Duki He is already in Madrid, he is already in the stadium Santiago Bernabeu, where he performs this Saturday, June 8, in a concert that is already part of history. It is the perfect setting for an artist of his stature, a singer who knows what it is to fight in the mud, and who with the passing of the years and a lot of effort, has managed to hang the ‘sold out’ sign at the Real Madrid home, where 60,000 people will chant each of their hitsbeing the first Spanish-speaking artist to play and sell out a Santiago Bernabéu.
A new creation with Mahou
A concert that has led him to have its own Metro station, temporarily changing the name from ‘Santiago Bernabéu’ to ‘Duko Station’. And, furthermore, she has teamed up with Mahou to create ‘The Devil’a beer with a mango-chili flavor, and which aims to be one of the favorites of its millions of followers.
Before coming on stage, the artist spoke at a press conference about different topics. Duki has laughed, and he has also cried, but with emotion, in front of a hundred media outlets and his family. There, she has confessed that He is inspired by “the Spanish urban scene”, with which he feels “more unity than before”. He is happy to collaborate with Spanish artists, especially after doing so with Quevedo, among others: “The artistic quality of Spain is at another level”.
The Argentine is the leader of the urban movement and one of the most important Latin figures internationally, and he is not worried about being considered ‘mainstream’. He simply gives the public what they ask for: “If being mainstream means that a lot of people listen to me, then I am. Maybe someone can think about it when making a Bernabéu”.
In Spain, his figure has become great. His relationship with the public here has become stronger: “Coming from many years ago, there is a very strong and close connection with the followers of Spain”. An example is what he experienced on one of his past visits: “Once, leaving the Núñez de Balboa NH, I saw 10 people with Argentine t-shirts approaching me,” he began by explaining, pointing out that he did not know if they were Spanish fans or compatriots: “The most beautiful thing is the ability to grasp cultural things from a land as far away as Argentina, if we talk about physical distance, but so close culturally, we carry it in our DNA.”
Nervous about the Bernabéu
The Santiago Bernabéu is an imposing setting, not only for football events, but also when it comes to giving a concert. Duki himself already knows what it’s like to step into the stadium, and that alone has made him nervous: “I’m nervous, quite sensitive about stepping into the Bernabéu. I have not felt the reality of what a Bernabéu is, I feel that I am still very far away”.
The importance of mental health
Duki, at one point in the press conference, recalled the moments of downturn he has suffered. Moments in which he sees himself overwhelmed or without a clear objective, and that have led him to break: “A couple of months ago I had two stadiums in Argentina. Approaching the date I was feeling like I was accomplishing all my career goals. With which, It gave me a nice depression. He made me understand that the magnitude of what you are doing does not matter, but how much it fulfills you or how much you like it.”.
Luckily, the rapper is feeling better, and that is due to his reunion with his people in his country: “It was beautiful to start the year doing festivals in Argentina, where I once again had those nerves about performing. I was left with that sensation, that feeling, beyond a goal. Today I am preparing for the Bernabéu more to enjoy it than as a goal”.
With the recent ‘booms’ of artists like Quevedo either Milo Jamong others, many emerging artists think of their careers as sprints instead of endurance races, and that is something that Duki shares, who prefers to think about enjoying each stage, as he has done: “Everyone wants to get there fast. They strive for visitors all the time. The process is different. It’s being locked in the studio 24 hours a day and trying to improve. When you liked a song you release it. People are very desperate to be known and sometimes the ability to be famous, to be known, to be successful, doesn’t get you anywhere.. That’s why people end up anywhere.”
Duki’s response follows. He is upset by what music is becoming, and how competitiveness stains art: “There were times when I came to the studio thinking if I was going to be number 1 on Spotify Global. What are we talking about, brother? It makes no sense to think about global tops. It’s not better or worse because it’s number one on Spotify, it’s not a measure of that, it’s what people like on a mass level, which is fine, but when all artists are worried about pulling out a stick and having it be the number 1 on Spotify, you bring the life out of music.”
“For me it’s: be yourself, enjoy the music, enjoy the process. The process is long, difficult, you will fall and turn over. But that’s life! There are people who do it. How many artists are there now who release a song and hit it off? Quevedo, Milo J, Thiago, those kids are young and now they release a couple of songs and in one or two years they are playing in stadiums in front of thousands of people and have millions of views? And it’s not easy for them either. No, the majority have to endure pressure, they get depression… But I think that’s what it is, that they enjoy it, above all. All the time it is this: if you want to be listened to it is because you have to give something in return. Think about how the person listening to you will feel free: if she is going to sing, if she is going to dance, if she is going to jump or if she is going to enjoy it,” the Argentine concluded, unleashing unanimous applause from the room. .
Now, the climax came with the appearance of Sandra, Mauro’s mother (Duki), who asked the last question of the press conference: “Do you realize what sets you apart and why you came here?” A question that caused the rapper to burst into tears, moved along with his mother: “The person speaking is my mother, next to me my father and my brother Guille. I think we talked about it many times and I think what brought me here is my people. I arrive anywhere calmly and no one has ever disrespected me. I’m still the same person I was. I don’t know if I’m famous or not, but I swear I’m the freest person in the world, people treat me like that, people feel like they’re involved. Without them I would be nothing, my audience knows that we have a loving relationship and that is why I am here”.
A few words with which Duki put an end to his press conference. Now, the Bernabéu awaits him.
Follow the Diario AS channel on WhatsApp, where you will find all the sport in a single space: the news of the day, the agenda with the latest news on the most important sporting events, the most outstanding images, the opinion of the best AS firms , reports, videos, and some humor from time to time.
