With music by Caterina Dos Santos (Portugal) and the group Vigüela (Spain).
Rádio Kriola – Reflections on Portuguese Identity.
A musical journey from Portugal, Africa and Brazil from the Portuguese singer / songwriter Catarina Dos Santos.
Rádio Kriola is presented as a personal radio playlist with songs dedicated to the rhythms and music that inspired Catarina from a young age. Catarina’s birthplace Barreiro in Portugal was a cultural birthplace with a mix of Angolan, Cape Verdean, Brazilian and Portuguese music. Caterina sings about African traditions with texts that are a mix of Portuguese and Cape Verde Creole – a made-up language. Rádio Kriola is an uplifting album that celebrates the roots and branches of Portuguese music in all its facets.
CD. Rádio Kriola – Reflections on Portuguese Identity by Catarina Dos Santos. Label: Arc Music (July, 2018), code: EUCD2802. VIDEO
A Tiempo Real – A New Take on Spanish Tradition, from the Vigüela group.
Spanish traditional music by the Vigüela group from Castilla-La Mancha, the land of Don Quixote. They present music from different regions, as they have always been played. Vigüela plays the music in A Tiempo Real (In Real Time), using folk instruments and kitchen utensils. A Tiempo Real travels deep into the heart and soul of village life and reveals traditions, values and life stories. And in the Spanish folk tradition, music did not belong on stage, but in the streets of the village.
CD. A Tiempo Real – A New Take on Spanish Tradition – Vigüela. Label: Arc Music 2 CDs (August 2018), code: EUCD 2806. VIDEO