Hidrogenesse releases 'Yo dije la verdad' for Álvaro Pombo's 87th birthday
Spanish electronic pop duo Hidrogenesse has released 'Yo di la verdad', a song honoring writer and RAE academic Álvaro Pombo on his 87th birthday. Pombo received the Cervantes Prize in 2024. The track is the third advance from their upcoming project, where Genís Segarra and Carlos Ballesteros set Pombo's poems to music. Genís noted that poetry often faces a barrier as 'high culture', but its oral origins make it accessible.
Key facts
- Hidrogenesse released 'Yo dije la verdad' for Álvaro Pombo's 87th birthday
- Pombo is a writer and academic of the RAE
- Pombo was awarded the Cervantes Prize in 2024
- The song is the third advance from Hidrogenesse's upcoming project
- The project sets Pombo's poems to music
- Genís Segarra and Carlos Ballesteros are the duo members
- Genís commented on poetry being perceived as high culture
Entities
Artists
- Hidrogenesse
- Genís Segarra
- Carlos Ballesteros
- Álvaro Pombo
Institutions
- Real Academia Española (RAE)
- Premio Cervantes