Renzo Rubino rediscovers the pleasure of Play. This is the name of his latest single and this is how he chose to live, keeping creative freedom and the desire to communicate lightness at the center, writing the songs that make up his new album in just one month. Marevigliosi Toys, which will be released in October, distributed by Universal Music. With the production of Taketo Gohara, Renzo plays his game made up of words that tell fairy tales, of music played that does not follow the recipe for Spotify, but above all of freedom.
To be not only an author, but also a bearer of a positive message, who defends the sea, nature, his land. In fact, at the center of his poetics there is the desire to raise awareness by singing new stories, which is the same that we find in the event in the middle of the sea that is passing through the Apulian ports from 19 to 25 July and which this year will become a document film for Sky Arte. Porto Rubino 2021, with the grand finale on Saturday 25th, with Mahmood, Margherita Vicario, Francesco Bianconi, Motta and Gino Castaldo, after having seen Edoardo Bennato, Vinicio Capossela and Micah P. Hinson, Francesca Michielin and Fulminacci play in these evenings and dawns , Michele Bravi and Roy Paci, has reached its third edition thanks also to the collaboration with the San Marzano company. And, every year, it seems to consolidate the idea that different concerts are possible, that artists not only have to play but can also meet, to communicate what is important to them. And that the sea can become the real special guest.
Three years ago the idea of ​​an event on the sea, today Porto Rubino as a fixed summer appointment. A nice goal.
«This year we have grown a lot, also thanks to the artists who have supported this initiative in the past years. Giuliano Sangiorgi and Diodato were the ambassadors. Three years ago, when I was walking around and talking about doing a festival at sea with the artists on a boat they looked at me like crazy. They say “be careful what you want”, today the artists have understood what Porto Rubino is and they come willingly. It wasn’t difficult to invite Vinicius or ask Mahmood to close the festival at sunset. It would have been weird if they said no. We worked hard ».
Is the organization complicated?
“The hardest part is the sea itself. It is a mobile, unstable element, consequently we can be as good as we want but we must hope that Aeolus is forgiving. The wind, the climate, the waves… And getting electricity to a boat is also not easy. All the safety rules that are already there for a concert are doubled on a boat. We have divers… it’s a complex situation ».
How do you choose your guests?
“So much is due to personal taste. There are no rules, but Porto Rubino is a seaside place, it’s nice to imagine having different voices, different artists, there isn’t a single musical genre. Edoardo Bennato, Fulminacci and Francesca Michielin can live together in the same evening. I liked the idea of ​​having Vinicio Capossela for the tenth anniversary of Sailors, prophets and whales or Francesco Bianconi because this year he made a beautiful record. The sea welcomes everyone ».
What comes out of a meeting of sea and music?
«Sea and music could be the same thing. The sea is never silent, just like music. The sea is a kind of church of music. And the Apulian context is wonderful, it seems like a sacred process. There is enormous respect and at the same time serenity is born ».
Finding yourself at sea, playing, in this period so hard in many ways, when live music is among the realities most penalized by the pandemic, what does it represent for you?
«The other day I started the concert, in Polignano a Mare, singing How deep is the sea by Lucio Dalla. It has always been one of my favorite songs and it was the first time I went back to singing after the second wave. Here, I have never sung it so well and with “good”, I don’t mean to give myself airs, I speak of sincerity and freedom. I was excited and happy to be singing on stage again. An infinite joy, almost inexplicable, almost touching ».
Are you optimistic about the future of music?
“I am always very enthusiastic in general. I never look too far ahead, but I remain positive. I wrote my last record during the lockdown, despite having taken Covid. I wrote fairy tales, happy and joyful. I needed it for myself. ‘
What can you tell us about your new job?
«I wrote a record in a month, it had never happened to me in my life. I’m usually very slow to write. I wanted to make a record for children. I wanted it to be for them because I think they are the category that has suffered the most from closure. A year wasted on the street kicking the ball is important for a child. That was the opening words. Then, when I started imagining a disc of fairy tales that talked about the sea, I realized that I wasn’t writing just for them, but I was talking to everyone ».
Is called Marevigliosi Toys. The game theme is also in Play, the single.
“Play isn’t just about kids anymore. is my invitation to carve out a space to smile, have fun, take care of yourself. A smile and well-being training ».
What are the toys?
«I stole my niece Giorgia’s toy instruments. He is three years old. I went to the studio with its doorbells, the mini drums. I recovered other toys and made them the basis of this record that talks about sea urchins, kites, the world of the abyss, a puffer fish that is made fun of by everyone … “
The children can also be heard singing.
«In the choirs you can hear my niece and the daughters of Taketo Gohara, the producer».
His favorite game?
“Apart from the music? I like playing soccer with friends. I would be able to do it every day and indeed, when they call me I go. But don’t tell my manager that when he calls me and I don’t answer I’m playing … “
At the center of everything, however, both of the Festival and of its poetics, there is the sea.
«Porto Rubino was born from those closed ports that had given me so much regret. I am tied to my land, I love Puglia. The issues to be addressed, related to the sea, are many. There is not only pollution, I wanted to do my small part. Each of us has a goal of raising awareness. I chose this, focusing on the sea ».
He does it with music. As a songwriter, what do you think of the music scene of this period?
«I have a lot of fun, I write sincerely, I go to bed happy with the piece I wrote and I am happy to sing it. I am interested in having my way of saying things and perhaps for me it is the only possible way to be able to say them. Today there are hits, but I don’t care. This pandemic, however, has also put many ideas back into circulation, has shaken the spirits of some artists who had become accustomed to reasoning in a standard way. There is a good musical ferment, and this is a good sign ».
Would you return to Sanremo?
“I’d appreciate it. But only with a right piece ».

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