"His voice ... recalls the romantic sound of Juan Luis Guerra combined with the flavor of the Caribbean bolero, the son . . . it is a very beautiful CD that will have many good reviews . . . ." (Marta Gómez)
"It is rare to hear acoustic music that is irresistibly danceable or wild rhythmic workouts that are as satisfying to the ear as to the body, but [Buscaglia's] Balaton provides both, plus some of the sweetest harmonies around." (Elijah Wald, Boston Globe)
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BEAT OF THE STREET
Harvard Square’s street musicians speak out about the tricks of the trade
Published On Friday, October 05, 2007
By BERYL C.D. LIPTON
Crimson Staff Writer
In the mid-1980s, a girl by the name of Tracy Chapman began performing on the streets of Cambridge and Harvard Square. By 1988, she was a multi-platinum selling pop star with three Grammys.
Today, musicians and entertainers are still using the streets of Harvard Square as their venue to reach the students and ever-abundant tourists who grace the sidewalks.
For some, street performing is a way to make a living. For some, it’s a way to get out a message. And others use it for marketing campaigns.
‘AMERICAN HAS TALENT!’
Gian Carlo Buscaglia is originally from Puerto Rico and says that when he’s not playing in the Square, he performs with a 15-piece band at various venues in the area.
Singing primarily in Spanish, playing a plugged-in acoustic guitar and settled in front of Hidden Sweets, Buscaglia brings humor to his performance, both through his Latin-beat music and his commentary between songs.
“Thank you! Thank you!” Buscaglia yells after completing a song, arms spread wide, accepting the applause of the two dozen people he has gathered. Then he gives a shout-out to NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.”
“‘American Has Talent,’ I am here!” he declares to the applauding crowd.
“Now for something idiotic,” he says, “like your president.” Playing another song in Spanish, Buscaglia flavors his playing by blowing air through his lips, sounding like a trumpeter, and wildly clicking his tongue.
It is obvious that one of the reasons Buscaglia performs publicly is a love for attention, in addition to a self-proclaimed love for himself.
“I’d like to dedicate this song to the person I love the most,” he says. “Myself. You must love yourself before you can love someone else. And my fiancée lives in Ecuador, so I do a lot of self-loving these days.”
MYSPACE AND THE STREETS
A girl walks by and stops to take Buscaglia’s picture. He enthusiastically poses, and as the girl walks away he shouts, “I’ll see you on MySpace!”
Buscaglia, like other area performers, has tied the Square to cyberspace, establishing a Web site for passers-by to visit long after the sounds from the last chords have floated away.
For those who are trying to make a lasting impression on their audience, a link to the Internet is now almost a necessity. Buscaglia uses MySpace,.....
Hey Gian, espero todo te vaya muy bien. Gracias por los mensajitos que me has dejado, por lo que quiero q sepas q estoy muy bien bien, Gracias a Dios!!! Yo me encuentro muy bien, en franca recuperacion. Que Dios te Bendiga siempre!! cuidate!! mu@ckisss
La música de este canta-autor borincano es refrescante, su desgarre de cuerdas es una armónica melodía que nos incita los sentidos, nos humedece en el calor del amor patrio y hace que el cuerpo peque ante la inmovilidad, siguiendo el son desprevenido de los acordes.
Te esperamos en La Cava de Arecibo en estas dos únicas presentaciones el sábado, 12 y el viernes, 18 de enero.
Presiona aquí para que puedas escuchar su música en su MySpace y conocer un poco de su historia. También, puedes escucharlo en youtube.com en su presentación en Tijuana el pasado 20 de octubre presionando aquí, cantando la canción de Son Desangrado de Silvio Rodríguez.
GIAN CARLO Hey whats up man? How you doing? Gian how do you upload music to your page? Can you put a song on that on your computer? Like if it's on itunes? Let me know brotha. -Roberto-
