Rodrigo García, the son of Gabriel García Márquez – author of Service95 Book Club’s October Monthly Read – spoke to us about his father’s love of music. Here, we’ve created a playlist of his favourite artists that soundtracked his writing process.
“[My father] used to call music the four Bs: Bartók, Bach, Beethoven and The Beatles. He was also a big fan of Louis Armstrong, Leonard Cohen, Roberta Flack and Spanish singer-songwriters such as Joan Manuel Serrat. Armando Manzanero, the Mexican singer-songwriter of boleros and love songs was also a favourite, and the Brazilian singer, Roberto Carlos. He also loved vallenato [music], by so many people, but certainly by Rafael Escalona, who was his friend. He loved Shakira; he was very proud that someone Colombian had broken through the borders. It’s everything from Bach to the Hispanic-American ballad.”
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: III. Pe-Loc – Andante – Béla Bartók
Blackbird – The Beatles
Für Elise – Ludwig Van Beethoven
Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude – Johann Sebastian Bach
We Have All The Time In The World – Louis Armstrong
Mediterráneo – Joan Manuel Serrat
Aquellas Pequeñas Cosas – Joan Manuel Serrat
Adoro – Armando Manzanero
El Testamento – Rafael Escalona
Killing Me Softly With His Song – Roberta Flack
Que Será de Tí – Roberto Carlos
So Long, Marianne – Leonard Cohen
Hay Amores – Shakira
