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It is the debut album by Maria João Fura, which will be presented on April 14 at the Teatro do Bairro in Lisbon and on the 19th of the same month at the Casa da Música in Oporto, with the support of SPA and GDA respectively.

With strong melodies woven by various states of soul, which develop in an ambience that travels between Bossa Nova, Soul, Pop-Electroacoustic, Cool Jazz and World Music, the disc mastered by António Pinheiro da Silva, is a matured personal project. The cantautora that accompanies the guitar also counted on the participation of several musicians of the current musical scene in the recording of this work.
In Lisbon and Porto, Maria João shares the stage with Rui Gonçalves on Trombone, Giovanni Barbieri on Keyboard, Miguel Menezes on Contrabass, André Mota on Drums.
The authenticity of Maria João Fura elicits recognition in the musical environment and was selected for the Zeca Afonso and Ary dos Santos awards in 2015 and 2017, with two songs that are now on this album, such as "I'll be happy by chance" and "Mais um gole" .
His concerts in Portugal and Brazil have had an excellent receptivity of the public, with the participation of renowned musicians such as Afonso Pais, Susana Travassos and Jorge Palma.

ABOUT MARIA JOÃO FURA

The music and the playing of instruments have been part of his life since childhood and adolescence. He attends the course of cello players at the Évora Vocational School, at the same time he studies Agricultural Engineering. In parallel, he studied classical guitar at the Regional Conservatory of Évora and participated in several projects.
She is a Music Education teacher and holds a degree in Musicology from the Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, where she graduates from the Musical Pedagogy.
He composes songs for the theater plays "Dentro de mim Acontece ..." by Mário Fedele and Tanixumá, from the Pilgrimage of Fernão Mendes Pinto, inserted in the celebrations of the 500th anniversary of his birth.
In 2012 he develops an intense work of composition at the level of lyric, music and arrangements, presenting the solo accompanied by his guitar or in quintet with musicians coming from varied musical currents.

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