Things to Do in Miami: Melendi at Miami-Dade Arena March 9, 2023

The discovery of the guitar and a expertise for songwriting is the principle motive followers by no means bought to see Spanish singer-songwriter Ramón Melendi play for a soccer staff in La Liga (though he did check out for 2 skilled groups in his hometown of Asturias) or observe within the footsteps of his onetime classmate, Formula 1 racer Fernando Alonso, for whom he wrote the rocker “Magic Alonso” in his honor within the late 2000s.

“Since I used to be a toddler, I at all times had a sense about following a creative path,” he tells New Times from his dwelling in Madrid. “At 17, I knew that soccer wouldn’t work for me, so ultimately the guitar confirmed up in my life, and that was one thing that generated a lot emotion in me and was a path that I simply needed to observe. It was one thing that turned increasingly more current in my life, and ultimately, every part fell into place.”

With a profession spanning nearly twenty years since his debut album, Sin Noticias de Holanda, was launched in 2003, he has been very profitable with a mix of romantic ballads, rock tunes, and a powerful affect from his native flamenco and different Latin beats. Many of his lyrics are fairly private, equivalent to “Gracias Por Venir,” a tune that appears again at his profession, addressing followers as in the event that they have been longtime lovers.

“I do not notably suppose I’ve an awesome voice,” he explains with a chuckle. “But I really feel that folks actually take note of the lyrics and the tales I’ve to share.”

He cites Spanish singers Joaquín Sabina and Juan Manuel Serrat and Guatemala’s Ricardo Arjona as his early influences. “Mostly singer-songwriters,” he says.

Fans ought to count on a group of his best hits for his Likes y Cicatrices Tour, which options sold-out reveals in Miami, Orlando, and New York City. “It is a mixture of every part,” he says, “so followers will have the ability to hear hits from all eras.”

Melendi shall be backed by a 12-piece band that features piano, guitars, bass, percussion, drums, cello, horns, and backup singers. “It is an enormous band,” he explains. “It offers the music nice physique.”

Melendi. 8 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at Miami-Dade Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 786-777-1000; miamidadearena.com. Tickets value $55.24 to $205.24 by way of ticketmaster.com.