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Update on Chips and Salsa – First Official Release to be out in 2013!
And through the wonders of the internet, while I sit at home in Porto writing new songs, Dr. Chips is in his secret lab in his new home in Los Angeles adding some magic to them. We’re working on our first official release to be out in 2013 (an EP with 6 new songs). And we’ll…
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Next Tour Dates (Portugal)
06/12 – Centro Cultural de Chaves 07/12 – Bar CTE – Cine Teatro de Estarreja 19/01/2013 – CC @ Centro Cultural Vila Flor – Guimarães … Full 2012 list on TOUR DATES
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Next Tour Dates (Portugal)
06/12 – Centro Cultural de Chaves 07/12 – Bar CTE – Cine Teatro de Estarreja 19/01/2013 – CC @ Centro Cultural Vila Flor – Guimarães … Full 2012 list on TOUR DATES
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Canal 180 is a Portuguese TV cable channel. They invited Rita Braga and Batida to record some videos in an old factory, along with some 50 preschool children with balloons and plastic ukuleles… While the videos are being edited, there is an article here about this event. This was the first of many showcases to be…
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Bernardo Devlin’s “Sic Transit”
And who is Bernardo Devlin? In two lines and without much explanation, to me he is one of the most original singer and songwriters to ever come out of Portugal, and yet remains quite undiscovered. Active since the mid 80’s in many projects before going on a solo career, Sic Transit is his 5th solo…
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artist residence in Pitões das Júnias
A group of artists from Porto are going to have a one week residence in Pitões das Júnias, Portugal’s oldest village, located in Serra do Gerês. The programme features a series of concerts, movies, workshops and performances, including a concert by Rita Braga (with Frankão, on extra vocals and percussion) and the production of…
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CD is sold out!
The 500 copies of “Cherries That Went To The Police” that I had in Portugal since it was released 1 year ago are now sold out after the Brazilian tour! Thanks to everyone who has supported my music by buying this cd. I have another stock of cds in California waiting to be distributed so…
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Beirut Comics Festival
I was invited by the Italian NGO “COSV” to take part of the 5th Beirut Comics Festival, as one of the international artists and to perform a concert at the opening. For the exhibition, I brought my drawings as well as comics done by my grandfather Ruy Braga in the 1930’s and by my greatgrandfather…
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Brazilian tour! and a new band is born
First, an interview by Trama Virtual about the first tour in Brazil. Below is a clip from the first show in São Paulo at Casa do Mancha! With a brand new Brazilian band, featuring Leonel Mancha on drums, Diogo Valentino (Supercordas) on the bass guitar, Bernard Simon (Some Community) on the electric guitar and Gustavo…
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August Updates
In the first week of August, I followed Nick Castro & The Silver Phial (LA) on their first Portuguese tour, joining them on stage as a guest musician in Ourense (Spain), Porto, Lisbon and Montijo. Thanks again to Nick Castro, Christof Certik, Cheryl Lynn Caddick and Patrick Ryan Cleary for bringing me along! Prior to this tour, they were…
Super Braguita
bird songs and tutti frutti twilight zone
Super Braguita 