REPASSEADO - Cutting edge Portuguese Folk
REPASSEADO is synonymous with innovation and roots. Undoubtedly the structure that represents the most original artists in the Portuguese trad-folk scene. OMIRI, A CANTADEIRA, SEIVA, BICHO CARPINTEIRO and LUSITANIAN GHOSTS show us the future without forgetting the past and delivering top performances in the present, where traditions are combined with contemporary languages.
In recent years REPASSEADO's team has been actively involved in the careers of its artists who have played at festivals such as Womex, Reepperbahn, Eurosonic, Rudolstadt, Kaustinen, Viljandi, Dranouter, Colours of Ostrava, Live at Heart, Exib Musica, FolkHebst, WestWay Lab, Med, Iminente, Artes à Rua, etc., and in producing educational projects and involving local communities.
REPASSEADO bets on booking and management its artists but also embraces a know-how that ranges from ethno-musical knowledge to new technologies.
The national and internationalisation consolidation of REPASSEADO's artists is undoubtedly a focal point of a work that seeks to show the world an emerging Portuguese musical identity.
A CANTADEIRA presents an emotional show in which the focus is on Women, their Voice, their legacy and their stories. The Woman who invokes ancestral deities, who cradles and embraces, who sings the heavy work, prayers and pilgrimages of the past and even the present, ranging from polyphonic singing to the songs of Beira-baixa, from Trás-os-Montes to the Algarve, but not forgetting that she is a singer and a woman of today.
A CANTADEIRA performs live, traditional and original themes and in a "one woman show" format in which the Voice is the centrepiece. A voice that unfolds in many overlapping voices, recorded in real time and accompanied by Adufe (Portuguese Square Drum), Pandeireta (Tambourine), Bombo (Tradicional Bass Drum) and Gaita-de-fole (Portuguese Bagpipes). These lines intertwine with each other, evoking landscapes that are both ancient and contemporary. A deep and emotional concert.
Joana Negrão: Vocals, Vocal Loops, Portuguese Bagpipes, Adufe (Portuguese Square Drum);
Omiri is one of the most original projects to reinvent Portuguese music.
To reinvent tradition, nothing better than bringing the real players of Portuguese culture to the show itself; musicians and soundscapes from all over Portugal playing and singing as if they were part of the same universe. Not in flesh and blood but in sound and image, with video field recordings manipulated in order to serve as a musical base for Vasco Ribeiro Casais's composition and improvisation.
Omiri is, above all, remix, the culture of the 21st century, mixing in one show already forgotten musical practices, making them permeable and accessible to the culture of our day, synchronising forms and music of Portuguese rural tradition with the language of the urban culture.
In the last years Omiri has established itself as one of Portugal most international musical projects, taking Portuguese culture to the four corners of the world and performing in major national and international festivals such as Womex (FI), Reepperbahn (DE), Eurosonic (NL), Rudolstadt(DE), Kaustinen (FI), Viljandi (EE), Colours of Ostrava (Cz), Dranouter (BE), Live at Heart (SE), Exib-Music (PT), Iminente (PT), WestWay Lab (PT), Med (PT), Artes à Rua (PT), among many others.
The album "Baile Electrónico" was on top 3 in World Music Charts Europe (September 2017).
In 2020 was awarded the Inatel Price in Iberian Festival Awards.
At the same time, it also develops special projects with the involvement of local communities and aimed at specific regions. "Alentejo vol.I: Évora", "Beira Litoral e Ribatejo vol.I: Pombal, Alcanena e Tomar", "Estremadura vol.I: Setúbal" and "Ribatejo e Estremadura vol.II: Abrantes e Alcobaça" are undoubtedly masterpieces that reintroduces the entire culture of a region.
Vasco Ribeiro Casais: Nyckelharpa, Viola Braguesa, Cavaquinho, Portuguese Bagpipes, Bouzouki;
"For some years now, Vasco Ribeiro Casais has built a well-earned reputation for being one of the most original and exciting musicians to pick up on the Portuguese traditional rhythms and smash them against other European folk forms alongside is sober use of electronics. His project OMIRI remains a facisnating demonstration on how to do this.(...)" in Songlines (UK)
““Baile Electrônico” has real moments of genius of a multi-instrumentalist, arranger, producer of rare sensitivity (...) a huge record.” in ofado.pt
"An album that works perfectly both at home and in the dance club around the corner. Beneficially different!" in sound-and-image.de
"This recording has energy and coherence, and is one more step forward on an interesting artist's journey." in rootswold.com
(...) “a harmony between sound and video, rural and urban”(...) in tracker-magazine.com
(...) “one of the night's concerts.” (...) (Festival Bons Sons 2014) in altamont.pt
(...)”the sound power of tradition today.”(...) in amusicaportuguesa.blogs.sapo.pt
(...)a new meaning for the word 'Party'.(...) in Sofar Sounds Lisboa
(...)"one of the most creative and interesting artists in the actual Portuguese music scene." in infocul.pt
(...)"There is no way not to be surrendered." in Rimas e Batidas
(...)"One of the highlights of the first night of the festival, (...) (Festival Bons Sons 2022) in Gerador.eu
(...)"OMIRI, one of the most beautiful examples of the fusion of traditional elements with modernity, (...)" in Rimas e Batidas
SEIVA is Portuguese identity music showing the vital force of rural orality and urbanity.
SEIVA is a feminine look at the Portuguese soul, present in work songs, pilgrimages, square drums, ancient rhythms and songs of faith, with special emphasis on the women who protect, welcome and knows all evils.
SEIVA are one of the most original and international bands on the folk scene in Portugal. They began their career in 2014 with the aim of creating a musical project based entirely on Portuguese oral tradition music, and since then they have played at various venues and festivals such as Womex (Portugal), Plasencia Folk Festival (Spain), Eurofonik Festival (France), Night of the Arts (Finland), Folk Hebst (Germany), Ghanafest Festival (Malta), among many others.
They were awarded the "Impulso" prize by REDPEM - Red de Periodistas Musicales de Iberoamérica at Exib Música 2019.
A power trio that, without shame or purism, gives Portuguese roots a new meaning today.
Joana Negrão: Vocals, Portuguese Bagpipes, Adufe (Portuguese Square Drum);
Vasco Ribeiro Casais: Viola Braguesa, Cavaquinho, Adufe, Portuguese Bagpipes;
Rita Nóvoa: Portuguese Percussions;
(...)"Vocal creativity and poetic flair (Negrão has the gift).(...)listeners conditioned to equate Portugal exclusively with fado will find compelling evidence to the contrary in the resplendent musical heart beat that is Seiva.” Michael Stone - fRoots.(UK)
(...)"beautifully crafted sound tapestry of Portuguese Bagpipes, tambourine, viola braguesa, adufe, and cavaquinho.” Gonçalo Frota – Songlines (UK)
(...)"The music is not sad and melancholic, but lush and exuberant. Joana Negrão is an awesome vocalist." Tom Keller - Folkworld (DE)
(...)"a talented group of musicians who are innovating Portuguese folk music”. in worldmusiccentral.org (USA)
(...)"a journey filled with emotions.” in paysdeloire.sortir.eu (FR)
"Between voice samples from deep Portugal, between fados and chulas, dueling guitars over well-marked rhythms, acoustic and electronic textures and a connection to melodies and modes that are timeless and that speak to the depths of Portuguese identity, BICHO CARPINTEIRO throws the party without asking permission, reaffirming the serious ability of Rui Rodrigues (Dazkarieh, Uxukalhus, Casuar) and Diogo Esparteiro (Royal Bermuda, Pás de Problème) to transform each of their creative visions not only into valid studio experiences, but first and foremost into very original stage manifestos."
Rui Rodrigues: Viola Beiroa, Cavaquinho, tradicional bass drum, Synths, Vocals;
Diogo Esparteiro: Viola Toeira, Cavaquinho, tradicional bass drum, Vocals;
"Where the past meets the future: a mission to preserve and promote Portuguese musical culture, adapting the ancient regional folk guitars to international rock and roll."
The Lusitanian Ghosts collective features ancient Portuguese chordophones promoting ancient sounds in the 21st Century. Re-casting these heritage folk violas into rock n roll songs, the artist collective writes
from a socio-political perspective on building a better world, creating songs from and for the heart and the mind. It is a musical project that mixes indie songwriting with traditional Portuguese instruments like the Beiroa, Campaniça, Braguesa, Terceirense and Amarantina guitars – or violas as they are called in Portugal: each with its own string arrangements and tunings.
Lusitanian Ghosts was founded by Neil Leyton and Micke Ghost, when Leyton took a viola Amarantina from Lisbon to Stockholm.
These historic instruments… they are the real Lusitanian Ghosts.
Neil Leyton: Vocals;
Micke Ghost: Viola Amarantina, Vocals;
Abel Beja: Viola da Terra;
António Bexiga: Viola Campaniça;
Janne Olsson: Bass, Beirão;
João Sousa: Drums and Percussions;
“Magnetic appeal... the band’s creative strength lying in its flexibility and ability to cast the net wider sonically. They are creating a broader cultural and sonic arsenal, while maintaining a buoyancy that takes the listener on a fantastic ride from start to finish” ~ The Spill Magazine
“Lusitanian Ghosts impressively channel tools of the past to create a beautiful sonic vision for us listeners now. Innovative in their use of traditional instruments to make clearly modern pop-rock, this music is upbeat, quirky, feels familiar and is catchy as hell. The fact that this is entirely performed with traditional instruments is mind-boggling” ~ Big Takeover Magazine
"DA SEIVA À ÁRVORE" is a workshop-show accompanied by an illustrated book with the songs presented (lyrics and sheet music) and small pedagogical activities based on the contents of the songs. It is a creation of SEIVA to invite the youngest to learn more about traditional music and the cultural identity of Portugal. "DA SEIVA À À ÀRVORE" wants to show the musical past through songs that were part of everyday life in the recent past: songs linked to agricultural cycles, to pilgrimages, to festivals. The reality of a more rural country that sang, at a time when the big machines had not yet invaded the fields.
“DA SEIVA À ÁRVORE” asks: And now, is there still singing? What do we sing today, in our day-to-day life? Are there bagpipes in Portugal? And that square instrument, what is it? Who is the Lady of the Milk? Is Margaça a plant? Whose neighbor is the murmuradeira? Questions that remain in the air but will not go unanswered. In this show, children and young people will have the opportunity to be in a professional concert, but with the chance to interrupt, talk to the musicians, ask questions about the instruments, how they work, what part of the country they come from, and understand more about the songs.
"DA SEIVA À À ÀRVORE" aims to recover the connection of younger audiences, still at school age, with their own culture and give them the experience of a live concert, without puris- mos, nor paternalism. Portuguese culture is alive and wants to be known by all.
The book has a free direct link for listening to the songs online. A copy will be offered to the host entity and will also be available for sale.
Target audience: pre-school, 1st and 2nd cycle.
Joana Negrão: Vocals, Portuguese Bagpipes, Adufe (Portuguese Square Drum);
Vasco Ribeiro Casais: Viola Braguesa, Cavaquinho, Adufe, Portuguese Bagpipes;
Rita Nóvoa: Portuguese Percussions;
21/11/2023 | SEIVA | Teatro da Trindade | Lisboa (PT)
08/12/2023 | OMIRI | Foliada da Fonsagrada | Lugo (ES)
29/12/2023 | OMIRI | Festival Geada | Miranda do Douro (PT)
06/01/2024 | BICHO CARPINTEIRO | Casa da Cultura | Setúbal (PT)
18/01/2024 | DA SEIVA À ÁRVORE | Casa da Cultura | Setúbal (PT)
19/01/2024 | DA SEIVA À ÁRVORE | Casa da Cultura | Setúbal (PT)
20/01/2024 | DA SEIVA À ÁRVORE | Casa da Cultura | Setúbal (PT)
20/01/2024 | DA SEIVA À ÁRVORE | Casa da Cultura | Setúbal (PT)
16/05/2024 | SEIVA | Málaga (ES)
18/05/2024 | SEIVA | Festival Dos Modos Nascem Coisas | Albergaria-a-velha (PT)
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