Bonga (Angola), Vurro (Spain) and Los Mirlos (Peru) will be present at the MED Festival, which takes place between 28 and 30 June, in Loulé. These three names come together at twelve already announced.
Bonga is the best known name to the Portuguese public and will bring to Loulé «the genuine sounds of the African continent». The Angolan musician «began his career as an athlete, but soon discovered his true vocation, music: With more than 40 years of career, 30 albums published and having influenced several generations of musicians, Bonga embodies the true essence of “Angolanity” », says the Chamber of Loulé.
“Mariquinha” or “Currumba” are some of the themes popularized by Bonga, who reached the top of his international career in the 1980s.
If Bonga is a constant presence on the national stage, Los Mirlos, founded in 1968, will make their absolute debut in Portugal at MED. Peruvians “are the creators of Amazonian cumbia, one of the many manifestations of Peruvian cumbia. The group, which has a long career, comes from the city of Moyobamba, in the department of San Martín, Peru, whose origins in the jungle earned them the nickname “Los Charapas de Oro”».
The Spaniard Vurro, on the other hand, “surrounds himself, on stage, with keyboards and wears an ox skull on his head, equipped, which gives him a knack for slamming drums on cymbals. Its sound is a kind of boogie, difficult to define twist. With a repertoire of original themes with a strong conceptual bovine influence, Vurro presents himself on stage with a contagious energy that is conducive to dementia dances», adds the MED Festival organizers.
Asian Dub Foundation (UK), Dub Inc (France), Morgane Ji (Reunion Island), La Pegatina (Spain), 47 Soul (Palestine), Gato Preto (Mozambique/Ghana/Portugal) and the Portuguese Miguel Araújo, Orelha Negra, Sara Tavares, Gaiteiros de Lisboa, Teresa Salgueiro and Melech Mechaya are the other well-known names that will act at MED 2018.
Tickets can be pre-ordered through the electronic ticket office.
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