The 'Manual de Romería' by Rodrigo Cuevas , a new album with which the Asturian artist intends to reissue the critical and public success he achieved with ' Manual de Cortejo' , in 2019, is increasingly closer to seeing the light. In recent months we have been able to enjoy previews such as 'MÁS ANIMAL' , together with iLe , or ' CASARES' , in which Rodrigo Cuevas has been showing some of the snippets of what this new installment of his discography will be.

Rodrigo Cuevas ' career is marked by a deep admiration and respect for the folklore and musical, cultural and artistic tradition of his native Asturias, and the surrounding areas that share a common imaginary where the spiritual joins the carnal in a natural way. ; but it also has an unequivocally dissident, experimental and disruptive spirit, with which it takes that background to places it had never reached. That journey began with ' Manual de Cortejo ' , alongside Raül Refree, thanks to which he won the Breakthrough Artist award at the MIN 2020 Awards; the 2022 Rainbow Award from the Ministry of Equality and the 2021 RNE Critical Eye Award.

'Manual de Romería' represents another step in that trajectory. Now with the help of Cabra, the legendary producer of Calle 13 , the time has come to take his unique vision of folklore to a global terrain , to expand the borders of his world. A complicated mission that, however, thanks to songs like ' HÓMO YÉ? ! ' , which will be the last preview of 'Manual de Romería' , becomes a reality.

' HOW YE? ! ' , a song that takes its name from the classic expression to greet each other in bable, works on this occasion as a welcome greeting to the 'Manual de Romería that is coming . A theme that combines the Asturian imaginary through a lyricism where the Virgin of Covadonga, Piloña, the enrama pilgrimage of Monday and Infiestu intersect with verses and a chorus that connect Rodrigo Cuevas with the best tradition of popular music contemporary, as well as electronic music and its unquestionable relationship with partying and hedonism.

Rodrigo Cuevas has managed to unite in a single song the warmth and emotionality of pop, in a lyric and an interpretation that appeals directly to the heart and memories of the listener, with the vindication of his own and universal folklore, plaguing his writing with unique images, to which no other artist appeals today. ' HOW YE? ! calls for the union of the personal with the community: through the Pilgrimage, Rodrigo Cuevas finds the most human expression of himself .

A humanity that once again relies on the audiovisual format, as usual in Rodrigo Cuevas . In this case, with a casual, tender and humorous lyric video, the work of Sergio Llunik , which shows us a facet of Rodrigo Cuevas ' aesthetic projection different from what we had been able to enjoy in the visuals of 'MÁS ANIMAL ' and ' CASARES '. '.

The best summer of your life, a special moment that Rodrigo Cuevas refers to in ' HÓMO YÉ? ! , becomes a wish instead of a memory, a constant aspiration, rather than a nostalgic moment to return to. Eduardo Cabra's production works as a vehicle in which to travel wherever Rodrigo Cuevas wants, to that 'Pilgrimage Manual' that can already be seen on the horizon .

'LA PROMERÍA', THE NEW SHOW BY RODRIGO CUEVAS, DEBUTS THIS JUNE 30

In the same way, the time is also approaching to enjoy the new live performance by Rodrigo Cuevas. ' La Romería ' will begin to be celebrated on June 30, 2023 at the (a)phonica Festival . A tour that already has closed dates until 2024, where he will cross the pond to bring his art to the American continent. A land that the Asturian artist has approached in this 'Pilgrimage Manual' thanks to Eduardo Cabra to take his festival and his spirit to the other side of the Atlantic.