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| Location: | Lisboa, Sintra |
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| Last Login: | Jun 28, 2008 (520 days back) |
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| "VOHA Project" New Clip Presentation Video by A. J. Lopes Andreia João Viana Lopes was born in Sintra, Portugal, on November 4th, 1978. She completed the Social/Cultural Entertainment course, where she had her first acting experience, with the Drama professors Maria Joao Fontainhas and Joao de Mello Alvim, director of the Theater Company in Sintra. In 2002, she took vocal technique lessons with Maria do Rosario Coelho. Currently she is learning piano and voice technique with Francisco d' Orey. VOHA 2008 Andreia's soul and heart are hands tight with VOHA project! In 2007, Andreia started working with the musician/composer Lúcio Vieira, from Cape Verde, and the great producer, sound engeneer / composer / guitar player LuÃs Vicente Pereira. VOHAhas some portuguese lyrics writen by Andreia, and melodies too. A result of many influences, along with several artists colaborations, such as Cáu Paris, gathering acoustic, etnic and electronic sounds. At the moment VOHA is recording its first CD, to be launched this year. A CORDA 2007 myspace.com/quartetoacorda Currently, she is also singing Portuguese Fado and other "Lusofonias", with A Corda, performing for private groups, in historic and fantastic places of Sintra, such as the Royal Sintra Palace, Sintra National Pena Palace, Caffé Paris, etc. A Corda offers the sound double bass, flamenco guitar, classic guitar, voice, and other guests. ZURAWSKI ENSEMBLE 2006 myspace.com/zurawskiensemble Andreia was the first singer of Zurawski Ensemble, a modern chamber music quintet, which mixes Portuguese music (Fado, contemporary and traditional music), Erudite Music, Pop universe, Brazilian Music. At the moment Zurawski Ensemble is recording its first CD, with the new great singer Catarina Moura. The unique portuguese lyricist Tiago Torres da Silva, is also working for such beauty. ATLANTIC VOICES FESTIVAL 2007 www.adcfaial.org Last August, Andreia represented the Azores in the Atlantic Voices Festival 2007 at Madeira. The song "Fragrâncias", written by Carlos Massa, born in Azores, finished the competition in first place, and also received the awards for best poem and best music. Ten songs were competing, from Continental Portugal, Azores Islands, Canary Islands and Madeira Islands. The festival counted with the winner from the previous year, Ricardo Soler. SERENATA EM CENA 2002/2006 www.myspace.com/pedromorenos In 2000, by the age of twenty one, she started to sing professionally with a Portuguese-Brazilian vocal quartet Serenata em Cena, conducted by Pedro Moreno . Their repertoire started with romantic music such as New Bossa, and Chorinho. Seven years later she was invited to be the female singer of a new project Serenarte for the media release promotion (live serenatas at Portuguese tv stations - RTP, SIC, SIC Mulher, TVI - and radio stations - ANTENA3, RCP, RR. AMIGOS DO PEITO 2006 www.espectaculoamigosdopeito.blogspot.com Amigos do Peito, is a concert for all ages, produced by Helena Percheiro, with musical arrangements by Paula Oliveira. In January of 2006, the invitation to dress the roll of a singing doll arrives, thus conciliated the two areas: Singing and Acting. One multimedia concert, mixing videoclips, drawings and enclosing several musical genres like: rock, jazz, reagge, hip-hop and tango. The show wants to awake specialy children solidarity spirit, for such, music represents the diversity and the tolerance. EDUARDO LOPES - NEW SHARISH PROJECT 2004 2004, the chance of singing solo, with Eduardo Lopes & New Sharish Project , a percussion group from Évora. In the repertoire we find blemishes of popular Celtic Music, African, Drum' n' Bass, Pop-Rock, Jazz and Erudite Contemporary Music. Some presentations happened in Festivals like Monsaraz Festival Open Museum 2004, Évora University 2005, Alter do Chão 2005, Samora Correia 2005, Redondo 2006, etc. |
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Music:Member Since: 8/8/2006Band Website: andreiajoaolopes.blogspot.com Band Members: Different projects, different musicians, composers, performers and technicians, all wonderful people. Without you I am nothing... Debtor to all... A Corda Jorge Pitacas (classic guitar) Paulo Croft (flamenco guitar) Francisco Brito (double bass) Hugo FontaÃnhas (percussion) VOHA LuÃs Vicente Pereira (composer, sound engineer, producer) Lúcio Vieira (composer, piano, bass) Kau Paris (drumms, vox) Amigos do Peito Sergio Zurawski (electric guitars and vox) Marco Pombinho (piano) Duda Godolfrim (battery) Felipe Andrade (bass and vocal) Maria Joao Castanheira (sound engineer) Pato (lights engineer) Helena Percheiro (producer) Zurawski Ensemble Sergio Zurawski (composer, classic/electric guitars) Caze Costa (cello) Manuel Luis Cochofel (flute) Paulo Croft (classic guitar) Serenata em Cena Pedro Moreno (baritono, guitar and musical conductor) Acacia Dourado (contralto) Samuel Matias (tenor) Castora (percussion) Joao Soares (gritar) Gabriel Godoy (seven cords guitar) Netinho (cavaquinho) New Sharish Project Eduardo Lopes (battery, percussion and musical conductor) Aldovino Munguambe (marimba, and percussion) Nuno Moises (latin percussion) Vasco Ramalho (vibrafone) Pedro Rangel (sound technician, samples programming) Influences: All Lusofonia and World Music From the born country, Portugal, Love for Jose Afonso, Carlos Paredes and Fernando Lopes-Graça. The huge contemporary voices of Maria Joao and Dulce Pontes Fado with Amalia Rodrigues Argentina Santos Carlos do Carmo Camané Mariza The great dark continent Africa brings, Cesaria Evora Sara Tavares Tito Paris Jon Luz Tcheka Lura Sade Adu Richard Bona Oumou Sangare Salif Keïta Youssou N'dour Zap Mama... Brazil forever with, Elis Regina Ney Matogrosso A. C. Jobim Baden Powell Hermeto Pascal Ivan Lins Chico Buarque Milton Nascimento Zizi Possi Lenine Also "chorinho" with Chiquinha Gonzaga Pixinguinha Zequinha de Abreu Ernesto Nazareth LisbonSongwriters and artists from all over the world, Paco de Lucia, Kepa Junkera and Luis Pastor (Spain) Lhasa de Sela (Mexico) Violeta Parra (Chile) Astor Piazzola (Argentina) Pablo Milanes, all members of Buena Vista Social Club, Compai Secundo (Cuba) Natacha Atlas (Egypt) Bjork (Iceland) Sting (England) Ravi Shankar (India) Janis Joplin, Billie Holiday, Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, Ursula Rucker (US)...... Also Poetry and Literature... Word's power. José Saramago Fernando Pessoa Mário Cesariny José Gomes Ferreira Herman Hess Florbela Espanca ... Teather and Cinema... Image and Body language.. Sounds Like: "Memórias de Branca Dias" "Branca Dias Memoirs" Theater Scene proposel... Author: Miguel Real Drama Adaptation and Stage/Encenação: Filomena Oliveira Actress: Rosário Gonzaga Sound Organic and Original Music: David Martins Vocals: Andreia João Lopes Video: AnaF Record Label: none Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Acoustic / Fusion / Electronica) |
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| Download Zurawski Ensemble music at:www.freewebtown.com/zurawski/relicare.htm More about me at:andreiajoaolopes.blogspot.com zurawskiensemble.blogspot.com ... Posted by Andreia João Lopes on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:20:00 PST |
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A Corda, Paulo Croft, Francisco d'Orey, Vicente Pereira, Jose Afonso, Amalia Rodrigues, Carlos Paredes, Fernando Lopes Graça, Kumpania Algazarra 1º álbum à venda!, Peace Revolution, Pecado Original, In Dubis Causa, Julio Pereira, Couple Coffee, Pedro Joia, Rão Kyao, Cesaria Evora, Tito Paris, Nancy Vieira, Sara Tavares, TERRAKOTA, Ondajazz, LucÃa Echagüe, Zé Maria (ZM.), tiago, Zurawski Ensemble, Pedro Moreno, NAKED TRAVELLER, Mariza, Vasco Duarte Abranches, DONNA MARIA, Melech Mechaya, Mor Karbasi, Susana Baca, Indialucia, Anisha Cay, Souad Massi, DEYA DOVA, Lhasa de Sela, Claudia, MAYR, Moonlight, The Muse, Dominious, eran madmon, Stratosfear, FANS CLUB LUCIANO SOMMA, Sens of Luna, Conjunto Contrabando, STOP VIOLENCE, SteelVelvet (no Templo a preparar novas Poções...), Without Touch 2.0, The Shortcuts, kah-fee, Teen Spirits, Quico Serrano, Nanda Re, Sara Rodrigues, MP, Sol Skugga, Zack, PasionTango, nikos paraoulakis, www.GRITA.pt.vu FANZINE # 4 (nov@), Spirit Enumedy, Mahabashi, EvaNovak, Silent Local, Biodub, El Mastaba per la musica popolare egiziana, System Zion, Enzo Criscuolo, Balancé, Pat Holley, jess murray, Lysdal, Atma, VIOLEIRO PAULO MOURÃO, iNesii, MusiKreativ.com, João da Ilha
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