It is not exactly ‘a small thing’, but quite the opposite, the distinction with which the singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat was recognized this Friday at the Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony at the Campoamor Theater in Oviedo. The singer-songwriter from Poble Sec, one of the greatest that Spain has produced in the last century, has received this award for the Arts and has given the public a performance of one of his songs.
«They are those little ones that a time of roses left us in a corner, on a piece of paper or in a drawer. Like a thief, they lie in wait for you behind the door. With a violin as his only accompaniment, the Barcelona singer-songwriter He started singing this Friday in the Oviedo theater one of his best-known songs to thank those who have decided to give it to him for the award and gift the attendees and viewers with his art.
The jury has awarded this award to Serrat “for an artistic career that transcends music and becomes a civic referenceadding to the lyrics of their songs the strength of the collective anthem with universal will. “And because in his work, with deep Mediterranean roots, poetry and music come together in the service of tolerance, shared values, the richness of the diversity of languages and cultures and the desire for freedom,” they stated.
In addition to Serrat, the Princess of Asturias Foundation has honored Marjane Satrapi with the Communication and Humanities award in this edition; to Carolina Marín with that of Sports, to Michael Ignatieff with that of Social Sciences; to Ana Blandiana with that of Letters; to the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI) with that of International Cooperation; to Daniel J. Drucker, Jeffrey M. Friedman, Joel F. Habener, Jens Juul Holst and Svetlana Mojsov with the Scientific and Technical Research and Magnum Photos with the Concordia.
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