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L’USAFONIA – THE SOUL OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Lusophones interpret the Black American soulful sounds of the 60s and 70s
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Past event
Dates and Schedules

27 February
Tuesday, 7 pm

Venue

Sala Luis Miguel Cintra

Price

Free admission, subject to to room capacity

Age Restriction

6+

Description

To celebrate the US Black History Month, which takes place in February, Randi Charno Levine, US Ambassador to Portugal, and Carlos Moedas, Mayor of Lisbon, invite you to L’USAfonia, a musical show with the participation of Portuguese-speaking musicians, who interpret themes from the American songbook, from the period between 1965 and 1975, encompassing soul, jazz and r&b.

With Alex D’Alva Teixeira, Amaura, Anastácia Carvalho, Djodje Almeida, Gabe, Gospel Collective, Héber Marques, Karyna Gomes, Laurin Talese, Matay, Mirza Lauchand, Nayr Faquirá, NBC, Orlanda Guilande, Raissa, Selma Uamusse, Soraia Morais and Vicente Augusto.

 

FOLHA DE SALA

 

Cast and Creative

Curators Ricardo José Lopes, Selma Uamusse and João Leandro (DJ Johnny Cool Train) Musical Director André Mendes The Band Bárbara Wahnon (vocalist), Melitsa Duarte (vocalist), Jeremias d’Alva Teixeira (vocalist), Sandro Félix (trumpeter), Eduardo Azevedo (saxophonist), André Pimenta (trombonist), Milton Gulli (guitar player and vocalist), André Mendes (keyboardist), Tiago Martins (bass and double bass player), Gonçalo Santos (drummer) Soloists Alex d’Alva Teixeira (vocalist), Amaura (vocalist), Anastácia Carvalho (vocalist), Djodje Almeida (vocalist), Gabe (vocalist), Gospel Collective (vocalists), Héber Marques (vocalist), Karyna Gomes (vocalist), Laurin Talese (vocalist), Matay (vocalist), Mirza Lauchand (vocalist), Nayr Faquirá (vocalist), NBC (vocalist), Orlanda Guilande (vocalist), Raissa (vocalist), Selma Uamusse (vocalist), Soraia Morais (vocalist) and Vicente Augusto (vocalist) Sound Engineer Hugo Santos Production CoolTrain, Ricardo José Lopes (executive direction), Maria Lopes (producer) United States Embassy Sujoya Roy (deputy public affairs officer and project coordinator), Ricardo Sequeira (public engagement coordinator), Diana Ezra (strategic content), Ingrid Sousa (social media), Alexandra Antunes (protocol), João Castro (protocol) Artwork Clara Pontes Copywriter Marta Hugon Photography Matilde Fieschi Video Tiago Inuit, Joana Marques, Luís Graciano Afonso, Manuel Loureiro, Simão Cardoso Livestreaming courtesy of bantumen.com

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