Repilado highlighted the success the band had in a recent tour around
France and the expectations that precede its performance in the Cuyas
theatre, in Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

The band, named after Compay Segundo, whose real name was Francisco
Repilado Muñoz (1907-2003), will give two concerts in the first fortnight
of January in the Cuyas, a theatre with a capacity of 943 persons.

The concerts are part of an international homage to the legendary author
of “Chan Chan”, a hit that made of Compay Segundo a household name around
the world, on the occasion of his 105 birthday, his son told Prensa Latina
news agency.

According to Repilado, the inhabitants of the Canarias have shown great
respect to Compay after he released his “Virgen del Pino”, a single that
honors the patron saint of the Terol region.

“That piece became such a hit that the Spanish musician and producer
Santiago Auserón (Juan Perro) recorded it with Compay and later was
included in his CDs “Duets” and “Antologia”, he said.

He added that the entire band was thrilled when they joined their art with
the Rouen Opera Orchestra in two concerts to play Compay Segundo’s
repertoire in a symphonic style, at the Rouen Theatre Des Arts.

The 1300 people that crowded the theater for two consecutives nights
cheered the 12 songs we played, Repilado said.

“Compay was a prophet once more, this time in Normandy, with his message
of peace that he carried with him around the world: a sound from my guitar
is more worthy that one from a cannon”, he concluded.