A positive meeting was held by representatives of locals, artists and trade and cultural associations, where an assessment was made of what these days have had on Buenos Aires nights and the continuity of the initiative promoted by Valpo al 100 was projected.
For several months, the bohemia of Valparaíso has been enhanced thanks to the so-called “Tocatas Porteñas”, a collaborative initiative between various venues in the city, musicians and the Citizen Mayor’s Office, which has made all types of audiences sing and dance.
So far, 50 gigs have been performed, where 35 venues and 53 Buenos Aires groups have participated, covering the sectors of: Playa Ancha, Barrio Puerto, Cumming climb, Ecuador climb, Cerro Alegre, Salvador Donoso and El Almendral.
This positive collaborative alliance not only promotes cultural spaces, but also strengthens the local economy and tourist activity in the port.
This was evident during the day of delivery of the results of these sessions, which took place this Friday at the Town Hall. On the occasion, a survey was also carried out among the tenants and musicians, in order to know their opinion of the performances in order to know the impact that they have had on the local scene and project the continuity of these events in different neighborhoods of the city. .
The results obtained were very positive, as the importance of developing this type of initiatives that revitalize the commercial and tourist activity of Valparaíso was highlighted, in addition to projecting and continuing to consolidate this alliance.
This is how Cristián Catano Núñez, from the historic Buenos Aires band, La Quinta de los Núñez, expressed it: «It is important to be able to contribute from all areas to want to improve the image, especially of Valparaíso today, as the mayor commented that Valparaíso Come on the ground, I don’t know if it will be like that. That is why we are the ones who have to tidy up the house and not wait for people from outside to come and do it; We are the people of Buenos Aires ourselves, those who really feel Valparaíso, those of us who are wanderers, who have to contribute from different fronts or from wherever we are required, with initiatives, with ideas, with proposals that allow us to regain the trust of the people and if we contribute positive ideas, the negative is going to start to disappear.”
Likewise, Johana Oyanadel, vocalist of the tango group Trío Melodía de Arrabal de Tango, stated that “I think it is extremely important that the municipality gets involved with its artists, mainly because our objective is also to show our work and our case of the Trío. It was a very interesting proposal, since on the day of our gig there were a lot of youth and we do tango and curiously we had a very nice reception. That is greatly appreciated, because it is good to show this style to people who are not within their musical registers such as tango.”
César Pincheira, founder of the classic Capri restaurant located on Cochrane Street, a few steps from Plaza Sotomayor, stated that “we consider ourselves very lucky that they have considered us to be able to participate, since we make our small contribution that is our restaurant, which also It is culture and we put our effort into proving that Valparaíso is not fallen. We have fought hard to prevent that image from being made, so we are happy, happy and if you continue to invite us we will be delighted to be able to enjoy what you are doing.
For her part, María José Zapata, president of the Bellavista Florida Guild Group, indicated that “I find it very entertaining, very good, that the commune is being reactivated, so that the hills, the plan continue to be activated and I think it is a good idea.” way so that merchants can cope with this winter and the low season that we have this time.
“Toccatas Porteñas”
Las Tocatas Porteñas is a project promoted by the Citizen Mayor’s Office and the Territorial Valpo al 100 program, with the support of the Directorate of Economic Development and International Cooperation and the Directorate of Cultural Development.
It seeks to improve the quality of the Buenos Aires community, through associative work between locals and bands, promoting Buenos Aires culture and the local economy, also supporting the increase in tourism.
Five days have been held in Valparaíso: the first version was in the “New Year’s Preview” with a total of 30 live presentations in three days in 30 locations in Valparaíso; the second was held over the long weekend for Easter; The third was a post-mapping show at the Santiago Severín library and focused mainly on the premises on Salvador Donoso Street. Then, on Saturday, May 25, in the context of Heritage Day, with nine performances during the Saturday day and, finally, “Querías Cumbia, Almendral”, where seven presentations were held in six venues in that traditional Buenos Aires sector.
To ensure the continuity of this project, explained the person in charge of the program, Valpo al 100, Boris Yaikin, “which aims to be a device that supports bohemia, collaborating with economic development, the arts and security, it is essential to have the support , the forces and initiatives of everyone involved, so we are very happy with the reception we have had and all the proposals made by the different tenants, unions and musicians. We believe that the Tocatas Porteñas are here to stay and we hope to soon be able to provide news about the upcoming events.”
