Mediterranean Itinerary XXI, Spain V. Catalonia Having started our Mediterranean itinerary in Istanbul, we sailed across the coastlands of Turkey, Syria, Cyprus, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Malta, Algeria, Morocco, and Spain. Today, we complete our itinerary off the Spanish coast, visiting Catalonia to the borders of Occitania (France). The present video contains seven songs in five different languages: - José Carreras -- Pel teu amor (in Catalan) Josep Maria Carreras i Coll (born 1946) is a famous Catalan tenor; the present song was composed by Ricard Lamote de Grignon i Ribas (1899 -- 1962), and was included in José Carreras' album ''Mediterranean Passion'' (2008). The present interpretation was performed in "La voce oltre i confini" Giardini della Villa Reale di Monza (Orchestra Filarmonica di Praga, Conductor: Miquel Ortega / Raiuno - 23/08/08) - Lola Beltran -- Cucurrucucu Paloma (in Spanish) Lola Beltrán (1932 -- 1996) was a famous Mexican actress, and one of the most acclaimed Mexican ranchera singers, typically called 'Lola la Grande'; the famous Mexican Huapango song was written by Tomas Mendez, and first interpreted by Lola la Grande in the homonymous movie. As it was one of the greatest hits back in the 50s and the 60s, the song appeared also in other movies, ad was interpreted by a great number of popular singers. - José Carreras -- La meva ciutat (Josep Maria Andreu / Antoni Parera Fons), in Catalan. More: http://josepcarreras-tenor.blogspot.com/2009/01/la-meva-ciutat-homenaje-barcelona_21.html - Montserrat Caballé & Freddie Mercury -- Barcelona Montserrat Caballé (born 1933 in Barcelona) is world famous, Catalan operatic soprano. Freddie Mercury (1946 -- 1991, born as Farrokh Bulsara to a Parsi family in Zanzibar and grown in Gujarat, SW India) was a British lead vocalist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen. Barcelona was an album recorded in 1987 -- 8 in view of the Olympic Games I 1992. The idea was to create a duet with Montserrat, as she is from the city. As they rarely had an opening in their schedule to meet, Caballé's parts were recorded at another location; many referred to the album as ''the most bizarre CD of the year''. The first performance took place in May 1987 (Ku Klub, Ibiza), and the next performance occurred on 8 October 1988, at the open air La Nit festival in Barcelona, which was staged on the occasion of the arrival of the Olympic Flag. - Caterina Valente & Silvio Francesco Valente -- Cha cha cha flamenco Caterina Valente (born in 1931 in Paris) is a world famous Italian-born singer, dancer, and actress who sang in many languages and performed across the globe; the present song (with her brother as second vocalist) was included in the album Malaguena that was released in 1955 (the basic song is not to be confused with Malaguena Salerosa). - Mireille Mathieu -- La paloma adieu Mireille Mathieu (born 1946) is a world famous French pop singer; she recorded over 1200 songs in nine different languages, with more than 120 million records sold worldwide. The present song was written in 1860 by Spanish Basque composer Sebastian Yradier, and the French lyrics are due to Catherine Desage. - Caterina Valente - Der Schwarze Engel (the Black Angel) Caterina Valente sings the German version of the famous song Angelitos Negros (Black Angels) that was interpreted by the famous Mexican actor and singer Pedro Infante in the homonymous movie (1948). The Spanish lyrics are an adaptation of the poem ''Pintame Angelitos Negros'' (Paint Black Angels for me) of the Venezuelan poet Andres Eloy Blanco. The pictures include Alcanar, Sant Carles de la Rapita, El Perello, L' Ampolla, Cambrils, Salou, Tarragona, Altafulla, Comarruga, Vilanova i la geltru, Garraf, Casteldefels, El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, El Masnou, Premia de Mar, Mataro, Arenys de Mar, Calella, Pinede de Mar, Blanes, Tossa de Mar, San Feliu de Guixols, Palamos, Palafrugell, Aigua Blava, Viladamat, L' Escala, Ampuriabrava, Empuries (Emporion), Castello d' Empuries, Cadaques, Port de la Selva, Llanca, and Portbou. Further reading: Prof. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis http://www.afroarticles.com/Megalommatis-Muhammad-Shamsaddin/Sea-Peoples-Against-Egypt-Trojan-War.shtml (in French) Prof. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis http://community.webshots.com/user/seapeoplesmegalommatis (in Greek)

• published: 25 Apr 2011
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