Nile Rodgers & Chic in Buenos Aires: one night to pure album, soul and funk

There is no doubt that Nile Rodgers He is one of the most iconic guitarists of all time. Its clean sound and its capacity as producer of great music hits places it in a privileged place in the history of rock and pop.

Accompanied by his band ChicRodgers appeared last night at the Movistar Arenaa scenario that at times seemed to become a New York album from the late 1970s.

Between own hits and versions, a review of the music of Nile Rodgers

After 9:00 p.m. Nile Rodgers and “His Corporation” Chic appeared on the stage of the Arena located in the Villa Crespo neighborhood and invited the public to be part of the party.

“Le Freak”, “Everybody Dancce”, “Dance, Dance” and “I Want Your Love” They started a show that was loaded with hits. It was a review of the successes of the band he created with the deceased Bernard Edwards Next to great music hits of the last decades that had it as a producer.

The show continued with versions of “I’M Coming out” and “Upside Down” of Diana Rossfollowed by the hits of Sister Sledge (The group of sisters that Rodgers and Edwards led to fame) “We are family” and “HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER”.

As if it will be one of the most popular FM in Argentina, Rodgers continued to review its history how producer performing two themes of Madonna. Kimberly Davis and Audrey Martellsthe vocalists of the band were encouraged with “Like a Virgin” and “Material Girl” of the 1984 album “Like a Virgen”. This mini segment concluded with “Modern Love” In the keyboardist’s voice Russell Graham.

The temporary jump towards more recent years came from the hand of “Cuff it”a song from the most recent album of Beyoncé that he had Rodgers as one of his composers. After the moment that perhaps it was the least euphoric of the show, the fuse was turned on again from the hand of the “Moment Daft Punk” and the megahits “Get Lucky” and “Lose Yourself To Dance”.

The weather came back back with “Lost in Music” of Sister Sledge followed by “Notorious” of Duran Durana passage that once again demonstrated the wide range of artists with whom Rodgers has worked.

Another prominent moment, and that speaks of the influence of a 72 -year -old musician was the time of two mashups between his own songs and subsequent successes that sampled those songs: “Soup for One” and “Lady” French house duo Mod (2000) and with “Chic Cheer” and “Love like This” of Faith Evans (1998). In the midst of those moments there was space for them to sound “Thinking of You” (an emotional moment remembering Edwards) and “My Feet Keep Dancing”.

With the end the time came to “My Forbidden Lover” And the space to remember the great David Bowie with “Let’s dance”. For that height the Movistar Arena had already become a dance floor where the locations in the field no longer mattered, “Good Times” She was chosen for the farewell. The euphoria of the public was such that Nile Rodgers gave a kind of bis with “Le Freak”the song that started the set was in charge of closing the night. A night that also left Rodgers’ promise from Do not take so long between this and your next visit.