Zeca Afonso's connections to the Algarve, where he lived and worked, are the motto for the concert “O Sul de José Afonso”, by João Afonso, nephew of the singer, and Luís Galrito, accompanied by the collective “Barco do Diabo”. takes place this Saturday, February 16, at 21 pm, at the Teatro Municipal de Portimão (TEMPO).
In a special edition of the program “Choque Frontal ao vivo”, promoted by Alvor FM, the show takes place in the year that celebrates 90 years after the birth of José Afonso, and evokes his profession as a teacher, in Lagos and in Faro in the 60s, his places of socializing and musical inspiration, the memories of the clandestine concerts he held in the region, the stories told about him, the songs and lyrics he produced about or inspired by the Algarve.
He also evokes the period in which he shared with figures from the region such as Luíza Neto, António Barahona Pité and António Ramos Rosa, his connection to the sea, to the Ria Formosa, where he fished and took long walks with the circle of friends on the mythical 'Barco do Diabo' ', and his connection to Olhão, where he met his second wife, Zélia, a native of Fuseta.
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«This is an interdisciplinary proposal (music, video and poetry) that reinvents the work of the inspiring wanderer who marked several generations of musicians and audiences, reconstructing an affective, symbolic and musical geography of José Afonso's path in the region, making it known lesser known and curious aspects of that strong connection that so influenced his life and work, and presenting new clothes for his songs», explains the show's promoters.
In addition to musicians Luís Galrito, from Fronteira living in Loulé, and singer and musician João Afonso, nephew of José Afonso living in Lisbon, the group Barco do Diabo also includes musicians Rogério Pires, on guitar, and Paulo Pires, on guitar accordion, Sónia Pereira, reading texts (who, for health reasons, will not be able to attend and will be replaced by a representative of Alvor FM), and João Espada, responsible for production and audiovisuals.
The concert lasts 90 minutes and tickets, which cost five euros, are at online sale at tempo.bol.pt, at the TEMPO ticket office, which is open from Tuesday to Saturday between 13:00 pm and 17:30 pm and on the nights of the show until the start of the show, and also in the usual places that adhere to BOL, namely FNAC, Worten, CTT, Youth Hostels, El Corte English, Stores Note! and Serveasy Network.
More information on www.teatromunicipaldeportimao.pt or through the TEMPO ticket office contacts: 282 402 475 / 961 579 917
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