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Little Red Boat

from OCTANTE by Delfina Mancardo

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Little Red Boat es el soundtrack que acompaña la historia de una persona viajando en solitario a través de las aguas profundas del océano, un viaje hacia lo desconocido, hacia adentro.

Nace de un sueño que tuve en donde veía un barquito rojo que navegaba rumbo a China. Me desperté con esa imagen muy visual en mi cabeza y la canción salió en un ratito, como un acto impulsivo que daba un mensaje a través mío.
Ese mismo día tocaba en un ciclo de cantautores en donde la toque con un machete de la letra para no olvidar ni una palabra. El silencio del publico y su respuesta al terminar la canción fueron indicios claves de que a medio plazo iba a grabarla.

Una canción tan narrativa implicaba una producción con elementos que aludieran a lo que se estaba contando. Así es como encaramos esa segunda etapa creativa.

Hace alusión a gran Joni Mitchell en su forma de narrar una historia no solo con las palabras elegidas si no también con las melodías, la orquestación y los arreglos pensados en cada detalle.

La fuerza y profundidad de la tormenta y la calma después de la misma. Todo eso sucede en los 4 minutos que dura la canción donde podemos escuchar elementos del folk tradicional con una orquestación acústica; una guitarra criolla
opaca y suave, la fluidez de un piano que acompaña y propone distintas capas de profundidad, un ensamble de cuerdas intrigante y poderoso y una voz dulce pero con fuerza que va plasmando las emociones a las que remiten esta canción.


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Little Red Boat is the soundtrack that accompanies the story of a person traveling alone through the deep waters of the ocean, a journey into the unknown, inward.

It was born from a dream I had where I saw a little red boat sailing towards China. I woke up with this very visual image in my head and the song came out in a little while, like an impulsive act that gave a message through me.
That same day I played in a cycle of singer-songwriters where I played the lyrics with a machete so as not to forget a word. The silence of the public and their response at the end of the song were key indications that in the medium term he was going to record it.

Such a narrative song implied a production with elements that alluded to what was being told. This is how we approach that second creative stage.

It alludes to the great Joni Mitchell in her way of telling a story not only with the chosen words but also with the melodies, the orchestration and the arrangements thought out in every detail.

The strength and depth of the storm and the calm after it. All this happens in the 4 minutes that the song lasts where we can hear elements of traditional folk with an acoustic orchestration; a Creole guitar
opaque and soft, the fluidity of a piano that accompanies and proposes different layers of depth, an intriguing and powerful string ensemble and a sweet but powerful voice that captures the emotions to which this song refers.

lyrics

Last night I had the strangest dream
I sailed away to China
It poured a little rain
But suddenly the sun come out and you appeared

In a little red boat trying to find you
I’ve been trying to live as a sailor
I’ve been trying to live

And then you came,
And then you’re gone
And the waters drowned my heart

The horizon seems to get further away
As I sail to find you
The night shows up
But suddenly a star appears and lights the way

In a little red boat trying to find you
I’ve been trying to live as a sailor
I’ve been trying to live

And then you came,
And then you’re gone
And the waters drowned my heart

And then you came
And then you’re gone
And we become strangers once again, again

You left me as a stranger all alone
in the middle of the sea

In case you wanna know
I did not make it to China
The sea became my home
The waves became my friends

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from OCTANTE, released June 24, 2022
Compuesta por Delfina Mancardo
Producida por Daniel Schnock

Grabada en Barboza Estudio y Doctor F durante 2021
Operaron Pedro Barboza, Facu Bincaz y Agustin Silberleib

Mezcla y Mastering por Pablo Lopez Ruiz

Delfina Mancardo, voz y guitarra acústica
Daniel Schnock, pianos
Aurea Ensamble, cuarteto de cuerdas.

Violin 1 por Claudia Spalletta
Violin 2 por Ivana Traboulsi
Viola por Rodrigo Salas Zorrilla
Cello por Juan Ignacio Ferreras


Gracias a Fran Orive, Fran Rosin, Gaby, Lali Blanco, Maca De Noia, mi hermana Clari Mancardo, Mechi Uriburu, Tomy Luque, Hans, Clara Mihailovitch, Jose Armendariz, Agustin, y sobre todo a mis amigxs y familia que son lo + importante.

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Delfina Mancardo Buenos Aires, Argentina

Delfina Mancardo, es de las nuevas cantautoras de la escena argentina. Por su ser fluye el juego y la audacia. Cualquier salto que da cae en un lugar genuino y verdadero, ya que su lenguaje natural es la música y allí es donde se mueve con total libertad.

Su música nos da ese respiro, ese espacio que perdemos en el día a día y que es tan necesario.
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