Natalia Lafourcade did not imagine that the flowers that give her name to her latest album – De todas las flores – would find their garden in Pedralbes, on the opening evening of the brand new Les Nits de Barcelona festival. The Mexican artist, who had not published a new work for seven years – and has presented it with famous collaborations (David Byrne or Omara Portuondo) – was greeted last night by 2,300 people in this auditorium that has set up Clipper’s against the clock in front of the palace.

It was in April when this space was awarded to the company that also runs the Cap Roig Festival, which once again forced Concert Studio to emigrate, this time with its Jardins de Pedralbes Festival in Poble Espanyol. But the people who wanted to enjoy Veracruz yesterday, a woman who is quite an institution on the other side of the Atlantic, were happy, oblivious to all this commotion.

María and Teresa, a Colombian mother and daughter, patiently waited for the gates of the gardens to open a few minutes late at 8 p.m. The blue carpet matched the acrobats who enliven the arrival on stilts. “Lafourcade is wonderful, she sings from the heart and in a wide variety of styles. Listen to her talk about death and how to water living flowers”, says the mother while still outside the compound, they offer her a Mexican food flyer.

Already in the village, the gastronomic arrangement was similar to that of previous years. “It’s a good thing that at the entrance they give you the menu of all the food stalls”, says one woman. Deleito’s hamburgers, Nomo’s Japanese, Madrelievito’s pizzas, Kao’s wok, Casa Pepe’s buns, Sauleda’s sweets and Camarasa’s guacamole. Although you can only drink from Cal Bay…

Sitting at one of the tables, Sara and María are also mother and daughter. ” Lafourcade discovered it for me María. I used to always wear my helmet, but since I play music in the car, I hear wonderful things.” The young woman found the Mexican song on TikTok, with Nunca es suficiente, which will be played at the concert, like El lugar correcto del nouveau album, another one she loves.

Lafourcade, 39 years old, 18 Grammys and 5 MTV behind her, usually explains that this album is a reflection of a miracle that saved her family when she was little. The parents separated, the guava tree at home began to bear fruit without stopping. He spits out guavas “when mom needed it most.” He made jams and sweets to sell.

The connection with childhood and the lesson of respect for the earth that Lafourcade took were transmitted yesterday to a heterogeneous audience, eager for a personal, rooted voice that reflects interior gardens. Lafourcade arrived wearing a very long black skirt and sat as if she were a Frida Kahlo, with the guitar and let a poem by the indigenous poet María Sabina (Cuídate, mijita…. She started with Vine solita, following the order of the disc. Afterwards, De todas las flores, Pasan los días o la meravella Llévame viento… “Thank you very much for attending my concert, se dice así?”, the shaman let loose to the fervent audience. And all then everyone participated in Pajarito Hummingbird. The night would be magical.

Alizzz, by the way, has dropped from the poster tomorrow. The one in Castelldefels would not have sold tickets…