The celebration is remembered in particular in Brazil and was born after one of the most important music festivals in 1985
This Sunday, 13, the Rock day of the world. In addition to celebrating the beloved genre in the four corners of the planet, the date recalls one of the most iconic moments in the history of music.
THE Rock day of the world It emerged due to the famous festival Live helpCharity event with simultaneous shows in the United States and England. Held in 1985 with the aim of collecting donations to poor families of Ethiopia, the Festival brought over 70,000 people at the Wembley stadium in London and about 90,000 at the JFK stadium in Filadelfia. Not to mention the over 1 billion people who followed the shows at a distance.
The formation of Live help It was also one of the most surprising. Names like U2, David Bowie, The WHO, The boys of the beach, Mick Jagger AND Queenwho made an extraordinary show remembered to date. PHill Collins He also participated in the Festival and in a somewhat bold way: he played in London and then took a flight to perform in the United States. He was also from the former member of the Genesis This came the idea of transforming the date into a milestone to celebrate the rock n ‘roll.
The origins of the rock n ‘roll
With a combination of various genres, such as blues and country, Style has its origins in the United States in the second half of the 20th century, as the journalist and the rock researcher explains Victor Ribeiro (Via Brazilian agency).
“In the mid -20th century we already had the styles that created the well of consolidated rock well both in popular music, shows, as in radio stations, especially in the United States, because rock came there. It was there that these styles, gospel music, blues and country have mixed.”
Eternalized by the powerful sound of the guitar and battery beats, Rock is marked with big national and international names, such as Elvis Presley, Beatles, Queen, Raul Seixas AND Rita Lee.
In Brazil, the style had a boom mainly in the 80s, with the explosion of bands such as Urban legion, Initial capital, Titans, Red baron AND Hawaii engineers. Groups that follow successful stops to date.
The researcher Victor Ribeiro He underlines that one of the secrets of the genre is also in the behavior and attitude that rockers and fans adopt.
“Today when you speak of rock is inevitable, just speak of rock attitude. And inside the rock you have the threads there. So there are punk attitude, the people of the blue attitude, who move the meetings of motorcyclists all over the world. Brazil has great motorcyclists meetings. You have this question of attitude, the style of dress.”
With so much story to tell, Rock continues to put the crowds and leave their mark every day, with poetry, melody, rhythm and, above all, a lot of passion and desire for freedom.
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Source: Terra
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