The Virgin Suta appeared way back in 2009 in the Alentejo , specifically in Beja , birthplace of two boys , Nuno and Jorge , cute and inspired that they decided from an early age to be musicians. And by god they were, and it is with this contagious and relaxation joy they sing and enchant in the lost lands of all Portugal .
You appear in 2009 and released a new album in 2013 how it has been this route ?
Jorge Benvinda : It's been a tough journey , with a lot of struggle , but very enjoyable . These two albums and five years that have passed forced us to be more musicians in the end. We had to learn to rebound, with a whole lot of mixed things and experience . During this journey we had digs in small concerts halls and also very large ones. This year we were in "living seas" to open the festival on the main stage , i.e. , this whole journey has been exciting and good.
Nuno Figueiredo : It started with a lot of desire and without much knowing. Now we are acquiring knowledge and learn over time, increasingly we know more , we also have a lot to learn , but we are more confident and that allows us to experience other things even before we ventured to do it.
You think that your huge success with the public is because of some of your songs were part of soundtrack of soaps and recently you won the Golden Globe .
NF : I do not think soap operas have influenced so much , I believe that helped to promote the music , but I have the idea that our success is due to our contact with the public, we were giving concerts . We've done over 200 since we started with the first record, and it allowed us to be in front of many people and every time we have more public. I believe that is a growing snow ball and I also that people like , they tell others and spread the news . We have grown more out there than properly by disclosure , although that helps , but I do not believe that was what catapulted us.
JB : Everything counts . The show in up here and there, the truth is that we have to convince developers like it or not , if they're not convinced that we attract people , or a concert that creates satisfaction , they do not bet on us. Who does founds in virgin suta a bit of party fun and a good laugh , but there is also always a keen eye to what is happening in society , we are citizens of our Portugal , and we are attentive and do a lot of strength in this side. The music pleases us who do it as the people who like us and go to concerts and promoting us, we can spread our music, our songs and see how people react . This is very important .
In your songs, the virgin suta , address the everyday life, but also there is a degree of social concern , it has always happened from the beginning ?
NF : We are like all other people , are aware of all the realities and have the advantage of what we do to overcome our point of view . And could not stop doing so. The songs are about what is beautiful , but we could not pass beside things that touch us even unintentionally , whether in our lives or in those around us and is part of what we're doing as composers . Therefore , all the influence must disclose in the lyrics.
JB : One important thing is that we have to be able to laugh at our sorrows , our misfortunes and problems and this is what happens easily . Our concerns are ultimately those of others and the world . Maybe we talk about us, but in general we have instilled things we feel and there is some affinity undoubtedly there . We , nor anyone else , cannot lose our spirit of that ability to mock , to be more sharpen and worthy to turn back the woes .
As young musicians you began career through new social networks that catapulted you to a greater audience.
JB : Interestingly no . Our route starts 15 years ago working with a producer and try to launch a record when no one else cared . We meet Helder Gonçalves and Manuela Azevedo in a festival in Gaia and they were very interested in our work . From there we started to build a relationship with Helder, from Beja we send songs to the North , making trips to Povoa and developed a close relationship in musical terms , to trust , to direct, to advise on the music. At a stage when we were tired and put to the question of giving up everything , he insisted to calm down and said: come on I will work your first album without much pretension and he did the pre-production . Then we could direct us to two music record labels, choose the " universal music " and that was it and it was from here on. Only after releasing the album we began to appear, was a lot of work of production and contact with people at concerts .
But the country treats well the young musicians like you, or not really ?
JB : If we are cuddly the country treats us well . ( laughs ) The country is wonderful , but this miserable and penniless .
But this is now . But as a whole?
JB : As a whole? If you want to know , I do concerts for many years and there are still many people who prefer to buy a pack of cigarettes than a ticket to a concert , or even for culture , or whatever . But right now we can not complain about people treat us with love in our concerts , turn to us , and look at us with love .
Are already preparing a new work ?
JB : We're both still and did not start to mix the songs , but the objective is to launch it by the end of the year , but if we cannot prefer the first quarter of next year .
So this new musical project which will add in the remaining discographical work ?
JB : We do not know .
NF : A person grows and as with everything in life has to make sense of what is being done every day, it's almost like asking me : you are alive today , what did you do yesterday? We always believed that we are adding , we grow , we live more things in the world and always differently. I think we add this, our perspective of the world and perhaps it can stay the same , or is yet another look , another view of our reality , because everything else remains the same . We are exactly the same as we were as persons , except that we have more days of life , more experience and wisdom .
JB : The third album will only be conceptualized in the end because we are two , two heads and not all days are the same way , we breathe daily and make music in our everyday life, we have something more diverse , it is our way of composing . This interests us . After we look at it , add , or took songs and then started to taper all the work as we have ever done so. The record name , alignment , the perception that arise surprises along the way , like " Here's to you", only until the very end . We are doing what we want and then see which way it goes.
