The saying goes that when what is celebrated is great, you have to throw the house out the window. And boy 30 years on the route deserved to be celebrated, so the feast of the Mississippi at Luna Park lived up to the occasion.

The celebration of the band made up of Ricardo Tapia, Gustavo Ginoi, Claudio Cannavò, Juan Carlos Tordó and Gastón Picazo had their epicenter in the legendary Bouchard Street stadium, place where the group born in Florencio Varela appeared for the first time in his career.

In that context, and faithful to the humility that they knew how to demonstrate throughout all these years, These true references of the local blues participated in the party to several of the musicians who accompanied them throughout their career., thus forming a cocktail of artists with presences like Miguel "Botafogo" Vilanova, Mariano Martinez, Piti Fernandez, Claudio Marciello and Valeria Lynch, among several others.

After the public ovation and minutes just after 21.30, the group went on stage at Luna Park fully lit, after the introduction by the payador Emanuel, who related part of the 30 years of the band.

"The thrill of 30 years ... we are here for each one of you "said Ricardo Tapia visibly moved, before the first chords of “Niño bien”, theme that would open an extensive set list of more than 30 songs.

The first guest of the night was the harmonica player Claudio Zárate, on the theme "Slaughterhouse" and then came the historic winds, by Eduardo Introcaso (tall sax) and Marcelo “Zeta” Yeyati (tenor sax), who interpreted "My capital", song belonging to Bit Hippie, and "What a woman", from Bagayo album.

The band, that at all times sounded oiled, with the powerful base made up of Picazo, Tordó and Cannavo, plus the infallible Ginoi, he enjoyed the passing of his songs, plus the presence of each of the guests.

"San Cayetano" and "Tus amigos" were the following songs that had a former member of the band as, Ipola's Chucky on keyboards.

One of the great ovations came after Ricardo Tapia's announcement, who pointed out that "tastes must be given in life and now, when the teacher sings, one is silent ”, giving way to the stage to one of the founding pillars of national rock like Willy Quiroga, Vox Dei bassist, with whom they played "Bitter Sugar".

Finished the song, Quiroga greeted the group “for their 30 years that are not turkey mucus ”, advising "you have to fight it like they did".

The album tribute to national rock, how was stainless, also had his presence on the playlist, with the great version of “Pato works in a butcher shop”, the Moris classic.

"After 30 years celebrating with friends is… a happy day ”, Tapia said to present the next song and Mariano Martínez, of Attack 77, who took over the guitar and vocals.

Another of the great surprises of the night was the figure of the singer Valeria Lynch, the “voice of Argentina”, as presented by the singer. The emotion was present in the stadium with the chords of “Distrust”, unforgettable Pappo song that, although he was not physically, made himself felt among the people and part of his repertoire.

The classics kept coming one after another, and so it was the turn of "Incidents on the road" and "In search of lawsuits", songs that served as a prelude to the presence of Las Blacanblus.

This segment of the concert was dedicated to great classics of the genre such as "Same old blues" and "My babe", de Freddie King y Little Walker, respectively. Later, with the presence of one of the best blues guitarists in the country, as Daniel Raffo, Caldonia's turn came, the topic written by Fleecie Moore.

Pappo's music again said present and together with another of the country's great blouses such as Miguel "Botafogo" Vilanova, in "Black Street Cat".

A great harmonica duel was presented between Claudio Zárate and the Armenian Rubén Vaneske, en el instrumental “The creeper return”, from the disk Mbugi, Mississippi's first album.

"They don't know what this is for us. There are friends whom we haven't seen for a long time and who come today leaves us all very excited ”, Ricardo Tapia commented that at no time during the concert did he stop showing his happiness.

Claudio Marciello, guitarist who collaborated with Ricardo Iorio on the song “Ermitaño” on the album Búfalo was the next guest.

Closer to the end was the turn of the singer Piti Fernández, of Las Pastillas del Abuelo and member of “the new generation of rock”, as defined by Tapia as an introduction and before the "Baggage Blues" and "Special Reserve", song specially created for the celebration of these 30 years.

The first of the closings also came with a new guest, this time Facundo Soto, joker singer, in "Now I come" and again with Chucky de Ipola in "The detail".

"Thanks for these 30 years that are the beginnings of new 30, because we are going to play until we are broken ”, sustained the leader of La Mississippi before “Café Madrid” and –with all the guests on stage- “A drink to see better”.

Already with the band off stage and with the Luna Park lights on, it was people's turn to play their part, asking for more. Although the night seemed to end at that moment, The Mississippi burst onto the stage again, next to Botafogo, to give away his version of "Blues de Santa Fe", Pappo's song and "Mala transa", song that marked the end of the first 30 years and began this new stage of one of the most important national rock and blues bands.

List of topics

Ok boy / Slaughterhouse / My Capital / What a woman / San Cayetano / Your friends / Bitter sugar / Duck works in a butcher shop / A happy day / Suspect / Incidents on the route / In search of lawsuits / Same old blues / My babe / Caldonia / Cat on black street / The creeper return / The mountain / odious / Hermit / Buffalo / Post crucifixion / A little more / Baggage Blues / Special reserve / Now I come / The detail / Café Madrid / A drink to see better / Blues of Santa Fe / Mala transa

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