- country:Portugal
- region:Lisboa
- style(s):Flamenco, World Fusion
- label:not signed
- type:Solo, Trio
- gender:male
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal, percussion, unplugged, guitar
- artist posted by:Ferreira, Manel
Line up
- Carlos Garrote (Doublebass)
- Iúri Oliveira (Percussion)
- Manel Ferreira (7 String Classical Guitar; Vocals)
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Although born and raised in Portugal, guitarist Manel Ferreira mixes musical styles as diverse as the places he has traveled- with his backpack and 7 string guitar by his side, he’s gone from the jungles of Guatemala to the steep peaks of the Himalayas. He stores his memories in musical format - in instrumental pieces, where he mixes Flamenco, Fado and Latin American influences, that he cultivated from references like Yamandu Costa and Vicente Amigo, with Classical and Jazz nuances, or in melancholic and intimate songs that immediately send us to the place where they were created.
When at home, he’s walking a path just as exciting - he was one of the winners of the prestigious ‘European Guitar Award 2021’ and has played all over the world, from South Africa to Russia to all over Europe, both solo and with some of Portugal’s finest artists, including Fado/Pop star Ana Moura, with whom he currently plays.
He has just released his second album 'Vento Ibérico’, where he showcases some of his newest compositions, with a more ‘Iberian’ feel, and a couple of eclectic arrangements of songs by two artists that have influenced him, Carlos do Carmo and Sérgio Godinho.
Both in this new album and on live performances, Manel now showcases his virtuous skills in two formats - solo or in trio, with double bass and percussion next to him.