World Music Day could not have received a better tribute; the Cante Alentejano took to the stage of São Luiz for a fantastic night where some of the best choral groups from Alentejo represented the Cante brilliantly.
The Cante Alentejano came to Lisbon, often forgotten and abandoned, giving the Lisbon Hall an unforgettable night. Alive through the older voices that continue to sing it, but also in the young voices that have discovered this wonderful way of singing.
The Cante celebrates, in 2024, a decade as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, this distinction has helped in the recognition not only of the way of singing but also of all the performers of the Cante.
This project that was present in Lisbon, Cantexto, an original project of Futurama – Cultural and Artistic Ecosystem of Baixo Alentejo, has invited contemporary Portuguese writers to compose new styles for the choral groups, updating their traditional repertoires.
Thus, not only have the lyrics and songs been renewed, but Cantexto guarantees the continuity of one of the most beautiful traditions of Alentejo and Portugal.
See here photos of Cantexto at São Luiz Teatro Municipal
GRUPOS E MODAS CANTADAS
- Cantadores do Desassossego (Beja)
Mais de Mil Coisas Eu Fiz
Lyrics/Music: Valério Romão/ António Doutor - Cantadores de Beringel (Beringel, Beja)
Em Mil Seiscentos e Vinte
Lyrics/Music: Richard Zimler/Ana Santos e Celina da Piedade - Grupo Coral Feminino “As Ceifeiras de Pias” (Pias, Serpa)
Planura Nua Vestida de Voz
Lyrics/Music: Regina Guimarães/Ana Santos e Celina da Piedade - Grupo Coral e Etnográfico da Academia Sénior de Serpa (Serpa)
O Estrangeiro
Lyrics/Music: Gonçalo M. Tavares/Armando Torrão - Grupo Coral da Mina de São Domingos (Mina de São Domingos, Mértola)
Moda das Flores nas Lapelas
Lyrics/Music: Afonso Cruz/Ana Santos e Celina da Piedade - Grupo Coral da Vidigueira (Vidigueira)
A Palavra foi Passando
Lyrics/Music: Marta Pais de Oliveira/Ana Santos e Celina da Piedade - Grupo Coral “Os Ganhões de Castro Verde” (Castro Verde)
Quando parte um de nós
Lyrics/Music: Tiago Rodrigues/Paulo Ribeiro - Grupo Coral Feminino e Etnográfico “As Ceifeiras de Entradas” (Entradas, Castro Verde)
Mulher de Vento
Lyrics/Music: Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida/Paulo Ribeiro
Technical Sheet
Artistic concept John Romão Cante Alentejano Groups Cantadores de Beringel, Cantadores do Desassossego, São Domingos Mine Choral Group, Vidigueira Choral Group, Senior Academy of Serpa Ethnographic and Choral Group, Women’s Choral Group “As Ceifeiras de Pias”, Choral Group “Os Ganhões de Castro Verde”, Women’s and Ethnographic Choral Group “As Ceifeiras de Entradas” Writers Afonso Cruz, Gonçalo M. Tavares, Marta Pais de Oliveira, Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida, Regina Guimarães, Richard Zimler, Tiago Rodrigues, Valério Romão Design of the Cantexto track Horácio Frutuoso Executive production Ana Ademar Administration Joana Portela Communication Manuela Costa, Laila Algaves Nuñez Supports Portuguese Republic – Culture / Directorate-General for Arts, Millennium BCP Foundation Support for presentation Alentejo Tourism, Municipal Chamber of Beja, Municipal Chamber of Castro Verde, Municipal Chamber of Mértola, Municipal Chamber of Serpa, Municipal Chamber of Vidigueira
Editor’s note
A fantastic concert like this deserved someone with quality doing the lights; the lighting presented was of very poor quality. I always wonder whether the lighting technician does not like the music, the artist, or simply the work they do, or if they consider themselves a genius of lighting and decide to “invent” without respecting the participants, the audience, and the press, forgetting the most basic rule of lighting: to see the artists and the show.
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