Rodrigo Tapari, the ex-vocalist of Ráfaga, is in our country as part of his national tour of Peru and also to talk about how God changed his life, after falling into alcoholism and infidelity. According to the Argentine interpreter, it is not necessary to leave cumbia to surrender to God; just as it happened with Katy Jara. “What you shouldn’t do is catch what’s wrong”.
“The important thing is what you contribute wherever you are, and not being hypocritical. It’s like me saying ‘I gave up alcohol’ and hiding to drink it or ‘I’m a faithful person’, and I’m lying anyway. If all of us who give ourselves to God would have to leave our jobs, we would not have the way to preach the gospel wherever we go, “said the interpreter of “A beer”, the great success he had for his time with Ráfaga.
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Rodrigo Tapari, who will offer concerts in Chimbote (6/28), Casma (6/29), Lima (7/2) and Arequipa (7/3) accompanied by the Peruvian pianist Carlitos Quiroz (former member of Grupo 5), indicates that the stage is a nice platform to be able to talk, with the least understood, about what God did with him.
“On every stage that I step on, there are many people who do things well. But most are drinking, taking drugs, in adultery. (You have to) go talk to those people who need it more, than perhaps to others who already understand or who are in a church. Everyone has a calling. And if God put me where he put me and if he restored my life, that’s where my purpose is. Just as God changed my life, to give that message of life and hope that things can be done well (…). It is not about leaving everything that God gave you, but doing something with what God gave you, ”he stated.
The “One Beer” Twist
The Argentine singer Rodrigo Tapari spoke of “Una cerer”, the song that gave him popularity when he was part of Ráfaga, but that he wanted to stop singing when he tried to commit suicide. And he explained why he changed the part from “I dedicate myself to alcohol” to “I dedicate myself to love”.
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“One is corrected. I continue doing cumbia and today I am aware of what I say and the message I give. Saying ‘I dedicate myself to alcohol’ was something very strong for me, it went against what I wanted to talk about. After praying a lot about this that weighed me down a lot, I decided to change that phrase to ‘I dedicate myself to love’ and explain it to the people who ask me every time why I changed it. (I tell him) because it is not the message I want to give.”
Feet with Papillon
After his departure from Ráfaga, the 38-year-old singer achieved some success as a solo artist. One of them is “It was difficult”, a topic that already has more than 49 million views on YouTube. After three years of recording Pablo Castro Navarro’s theme, the Argentine decided to refresh it in a duet with Andrea Torres, Papillón’s voice.
“It was beautiful. I greatly admire Peruvian artists and groups. This song is being a resounding success in Peru. So always grateful, “Rodrigo said about the collaboration that has already passed a million views on his YouTube channel.
musical references
In his meeting with the local press, the interpreter of “This love is so great” (140 million on YouTube) praised the Peruvian cumbia. According to him, Argentina took Peru as a reference in the way cumbia is played.
“Argentina learned a lot from the Peruvian cumbia (…) we adopted the cumbia and made it our own thing, but we played it a little badly, until the Peruvian musician arrived in Argentina and there we paid attention to how they played the percussion of a particular way and took you to dance. So Argentina owes a lot to Peruvian cumbia”, he stated.
Secondly, Tapari accepted that his career grew thanks to Ráfagabut clarified that he gave his best during the 14 years in the Argentine group.
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