Durante la feria, mi esposa y yo estabamos escuchando un cantautor cuyo nombre es Nil Lara. Como soy fiel hacia el arte en su expresion sencillo, acercque donde estaba cantando Nil Lara y senti la musica en mi alma. Claro, el es Cubano Americano nacido en Nueva Jersey [comparado con el autor que nacio en Ohio].

Independiente del lugar del nacimiento, las canciones que me llamo la atencion eran "Money Makes the Monkey Dance" [La Plata hace bailar el Mono] y "Una Vida Simple".

"Money Makes The Monkey Dance" habla de la verdad que afecta la sociedad en todas las esferas. Me hace recoprdar de la cancion de salsa de la cantante Arabela "Cuanto Tienes Cuanto Vales" pues por desgracia, el valor de la persona es debido a lo que tienes en lo exterior en vez del interior.

"Una Vida Simple" fue una cancion que hace evocar la trova cubana, los boleros interpretado por Jose Feliciano, y la musica folclorica de los campos de los EEUU en la decada de los 1960's debido a la simplicidad. Nil Lara interpreto la cancion con su voz y la guitarra. Tambien "Una Vida Simple" es un llamado a la multitud para vivir una vida tranquila sin las complicaciones.

Estas dos canciones y otras obras escrita por Nil Lara son las razones por su exito en America del Norte y Europa. Incluso, Nil Lara da vida al mundo musical que parece ha sido afectado por lo artificial [con ciertas excepciones como Mana, Aterciopelados, Juanes, Nelly Furtado, y Julieta Venegas].

Recomienco a la gente que si pueden, pasa por tal feria o vaya a un concierto de un creador de una trova para el Siglo XXI. Nil Lara.

 The open air concert had an air of familiarity with the singer inviting people to enjoy the music.His name is Nil Lara and his music which was written by him is a refreshing alternative to the fast food music churned out by the musical conglomerates. Nil Lara is one of the few US Latins born in the USA who has been able to combine the Old Cuban Trova Style Music with some of the Folk Rock Like Music that existed in an era when singer songwriters wrote from the heart.

After the concert, I had the opportunity to talk with Nil Lara and his band which was the equivalent of being in heaven while on earth. Their down to earth approach in engaging the public and the music won a convert. I bought his CD “Nil Lara” and a Silver Ring from his band [who had a kiosk at the side of the concert]. I also had the opportunity to obtain his autograph on my CD and he received my business card as a souvenir of the reunion. I am now a believer in his music and that his music is a beginning of a rennaiscence for great music.Nil Lara’s song tells a truth that few people dare to express on the outside. “Money Makes the Monkey Dance” evokes a reality that exists in today’s world with our politicians and businessmen doing deals just to get the money regardless of whether the deal was a legitimate one or not. It is a song that exposes our leaders [or at least most of them] for what they have become, a group of faceless hypocrites who say anything to get elected only to break their promises. This also includes those who say anything to get into power only to destroy democracy and freedom and replace it with a puritanical dictatorship that controls all forms of thoughts and expressions. It is this song that inspired me to think and do all that is possible for a better world. “I Will Be Free” evokes the desire of people to be free to decide for themselves what they want in life without the interference of outside forces. It is an anthem for Universal Freedom that only an artist could express. “Baro” and “Vida Mas Simple” were other songs that evoke the greatness of Nil Lara. “Baro” is one of the songs composed and interpreted by Nil Lara that draws from the Cuban Trova and Afro Cuban Beats which makes the song worth listening. The words to the song are also great.