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Al-jiçç

Concert

World Music / Mediterranean Music

Al-jiçç create original themes and melodies inspired by Mediterranean sounds, which form the base of their improvisations in a rhythmic contemporary context. These elements join to a spontaneous boundless music. Al-jiçç recorded their new album, that will be released in 2014. With this album inspired by the novel “Neve” by the Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk, they introduce a new style with classic guitar and fretless acustic bass.

Contact:

Nuno Damião // aljicc.lisboa@gmail.com // (+351) 963 098 703

	www.al-jicc.blogspot.com
	www.al-jicc.bandcamp.com

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Albaluna

Concert

Folk Music / Fusion

Albaluna started in 2010, as a revival of a project playing since 2008. It joins six musicians with different musical backgrounds who merge various musical styles besides folk music. They create new interpretations of national and international themes using traditional and contemporary instruments from different parts of the world. They released two albums, "D'Antes" (2010) and "Marca Antiga" (2012).

Contact:

Diogo Antunes // cmanager.albaluna@gmail.com // (+351) 916 665 455

www.albaluna.pt.vu

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Amato Lusitano

Concert

Baroque Music / Portuguese Traditional Music

The ensemble Amato Lusitano, founded in 2011, covers a huge range of styles and eras. And this variety puts them amongst the first musical groups playing lightly, deftly and properly. Amato Lusitano is best described as a dialogue between baroque and traditional Portuguese music.

Contact:

Pedro Sousa // jpedrosous@gmail.com // (+351) 918 196 749

facebook.com/pages/Amato-Lusitano

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Anafaia

Concert

Portuguese Traditional Music / Folk Music

Anafaia collect and interpret themes from Beiras, a region in central Portugal. They especially focus on original music about life in the country side, inspired by rural culture, but also including contemporary elements. The band consists of eight musicians playing Portuguese folk instruments. Their CD "Anafaia com tradições" has already been released.

Contact:

António Supico // geral@anafaia.pt // (+351) 927 530 392

www.anafaia.pt

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Aqui Há Baile

Concert / Dance Orchestra

Fado / European Folk Music / Alentejo Traditional Music

Aqui Há Baile brings together traditional themes and contemporary dance events. They take us on a trip: from the sounds of Alentejo (region in the south of Portugal) with various stops, for example with Funaná (from Cape Verde), to a variety of European songs. This group of musicians with different careers of their own – Fado, classical music, rock and traditional music – released their CD in 2013.

Contact:

Ana Silvestre // aquihabaile@gmail.com // (+351) 964 651 071

facebook.com/aquihabaile

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Cabra Çega

Concert

Folk Music / Traditional Portuguese Music

Cabra Çega was born out of a common interest for traditional percussion and bag-pipes. This project is influenced by a large number of musical styles, rhythms and sounds, and its objective is to promote mainly Portuguese traditional instruments and music.

Contact:

Diogo Martins // cabracegafolk@gmail.com // (+351) 915 903 844

facebook.com/cabracegafolk

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Chalo e Sunguila

Concert / Dance Orchestra

Angolan Music / World Music / Cantautor - vocal music

Chalo Correia, from Angola, is a singer who brings a new dynamic to his Semba by mixing different instruments like the Portuguese guitar, the mandolin or the harmonica. Chalo founded the group Sunguila, which joined him on his travels through different countries. He composed Sembas, Kilapangas, Rebitas and pieces of other musical styles. His music is a universal mixture, which however never forgets the Angolan origin.

Contact:

Gonçalves António Correia // chalo.africanmusic@gmail.com // (+351) 968 351 085

myspace.com/chaloafricanmusic

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Charanga

Concert

Portuguese Folk Music / Electronic Music

Charanga is a project of musical creation and performance. They use computers, beat boxes, synthesizers, virtual tools and global musical influences, but also drums, bag-pipes, violins, traditional songs recordings. Their repertoire consists mainly of own creations, but is complemented by variations and modifications inspired by melodic, harmonic and rhythmic elements from Portuguese and Galician folk songs.

Contact:

João Cleto // charanga@essaycollective.org // (+351) 964 255 386

www.charanga.pt

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Cosmic Gong

Concert

Meditation Music

In the form of sound, the project Cosmic Gong brings good vibrations to this world. In their music they mix gongs, tibetan bowls, flutes, drums, Shrutti box and voice.

Contact:

Ângelo Surinder // geral@cosmicgong.com // (+351) 927 051 702

www.cosmicgong.com

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CRASSH street 2.0

Concert / Street Entertainment

Percussion Ensemble

For CRASSH music is always present in everything, from saws to buckets, from newspapers to brooms, from tubes to helmets, and whatever else makes crasshing sounds... Everything is source and basis of motion and sound. They take away their audience on a wave of energy, during their events full of humour and good vibrations. Because everything that makes a sound is CRASSH!

Contact:

Bruno Estima // crasshconcert@gmail.com // (+351) 966 056 177

www.crassh.pt

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Decker Parmenter

Concert / Dance Orchestra

European Folk Music

Both were born with traditional music in their legs and ears, though 2000 km away from each other. As kids, they went to folk festivals, dance events, concerts... and played their first tunes on jam sessions. They are representing a fresh and new tradition. Eva and Rémi met in 2011 and hit it off straight away: They can't stop playing together, being on fire during jam sessions which last all night, making very intimate music which is so appealing!

Contact:

Eva Parmenter // eva.parmenter@gmail.com // (+351) 964 331 526

	www.griff.be/variole/engels/deckerparmenter
	www.evaparmenter.wix.com/eva-parmenter

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Ermelindas

Concert / For children

Portuguese Folk Music / Classical Music

Ermelindas are telling tales through their songs, and sing songs about tales. This group of young people are creating an eclectic mixture of traditional Portuguese music and lore. Violoncello, flute, piano, viola and saxophone blend with the voice of a Portugal of the past, reflecting the echoes of times long gone.

Contact:

Raquel Fernandes // ranogafe@hotmail.com // (+351) 918 372 557

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GiraSol

Concert / Dance Orchestra

European Folk Music / Portuguese Traditional Music

This group was founded in spring and the name GiraSol symbolises the power and vitality of this season. Various founding members of this project originate from the folk community (like Bailebúrdia, Mandrágora, Capagrilos). And so GiraSol benefits from seeds sown in the past, and from bonds and experiences all over the world. Their acts are great parties full of smiling faces. Celebrations of dancing cheerfulness!

Contact:

Diana Ferreira // girasolfolk@gmail.com // (+351) 912 781 611

www.girasol.tk

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Gurí

Concert / Dance Orchestra

Brazilian Music / World Music

Gurí is a project by the musician Sérgio Silva in collaboration with various musicians from different genres. In this concert, he offers us a journey to Brazil through its music. From Samba, Afoxés, Cirandas and Xotes, to Forró do Gonzaga. A concert for dancers, bursting with energy!

Contact:

Gurí // trecatreca@hotmail.com // (+351) 914 597 190

facebook.com/pages/Gurí

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Joana Guerra

Concert

Cantautor / Vocal Music

Joana Guerra is a songwriter and cellist who takes the challenge of composing and playing on her own. She brings across a unique universe emerging from a certain sophisticated folk music, without being ashamed including classical influences. This attractive mixture is new – provocative. Some call her an impressionist. In January 2013 she launched her first album “Gralha”, and in July she was on tour in Spain and France.

Contact:

Joana Guerra // joanapdguerra@gmail.com // (+351) 919 060 843

www.joanaguerra.bandcamp.com

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Karrossel

Concert / Dance Orchestra

World Music / Portuguese Traditional Music

Karrossel came to life in Porto in 2009, out of the love for dance and music. Their repertoire include a rare selection of traditional dances from Portugal and from the rest of Europe. On their festive concerts, Karrossel invite everyone on a trip to the world of folk and traditional music. Their acts are made to participate in a swirl of dances!

Contact:

Hugo Osga // mucontacto@yahoo.com // (+351) 962 443 641

	www.mu.com.sapo.pt/Karrossel
	myspace.com/karrossel

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Laefty Lo

Dance Orchestra

European Folk Music / Contemporary - Renaissance Music

Laefty Lo are using current instruments playing themes from the Renaissance and later, which are also influenced by European traditional music, Jazz and other styles. The result is a mixture of contemporary sounds and historic elements. This hybrid of different styles is a not-to-be-missed experience for anyone who loves dancing.

Contact:

Luísa Côrte // laeftylo@gmail.com // (+351) 933 832 625

myspace.com/laeftylo

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Las Çarandas

Concert / Dance Orchestra

Portuguese Folk Music / Trás-os-Montes Traditional Music

This group of four girls plays mainly traditional themes from Miranda (region in the north of Portugal) but they also have their own compositions. Key elements of their music are the sound of Portuguese bag pipes and drums. In their concerts, Las Çarandas try to revive festive old-style dance events, but always looking through the prism of contemporaneity.

Contact:

Suzana Ruano // lascarandas@gmail.com // (+351) 933 365 055

myspace.com/lascarandas

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Luís Antero

Concert

Field Recording and Experimental Music

The objective of Luís Antero is to provide a musical platform for the regions Beira Serra and Serra da Estrela, in the center of Portugal. He uses field recordings of mainly natural and traditional sounds.

Contact:

Luís Antero // fonoantero@gmail.com // (+351) 965 271 015

www.luisantero.yolasite.com

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Magmell

Concert / Dance Orchestra

Folk Music / Celtic Music

Four Portuguese musicians on a time travel to Nordic countries: They are playing violin, mandolin, old guitars, and sometimes flutes, following the rhythm of drums such as the Tar, Bodhran or Cajon. The project has its roots in Irish, Swedish, Galician and Celtic music, but their repertoire also includes themes from the Iberian peninsula and medieval Europe. They play selected traditional and original songs.

Contact:

Bernardo Rolo // folk.star@hotmail.com // (+351) 912 661 232

www.folk-star.wix.com/magmell

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Marta Duarte de Almeida

Concert

Folk Jazz / Cantautor - Vocal Music

Marta Duarte d'Almeida is a young musician from Alentejo playing folk Jazz. Her primary way of expression is the guitar, but she is also passionate about songs, chanting and telling tales. She is mainly playing original themes, working with traditional elements. Marta is preparing her first CD where folk songs meet cool Jazz.

Contact:

Marta Duarte de Almeida // martolasdalmeid@hotmail.com // (+351) 915 055 999

facebook.com/MartaDuarteDAlmeida

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Mimos Dixie Band

Concert / Street Entertainment

Jazz - Dixie / Mime Show

The Mimos Dixie Band is an innovative set of musicians with their own characteristic way of performing – a mixture of Dixie music with facial expressions and gestures. They started in 2010, spreading their magic everywhere they go. And they always bring a spirit of fellowship by creating music with a unique and authentic personality.

Contact:

Hugo Miranda // mimos.dixie.band@gmail.com // (+351) 914 447 283

myspace.com/mimosdixieband

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Mosca Tosca

Concert / Dance Orchestra

European Folk Music / Portuguese Traditional Music

Mosca Tosca is a group of five musicians with one objective: To keep the dance traditions alive, which date back to the time of our grandparents. On their CD "Assimetria", Mosca Tosca offers original compositions and themes used in traditional Portuguese and European songs. A journey through time and space is waiting for their audience, where the past and the future is the same and no certain place exists.

Contact:

Alexandre Matias // moscatosca@gmail.com // (+351) 966 887 299

www.moscatosca.pt

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Mu

Concert

World Music / Balkan Music

Mu began playing in 2003, searching for fusion and experimentation within the traditional music. Mu invites you to travel to different cultures with traditional sounds or mixtures of various styles. Mu's live shows promise contagious joy, the atmosphere bursting with energy, which doesn't leave anyone unaffected but makes you dance in a world without bounds. Mu already released three records: “Mundanças” (2005), “Casanostra” (2008) and “Folhas que Ardem” (2012).

Contact:

Hugo Osga // mucontacto@yahoo.com // (+351) 962 443 641

www.mu.com.sapo.pt

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Nação Vira Lata

Concert

World Music / Tribal

Nação Vira Lata is a percussion band bringing something new to the Portuguese and World Music scene. Based on rhythms from Africa and Brazil, they create a sound of tribal beats and trance with an original touch. With live percussion driving this innovative movement, ethnic beats and instruments blend into something new. The mixture of different lusophone rhythms is clearly evident on their CD launched in 2011.

Contact:

Rossana Ribeiro // rossana.rib2@gmail.com // (+351) 919 950 426

www.nacaoviralata.com

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Oio

Dance Orchestra

European Folk Music / Fusion

In their combination of original and Portuguese traditional music, influences of Jazz, Irish, Nordic and French music, bluegrass and ancient music are evident. Electronic music ties everything together, creating the typical sound of OiO in combination with a folk guitar from North America, bag pipes from three different regions of Europe, flutes and even a diatonic accordion.

Contact:

Vitor Cordeiro // oio.duo@gmail.com // (+351) 968 625 798

myspace.com/oio.duo

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Origem Tradicional

Concert

Portuguese - Minho Traditional Music / Folk Music

Besides interpretations of traditional music from Minho (region in the north west of Portugal), Origem Tradicional takes the audience away with Portuguese rhythms, which originate from the cultural heritage of this country. Origem Tradicional is playing uninterrupted for 35 years and released various CDs. And with that, they are one of the oldest Portuguese music groups.

Contact:

Daniel Pereira // origem.tradicional@gmail.com // (+351) 965 683 793

www.grupoorigem.blogspot.pt

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Peña Kalimotxo

Concert / Street Entertainment

Fanfare / Balkan / Gypsy Beat

Peña Kalimotxo started performing in 2008. Since then they opened horizons with loads of animation, dance and constant interaction with their audience.

Contact:

Rui Ferreira // kalimotxo.lavre@gmail.com // (+351) 961 142 902

facebook.com/penakalimotxo

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Projecto Forró de Lampião – Quinteto Luso-Baião

Concert / Dance Orchestra

Brazilian Music / World Music

Performances full of Maracatu, Côco, Samba and Rock elements are characteristic for this Luso-Brazilian quintet playing music inspired by Brazilian Forró. Baião is a combination of Fado and Maracatu, a mixture with strong Portuguese influences. The Quinteto Luso-Baião emerged from the desire to bring this blend of styles on stage.

Contact:

Enrique Matos // projectoforrodelampiao@gmail.com // (+351) 926 845 577

www.projectoforrodelampiao.org/quinteto-luso-baião/

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Quarto Escuro

Concert

World Music / Jazz

Quarto Escuro is a quartet from Lisbon moving along between a great variation of styles, like Jazz, World Music and experimental rock, without belonging to any of them. Playing electric guitar, saxophones, a bass and percussions, this group takes you on the path leading to fusion.

Contact:

Miguel César // quartoescuromusic@gmail.com // (+351) 916 552 702

	youtube.com/watch?v=QHtXOkNQtWA
	facebook.com/QuartoEscuroMusic

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Recanto

Concert / Dance Orchestra

European Folk Music / Traditional Portuguese Music

Recanto came to life at the Portuguese coast, uniting guitar, hurdy gurdy and voice for dancing. They do not only play traditional Portuguese music, but also themes from far away places. They offer concerts full of Circassien circles, Chapelloises, Mazurkas and Scottishes, promising a great time dancing.

Contact:

Hugo Osga // mucontacto@yahoo.com // (+351) 962 443 641

facebook.com/Recanto.folk

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Reportório Osório

Concert

Cantautor - Vocal Music

Reportório Osório is a collection of songs of only few strophes about individual, mostly intimate stories about men and the multitude of dilemmas they are facing. The day-to-day life of emotional relationships is turned into ironic songs (to not call them heroic) and the dramatic interpretation enhances the characteristics of each of the personalities. And the rest are... just songs.

Contact:

Anibal Almeida // joca@dorfeu.pt // (+351) 936 006 371

www.dorfeu.pt/criacao/reportorioosorio

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Retimbrar

Concert / Street Entertainment

World Music / Portuguese Traditional Rhythm

Retimbrar was born to explore traditional Portuguese rhythms and to initiate and support the revival of Portuguese instruments. In the beginning, this experimental project was integrated in the educational service of the Casa da Música in Porto. Today the group manages to simultaneously respect the tradition in the context of current music and reinvent musical material. They perform both, on stage and at interactive events.

Contact:

António Serginho // retimbrar@mail.com // (+351) 918 919 860

www.retimbrar.pt.vu

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Rodrigo Viterbo

Concert

World Music / Fusion

Rodrigo Viterbo is musician, teacher and didgeridoo maker since 2001. He learned from the best musicians on an international level and took part in the genesis of some projects in Portugal and other countries, which included this instrument. He works on the research about and promotion of didgeridoos. His performances range from concerts to seminars.

Contact:

Rodrigo Viterbo // rodrigo.didgetc@gmail.com // (+351) 964 529 159

www.didgetc.com

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Rondó da Carpideira

Concert

Jazz / Portuguese Traditional / Music and Video

Rondó da Carpideira is a manifold spectacle in honour of the work of ethno-musicologist Michel Giacometti. The event includes musical improvisation based on the ones played and sung by the people in Giacometti's videos. The ethno-musicological melodies and rhythms develop further by means of improvisation and Jazz elements.

Contact:

Gonçalo Tarquínio // corpotarquinios@gmail.com // (+351) 918 642 883

facebook.com/Rondodacarpideira

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SeSam Duo

Dance Orchestra

European Folk Music / Cinema Music

Using their voice, an accordion and a violoncello, they offer music made for dancing. SeSam Duo take you with them to a universe of soundtracks, especially of movies which don't exist yet.

Contact:

Samuel Santos // samuelfsantos@hotmail.com // (+351) 966 094 337

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String Fling

Dance Orchestra

European Folk Music

The duo String Fling has its very own characteristic innovative sound. Their passion for tradition inspired music is obvious from each tune of every single Scottish, Circassien circle, Chapelloise or Mazurka they play. This project spreads smiles. They radiate good vibrations and the joy of dancing wherever they are.

Contact:

Pedro Prata // stringfling.trad@gmail.com // (+351) 965 673 373

myspace.com/stringfling.trad

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Sukuro

Concert

World Music / Jazz

Sukuro create a rhythmic mixture with influences from Cape Verde, with Bossanova and Jazz. The only rule is to go on this journey into a world which is strange and familiar at the same time.

Contact:

João Fragoso // sukuroband@gmail.com // (+351) 913 612 990

facebook.com/sukuroband

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Tambor de Água

Concert

World Music / Ethnic Fusion

Sounds originating from the universe taking roots in mother Earth. Powerful rhythms transported on a harmonic breeze over seas and oceans. Tambor de Água is returning to the origins.

Contact:

Rossana Ribeiro // rossana.rib2@gmail.com // (+351) 919 950 426

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Tanira

Concert

World Music / Rock

Tanira is a Portuguese band founded in 2008, with its roots in folk music but also playing rock elements and sounds of World Music. The current set of people use their voices as well as a multitude of instruments like the flute, uilliann pipe, violin, bagpipes, bouzouki, guitars, bass, percussion and drums. Their repertoire consists of original themes in Portuguese.

Contact:

Maria de Castro // tanira.music@gmail.com // (+351) 914 440 858

facebook.com/tanira.folk

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Garcia da Selva

Concert

Experimental World Music

The events of Garcia da Selva come along with minimalistic video presentations as visual support for his musical compositions. He manages to create a vast space of signal, sounds and symbols which vibrantly resonate in every nerve. Garcia da Selva promises musical sessions full of cross references – he destroys any borders there still might be between low and high culture. The music is everything, and anything else dissolves in empty space facing our collective power.

Contact:

Miguel Mesquita // lobodemesquita@hotmail.com // (+351) 918 459 610

garciadaselva.bandcamp.com

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Toques do Caramulo

Concert

Portuguese Folk Music

With more than a decade on stage and three CDs on the market, Toques do Caramulo reinvent themselves, creating new music from old themes. Their concerts are powerful spectacles of music and interaction with the audience, which are nationally and internationally recognized and promise to be a celebration for all ages.

Contact:

Aníbal Almeida // joca@dorfeu.pt // (+351) 936 006 371

www.dorfeu.pt/criacao/toquesdocaramulo

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Uma Coisa em Forma de Assim

Dance Orchestra

European Folk Music / Jazz / World music

Uma Coisa em Forma de Assim is a set of musicians trained in classical music and Jazz with experience in traditional music, particularly from Alentejo. They join their different backgrounds and create a fresh image of European traditional dance music, like Mazurkas, Circassien circles and Waltz as well as World Music. They are going to release a new album with a vast repertoire of original songs in 2014.

Contact:

Eduardo Jordão // booking@seivabruta.org // (+351) 918 200 080

	seivabruta.org/portal
	myspace.com/umacoisaemformadeassim

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Winga Kan

Concert / One man show

World music / Tribal

Winga Kan is a tribal percussion show created by Winga, the percussionist of the highly praised Portuguese band Blasted Mechanism. A musical story unfolds itself during this "one man show" with several instruments played simultaneously. The atmosphere of this show is uniquely inspiring...

Contact:

Rossana Ribeiro // rossana.rib2@gmail.com // (+351) 919 950 426

www.wingakan.com

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Yemadas

Concert

World Music / Ethnic Fusion

Yemadas play a mixture of Brazilian and African World Music with an Indian spirit. They bring together therapeutic sounds and ancient ethnic grooves using a number of ethnic and contemporary instruments from different corners of the planet. The state of mind is lifted during their journeys through original and improvised songs. They just released their third album “Intergalactic Assala”, a farewell to the seven years they spent in India.

Contact:

Tiago Rouxinol // tiagorouxinol@hotmail.com // (+351) 933 701 450

www.reverbnation.com/yemadas

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Zampadanças

Dance Orchestra / For Families

World Folk Music

The group Aqui Há Baile accompanied by Celina da Piedade are playing dance music for adults and children from the book/CD Zampadanças. Music from different parts of the world are brought to us. We are guided through different countries learning a multitude of melodies and choreographies.

Contact:

Marta Guerreiro // pedexumbogeral@pedexumbo.com // (+351) 266 732 504

vimeo.com/75395088

Andanças

music & dance festival

Andanças, (2013 from 19 to 25 August in Portugal), is an international music and dance festival, where the tradition is considered as something dynamic and not fixed. The programme of the festival includes the body as an artistic instrument, but also as element of social exchange and self-experience. The music only gives the impulse, creating a space for interaction.

Besides music and dance, there are three more pillars supporting the construct of Andanças: Community, Volunteering and Environment / Sustainability. The sum of these contribute directly to the unique format of the festival, a place of well-being, for sharing and for new discoveries.

WEBSITE www.andancas.net

Pédexumbo

Association to Promote Music and Dance

PédeXumbo (PX) is a Portuguese association, working since 1998 to promote music and traditional dance, not only from Portugal but also of other origin. A professional team is dedicated to the recovery and dissemination of cultural practices by means of records, co-productions, artistic creations and research as well as through formal and informal education for all ages. PédeXumbo also organizes festivals all over Portugal and regular events in its own facilities in Évora: workshops, concerts and balls for various audiences.

WEBSITE www.pedexumbo.com