U.S. Embassy in Mozambique recruits business delegations for Trade Shows in the United States
Flavia Coelho live @ CCFM!
Flavia Coelho is a Brazilian singer who has travelled many of the world’s roads. From Rio de Janeiro’s Favela ‘morros’ to the storied streets of Paris, this nomad feels at home wherever she’s made welcome. Her current refuge and home-from-home is a cosy retreat where she can transform, chrysalis-like, to emerge with a fully-formed new album, her third: Sonho Real.
Flavia started with just a guitar and her life experiences: her friends, lovers, encounters, disappointments, joys, hope and laughter. She didn’t wait for the beauty of the world to come to her but found it inside her own dreams and made it real.
Sonho Real glows with the colours of the butterfly. There are hints of forro and ragga, frenzied ska rhythms and a dub nonchalance. The 14 tracks on the album stand alone as individual statements but work in sequence and flow as one. Brass section, guitars, keyboards, percussion, drums, bass and accordion blend into a consistent whole enhanced by the subtle mixing skills of Victor-Attila who provides a modern gloss with a vintage feel, all the while showcasing Flavia’s voice and harmonies: sensual, joyous with the innocence of childhood.
And yet Flavia’s lyrics contain the complex sadness of saudade. Saudade. Untranslatable. Neither sad nor happy – this sums up Flavia’s whole approach. Too subtle to be easily classified - she is a woman of many faces, a sweet amalgam. And when the world can no longer contain her, Flavia invents a new one.
As guests she will be performing with: Regina dos Santos, Onésia Muholove, Ras Skunk, (Mozambique) and Noma Nyiki (South Africa).
DJ: Dub Rui
Date and Time: Friday, December 14 2018 at 20h30
Entrance: 500 MZN and 400 MZN (for cultural club members and children upto 12 years old). Tickets will be available on the day of the event from 10h00 am
Address: Centro Cultural Franco Moçambicano (CCFM), Av. Samora Machel no. 468, Maputo
Leave a Reply
Be the First to Comment!
You must be logged in to post a comment.
You must be logged in to post a comment.