CARLA PIRES

Line up

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

• country:
  Portugal
• region:
  Lisboa
• style(s):
  Fado Acoustic
• label:
  Ocarina
• gender:
  female
• instrumentation:
  vocal
• artist submitted by:
  Ocarina / MUSICA PT

Carla Pires is one of the finest fado singers of her generation. Her concerts has been very sucessful due to her beautiful voice, a sensual presence on stage, a carefully 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 released the CD "O Fado em Concerto". In this CD she sings 12 hits of Amalia 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 . A new album will be released in March 2010.

MAIN CONCERTS:
PORTUGAL- Lisbon, Almada, Porto, V.Nova Gaia, Coimbra, Cascais, Seixal(Festa do Avante), Azambuja, Vila Real, Faro, Lagoa, Beja, Evora; FRANCE - Sylvanes, Toulouse, Aix-en-Provence, Rouillac, Rennes, Maurepas, Saint-Palais-S/Mer, Tonnay Boutonne, La Couarde (Ile de Re), Marennes, St Savinien, Saint Pierre d'Oleron, St Georges de Didonne, Fouras, Calais, Melle, Larcay, Frontignan;SPAIN - Zamora, Salamanca, Irun , Palma de Mallorca, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Tenerife, Murcia, Santander ;GREECE-Thessalonik, Athens (7 concerts); SWEDEN - Stockholm, Lund (4 concerts) ;NORWAY- Ulsteinvik (3 concerts); THE NETHERLANDS - Amsterdam, Utrecht; BELGIUM - Herzele, Sint Truiden; JAPAN Aichi-Expo 2005 (2 concerts); AUSTRIA - Bludenz, Vienna; SWITZERLAND Geneva;ITALY Suzzara; ALGERIA- Algiers; TURKEY Eskisehir; UK - London


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