CARLA PIRES

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CARLA PIRES (Vocals)
Luis Guerreiro (Portuguese guitar)
Tó Neto (Classical guitar)
Vasco Sousa (Acoustic bass/doublebass)

country:
Portugal
region or city:
Lisboa
style(s):
Fado Acoustic
label:
Ocarina
type:
Composer/Songwriter
gender:
female
instrumentation:
instrumental, vocal
artist submitted by:
Ocarina

Carla Pires is one of the finest fado singers of her generation. Her concerts has been very successful due to her beautiful voice, a program with a careful selection of fados and also because she is backed by a brilliant trio of musicians.
Carla Pires started her singing career in 1993. She recorded several soundtracks for TV shows and has also played roles as an actress.
In 2002 she was invited to participate in the biggest musical ever produced in Portugal "AMALIA", in which she performed the role of Amalia Rodrigues at a young age.
In 2002, Carla Pires recorded 12 hits of Amalia Rodrigues in the CD "O Fado em Concerto", having been backed by a classical string quartet.
In 2005, Carla Pires released "Ilha do meu fado" edited by OCARINA label. Several tracks of this CD were licensed for collections in Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Korea.
The new album "Rota das Paixoes" will be released in September 2011.

Lineup: Carla Pires (vocals) | Luis Guerreiro (Portuguese guitar) | Antonio Neto (classical guitar)|
| Vasco Sousa (acoustic bass/double bass)

Concerts & tours:
Greece, Japan, England, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Belgium, Holland, Algeria, Austria, Switzerland, Germany and France:
Theatres: Gent Opera House-BE(2 concerts) | Teatro Leal e Teatro Circo de Marte (Canarias)
Oharu Auditorium (World Exhibition-Japan 2005) | Soedra Teatern + Kulturhuset (Stockholm) |Lund Teatern | Theatre de Verdure (Algiers) | Auditorio de Palma de Maiorca-SP |Concertgbow(Amesterdam) | Rasa (Utrech) | Abaye de Sylvanes-FR Theatre Maison du Peuple(Millau-FR)
Festivals: Atlantic Waves (Londres) |Festa do Avante (2004/2005/2006/2009)| Bidassoa Folk Festival(Irun-SP) | Festival Internacional Casa de Mateus| Festival de Fado (Zamora-FR) | Sete Sois Sete Luas/Frontignan-FR) | Eskisehier Festival(Turquia)| Festival Convivencia(Toulouse)| Festival Nuits d'Ete(Aix-en-Provence) | Festival Vox Musica(Poitiers) Festival des Musiques de l'Ame(Toulouse) | Jeudis Musicaux des Eglises Romanes(Royan) | Festival U Settembrinu di Tavagna(Corsega) | Flanders International Festival (Gent) | Friburg International Guitar Festival (Switzerland) | Flensburg Festival(Germany) | Festival MoZ'aique (Le Havre-FR) | Festival Cote Cour (Aix-en-Provence-FR)
Tours: France [saint-palais-sur-mer | tonnay-boutonne| la couarde (ile de re) | marennes | st savinien | saint pierre d'oleron | st georges de didonne | fouras | le musicaire-calais]
Sweden: Avesta|Malmoe|Kristianstad|Uppsala|Gloete| As |Oestersund

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