DANCAS OCULTAS & MARIA JOAO TOUR OFFER 2013/14

DANÇAS OCULTAS

Four magic accordions from the edge of Europe

"You walk into the darkened main concert hall and suddenly, all that falls away, there are four men on stage, and they are creating a space where you can relax, breath and luxuriate in beautiful sounds." Michal Shapiro on The Huffington Post, 2010

"This Portuguese band (Dancas Ocultas) truly isn’t something that should remain hidden. Their music is completely instrumental and includes four accordions as well as additional other music instruments. They let glowing sounds sparkle out of their accordions like vibrating waves of energy." InsideWorldMusic, USA, February 2010

 „Inventive and creative instrumental music by one of Europe’s best art music ensembles. Highly recommended!“ CD Roots 2007

Danças Ocultas" are four young accordionsts from Agueda near Porto who are among the most innovative and most exciting representatives of contemporary Portuguese music. For some years now they have been rising on the international music scene – with an apparently very simple concept: quiet, lyrical, more or less traditional, with only four diatonic accordions. The quartet’s name has nothing to do with esoteric worlds but means that Dancas Ocultas play music for dances that still have to be invented.  “Impressionistic Folk” is maybe the best label for this timeless art music: minimalist, profound sound paintings full of unexpected turns and noble melancholy. Very special music – impossible to escape its magnetism.

One of the first supporters of Dancas Ocultas was Gabriel Gomes, the accordionist  of Portugal’s most famous world music band Madredeus. He motivated them to explore  their own sound worlds. Their collaboration with choreographer Paul Ribeiro, regular appearances at international festivals and a highly acclaimed showcase at Womex 2010 have brought them international recognition far beyond the Portuguese borders. 

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Contact: CultureWorks, Vienna (Austria) Sabina Schebrak, tel +43-1-522352210, mob +43-664-5132367, sabina@cultureworks.at, www.cultureworks.at