Announcing the Wednesday, 13 August Paquito de Rivera concert at the National Theater, the director of the National Symphony Orchestra Maestro Jose Antonio Molina said on the TV program D?Agenda on Channel 11 on Sunday, 3 August that reggaeton is not music. “Music is a portrait of society, and that music reflects the deterioration of society. The lyrics encourage to violence and are poison for society,” he said.
Molina directed the concerts of the late Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti for 10 years and has directed stars such as Liza Minnelli, Celine Dion, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Vanessa Williams and Andrea Bocelli.
He is passionate about the need to motivate more youths to attend the concerts of the National Symphony Orchestra. While the venerated conductor’s efforts have led to a small up-tick in the number of younger people attending National Symphony Orchestra concerts, he acknowledged that at present these concerts are mostly attended by senior citizens.
http://www.diariolibre.com/revista/2014/08/03/i729781_jos-antonio-molina-gnero-urbano-msica-letra-veneno-para-sociedad.html
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