The Catalan singer and songwriter Sílvia Pérez Cruz has turned this summer into a showcase for her latest album.'Oral_Abisal', with two performances that have marked the festival season. At both the Perelada Festival and the Terramar Festival in Sitges, the artist has offered a musical journey that ranges from the most naked intimacy to vocal experimentation, passing through memory, motherhood and social awareness.
In both concerts, Pérez Cruz presented his tenth studio album, a collection of his own songs that Explore emotional depths through sound textures ranging from solo voice to string, wind, and percussion ensemblesThe repertoire combined songs from the new album with emblematic pieces from his career, creating a journey that the audience received with enthusiasm.
A summer of presentations: Perelada and Terramar
The first meeting took place at the Mirador del Castell, within the Perelada Festival, where the artist He constructed a concert of changing nature, with moments of domestic intimacy and more abstract passages.Days later, on July 31, she opened the ninth edition of the Terramar CaixaBank Festival in the Terramar Gardens of Sitges, an open-air venue that was practically full. In both cases, the performance began with the singer alone, accompanied only by her voice, before gradually incorporating the band.
The intimate format has been a constant: The minimal lighting and the proximity to the audience allowed every breath and every melisma to be felt in the front row.In Terramar, the concert began with 'Hierbabuena' and 'Poema la sed' a cappella, while in Perelada the structure was similar, with the progressive entry of the musicians in songs such as 'En un rincón' and 'Moreno'.
The repertoire of 'Oral_Abisal' and the most emotional moments
One of the most memorable moments of both performances was the participation of Lola, the singer's daughter, who sings in the project's backing vocals. Together they performed 'É triste viver sem seu amor', a song in Portuguese that It reinforced the link between creation, motherhood, and transmission that runs throughout the entire album.The piece, imbued with serene melancholy, was one of the highlights of the evening.
The repertoire also included 'Pastores', based on a poem by the indigenous Wayuu writer Vito Apüshana, and 'Mar muerto', a reflection on migrations and tragedies on the maritime routes to Europe. The song 'Chundwa', conceived as a chacarera, brought movement to the central block of the concertMeanwhile, 'Ben poca cosa tens', based on a poem by Miquel Martí i Pol, evoked nostalgia and domestic loneliness. There was no shortage of emblematic versions: 'Pequeño vals vienés' (about Lorca), 'Hymne à l'amour' (by Édith Piaf), and the Peruvian waltz 'Mechita'.
Roots music and social awareness
Sílvia Pérez Cruz's proposal integrates traditional music from a listening perspective that encompasses jazz, flamenco, Iberian song, and Latin American traditions. The concert closed its main program with 'Red Rooster, Black Rooster', by Chicho Sánchez FerlosioA piece linked to the memory of the Civil War that retains its political weight intact. After the applause, the artist returned to offer a single encore: 'Mañana' (Tomorrow), composed from a poem by Ana María Moix, which left a glimmer of hope for the future.
Ultimately, Sílvia Pérez Cruz's summer tour has confirmed that 'Oral_Abisal' is a work that invites you to immerse yourself in the depths of human emotion.With a live performance that combines vocal experimentation, collective memory, and social commentary, the artist demonstrated in both Perelada and Terramar why she is one of the freest and most magnetic voices in contemporary Spanish music.