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ALINE FRAZÃO

* New Album *

“Hot African rhythms and jazz influences: Aline Frazão, the new and acclaimed Angolan

music sensation”. in Magazine Berlinda

“Aline Frazão was born and raised in Luanda, Angola. The young

Angolan singer and writer released her debut album “Clave Bantu”,

in December of 2011 with 11 original songs. It included collabora-

tions with two Angolan writers, José Eduardo Agualusa e Ondjaki.

“Movimento/Motion” is Aline Frazão’s second discographic work,

released in May 2013 (Ponto Zurca/ Coast to Coast).

Besides her compositions, the record also includes two poems by

angolan poets Carlos Ferreira “Cassé” and Alda Lara. Aline Frazão

signs the musical production of the album.

Her band is composed by Marco Pombinho (piano and rhodes),

Francesco Valente (bass and double bass) and Marco Alves

(drums and percussion). This CD also had the participation of two

cape verdian musicians: Miroca Paris (percussion) and Vaiss Dias

(small guitar and guitar).

Artist NoteThis record was really a motion, a chain joinning many talents and

friendships. Everyone gave their contribution. The work was inten-

sive, around the clock, interchaining emotions, fatigue and even

the climate of this grey spring.

“Movimento” encloses within a lot of life. One of this work mark’s

is that everything, songs and cover, was achieved with very few

takes. It was, almost, an analogical motion. In the studio, it was

never our goal to achieve a perfect sound, but a balance instead.

A simple truth. In composition, I tried not to work too much the

songs, but instead I let them ask me what they needed the next

day. I composed and worked on the songs thinking about the instru-

ments, but still, there were surprises. Improvisation allows it. In

that point, it was not a very premeditated album and it only was

finished during the mixing stage. I really trusted the talent of all the

people around me, their spontaneity, the unpredictable ideas and

the songs. They sustain everything.

The musicians did a really amazing job and the communication was

improved through the process. The songs breathe and the instru-

ments are heard. There’s a beautiful communication between the

bass and the piano, between the guitar and the percussion. Cape

Vert’s islands are also very present in these songs. Vaiss and Mi-

roca collaborations gave shape and continuation to my first trip to

Cape Vert last year.

Luanda is also present, and it is almost like an invisible character in

all songs. Most of them were written there. Maybe that’s the rea-

son why that they have that strong quality of observing, sometimes

alone and in silence, other times more participant and mixed.

On the other hand, I feel that this record leads to something

bigger, since I feel increasingly more supported. There’s a lot of

people that I identify myself with, people that inspire me, people

that interact with me almost invisibly. In Angola, I feel that there is

a new creative force, transversal to all of the arts, that somehow

have become organized. It has been gaining some space, saying

what it has to be said, letting go of the old endless conversations

and taking themselves to quick action and expression. The answer

is in the team effort. We want. We think. We feel. We do. That’s

what “Movimento” is all about.

Aline

Click here to see the latest video “Tanto”:http://vimeo.com/65723434

Link EPKhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBcyB0wif5E.

Oficial Websitehttp://www.alinefrazao.com/

Aline’s Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/oficialalinefrazao

PRODUCTION: Movimento Tour 2013

STYLE: World Music

COUNTRY: Angola / Portugal

MUSICIANS ON STAGE: 4

ENTOURAGE: 7 Pax

AVAILABILITY: All Year (under request)

TERRITORY Worldwide - General

Coordination of Booking and Tour

ALINE FRAZÃOAline Frazão is from Angola, but her music easily travels through Brazil and Cape Vert.

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