The countdown to the edition of “0” – the third album by Nástio Mosquito – continues, after the release of ACT VI, where we feel – elevating the production and writing of Nástio Mosquito, NDU, and Anders Filipsen – the creative fire of the lungs and the sax of João Cabrita, and the always subtle and indispensable voices of Patrícias.
Now comes ACT V, where the feeling is, this time, of a constant deconstruction of intentions and capabilities, where winds and strings struggle to reach a destination never declared… “It’s not fear anymore… . still”, declares Nástio Mosquito, before the sonic start of the theme. Is “Still” from “Still” or “Still”? Doubt hangs in the air and only listeners will be able to form an opinion.
“0” will be the third and most recent step in Nástio Mosquito’s incessant quest to build tools for human self-recognition, which can be defined as an authentic journey towards the joy of reinvention. “0” will thus close the “Empowerment of a Generation” trilogy, begun in 2014 with “Se Eu Fosse Angolano”, which the second part, “Gatuno Eimigrante e Pai de Família”, continued in 2016.
The target of this project by Nástio Mosquito are all citizens who are part of “modern societies” on planet Earth, especially those who live in communities that seek to reinvent themselves, after decades of internal individual conflict or collective civil blindness. It proposes a gesture, an act of consideration for human dignity.
This proposal leads to a listening experience rooted in the commitment and ambition of a more beautiful present. A gift, assumed in the direction of clarity, in favor of our decisions; individual and collective.
Nástio Mosquito is an artist who has been developing multimedia work, through performances, videos, music and poetry, and who demonstrates an intense commitment to the open potential of language. At the risk of being mistakenly interpreted as a kind of world-weariness, his art is simply the expression of an urgent desire to engage with reality at its most diverse levels.
