Mozambique: Mozal Arts and Culture Awards shine a spotlight on young creators
Mozambican musician Chico António will celebrate his 60th birthday and his 40-year career by performing at 6:00 p.m. tomorrow at the Mozambican Musicians’ Association [Associação de Músicos Moçambicanos] in Maputo, in a show promoted by the Mbira Cultural Centre.
The show will include unpublished songs as well as the ‘national anthems’ that characterise him as a truly great musician and composer. Among these are songs like ‘Baila Maria’, ‘Negra da Ilha’, ‘Cineta’ and “Abram Alas”.
Chico António was born on May 13, 1958, in Magude district, Maputo province. He was a member of Radio Moçambique’s light music ‘Grupo Instrumental n°1’ and of ‘Orquetra Marrabenta Star de Moçambique’.
António has toured England, Holland, Italy, France, Portugal, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Zimbabwe, Guinea Conakry and Cape Verde.
In 1990, he won the Radio France International ‘Prix Découvertes RFI’ and received a scholarship to study piano, orchestration and studio recording.
In April, Chico António received the Municipal Council of Maputo Career Prize in recognition of his services to Mozambican culture at national and international levels.
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