A Lusitanian Evening

On the 25th of January of 2013, I prepared a little soirée at my house at the time, where I interpreted a selection of songs of Lusitanian influence - Portuguese / Brazilian and African. I chose songs from famous Portuguese language songwriters/poets/musicians like José Afonso, José Mário Branco, Sérgio Godinho, Vitorino, João Gilberto, Vinicius de Moraes, Chico Buarque, Cesária Évora, some fado, and others. I was accompanied by the lovely Ezgi Demren on the flute, and Cláudio Costa on the percussion - and although there isn’t much footage of the event, it was indeed a memorable night, where I got to explore my roots and traditions, and the beauty of sung Portuguese poetry.