido solo contiene un fragmento de la canción tocada por Richards”.
Spain comes to the children's book by Keith Richards
Malpaso published in Spain the children's book of Keith Richards, "Gus and me", with illustrations of his daughter Theodora. Includes a CD containing the harmony and chords of 'Malagueña'.
"The family of Keith Richards lived in Dartford, England, and was very musical. His mother, Doris, always had the radio on; his grandmother played piano; Aunt Joanna and he sang a duet songs Everly Brothers; his grandfather, Augustus Theodore Dupree (Gus), played the violin, saxophone and guitar, "says the press release of Malpaso.
"Keith was raised during the last years of World War and its aftermath, when it was not easy to find the bright side of London. But the boy and his grandfather walked through every corner of the city. During these walks visited workshops where broken instruments were repaired. One day, Gus showed Keith various guitar chords and taught him to play Malagueña. That was the introduction of Keith music and the origin of this poignant story illustrated by Theodora Richards, daughter of the author. "
"'Malagueña', the song that is mentioned in the text, was written by Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963), a famous Cuban pianist and composer [...] Keith Richards's grandfather believed that Malagueña was the perfect piece for learning to play guitar plucking because it requires techniques that are crucial to the tonal formation of a guitarist. The album included herein contains only a fragment of the song played by Richards ".
