Madrid superstar C. Tangana has released a new anthem to celebrate Real Club Celta de Vigo‘s 100th anniversary. The recording “Oliveira Dos Cen Anos” is accompanied by a short film that he directed in collaboration with his production company Little Spain.
It all started simply with a tweet. Two years ago, C. Tangana responded publicly to a tweet from Real Club Celta de Vigo asking if anyone would like to record a new anthem to celebrate their 100th anniversary. Many thought it wasn’t serious, but it has now become a reality. Two years later, Tangana has fulfilled his promise and now unveils “Oliveira Dos Cen Anos,” a new official anthem to celebrate the Galician club’s 100th anniversary in style for 2023.
Both personally and musically, C. Tangana’s connection with the city of Vigo is anything but random. With his father hailing from Vigo and born a “Celtista”, his close artistic relationship with the local Hip Hop and urban scene has had an influence on the development of his music since his early days. Perhaps that is why this personal love letter to the Club, to Vigo, and, by extension, to Galicia has come about so naturally. This is a piece where Tangana deliberately disappears as a performer and takes over as composer and producer – supported by Alizzz, pablopablo, and Harto Rodríguez – as well as a director for the spectacular music video produced by Little Spain. That way, even if he does not sing a single note, Tangana has become the creative mastermind of a work marked more than ever by his vision and presence.
The anthem, recorded in Vigo during the second half of March, is the result of a preliminary research work carried out with leading figures in Galician culture. Conversations with writer Pedro Feijoo and musicians such as Rodrigo Romaní, one of the founders of Milladoiro, or Alfredo Dourado, member of another Galician Folk classic band such as A Roda, proved instrumental in starting a process that would eventually lead him to Vigo, soaking up the vibrant local folk scene under the guidance of cultural activist Xisco Feijoo and ETRAD’s team, the city’s municipal school of traditional music. An exciting journey in search of the true essence, incorporating rhythmic elements from Galician folklore – with percussion arrangements by Xosé Lois Romero and the collaboration of the Lilaina pandeireteiras – and texts from old traditional songs.