With respect to my trip to the Freemuse conference in Copenhagen in
2002:
To me it was both eye opening to travel abroad and get to know such
a special city in terms of history, architecture and people – as well as a
revelation to meet people who had experienced censorship in ways
similar to me. The work of Freemuse was touching: its goal was that
musicians like us could meet each other and express and denounce
our frustrations publicly. There were really terrible testimonies, candid
reports, and a lot of solidarity. I will never forget when I spoke and
my band's poster was projected behind me in an enormous size – the
likes of which I had never seen before. I had to pause and look, with
pride and emotion, at that huge graphic image of ours – something
that the audience understood.
Gorki Aguila
I am very grateful to Freemuse and to all the people involved with it,
not only for allowing me to have that experience in 2002, but also for
always showing me, ever since then and to this day, their utmost
solidarity.
