Johanson and the audience unite in Inca for a concert that covers classics and new songs.

PalmInca's Teatro Principal hosted a concert filled with passion and emotion. Jay-Jay Johanson returned to Mallorca as part of SonsDeNit, with his new album –Backstage–, but, above all, with the desire to rediscover an audience that knows him, loves him, and remembers him.

Accompanied by his own – Erik Jansson on keyboards and Fredrik Wennerlund on drums – Johanson offered a repertoire that went far beyond the new work. Only two pieces of Backstage were heard on stage; the rest was an intense tour of his career, with classics that have defined a generation: Finally, Smoke, The girl I love is gone, Milan Madrid Chicago Paris, Heard somebody whistle, So tell the girls that I'm back in town...

The austere but effective stage design was complemented by video projections showing everyday scenes—faces, groups of people, lit cigarettes, gazes that challenged the audience from the back of the stage—and helped to build a recognizable atmosphere. In the stalls, the audience clung to the songs like someone revisiting a beloved film: heads bowed, lips twitching. playback, spontaneous whistling Perhaps, if it had been in a space without seats, the evening would have become a constellation of groups of friends in motion, reunited in the shared memories that these songs evoke. attentive and immersed. The proposal, situated between trip-hop, jazz and electronic pop, transformed the theater into an emotional echo chamber.

And when everything seemed to end with restrained elegance, the concert took an unforgettable turn. My Way Sid Vicious's song blaring from the sound system, Johanson emerged from behind the curtain, returned to the stage like someone saying goodbye to a group of friends, and descended into the audience. He waved, laughed, and crossed the room, jumping over chairs to reach everyone—even the sound technicians. A gesture that completely erased the lines between artist and audience and made clear a truth that hung in the air: his songs are part of the lives of many of those who listened to him. And he knows it.