MARIA JOÃO
“SONGS FOR SHAKESPEARE”
Algarve Music Series
SAT. 7 OCT // 9:30 pm
Tickets: €12
Duration: 70’ // M/6
“Songs for Shakespeare” consists of original musical and performance material where the starting point is Shakespeare’s words taken from different sources and with no apparent connection between them. Gluing these pieces together into a patchwork blanket creates a new narrative that tears the Shakespearean universe from one end to the other.
“Songs for Shakespeare” fuses the genius of one of the most beloved poets with a charismatic and innovative electronic style. It is a labor of love, which has been developing in the universe of Maria João and João Farinha, partners for over ten years in the jazz/electronic project OGRE electric. The eight original songs on this album take the listener on a kind of poetic trip, an exciting adventure in the form of sound.
“Songs for Shakespeare” is also the most recent work released by singer Maria João, at the end of last year.
Voice: Maria João
Actor: André Gago
Synthesizers and Keyboards: João Farinha
Drums: Silvan Strauss
Electronics: André Nascimento
Sound Technician: Suse Ribeiro
Lighting Technician: Anabela Gaspar
Promoter: Algarve Music Series