Mandrágora "Escarpa"
Portuguese urban folk music - Heptatrad
Hepta004CD
2008
Galardoado por: PT - Sopa de Pedra - Atribuido ao melhor disco de música trad./folk de 2008
EN - A Trompa - Melhor album de World Music 2008.
Awarded by:
PT - Sopa de Pedra - Awarded to the best Portuguese trad./folk album of 2008
EN - A Trompa - Best album of World Music 2008.
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Mandrágora "Mandrágora"
Portuguese urban folk music
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2005
PT - Galardoado com: Prémio Carlos Paredes 2006 - Atribuído anualmente ao melhor disco português de música instrumental não erudita.
EN - Awarded with: Carlos Paredes 2006 award - Awarded annually to the best Portuguese instrumental music.
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PRESS:
ES - “¡Cuántas alegrías nos está dando la música portuguesa últimamente!
Podríamos intentar describirlos, describir cómo suenan a inspiración en el folk de su país, pero con una actitud progresiva, como hermanan con naturalidad saxofón y zanfona, como tras unas notas introspectivas del buzuki explota un arrebato
envolvente que no deja respiro”!" Mapamundi
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PT- " «Escarpa», dos Mandrágora, eleva este grupo portuense ao patamar dos grandes grupos folk europeus da actualidade. E é justo que eles lá estejam!" Antonio Pires | Raizes e Antenas Blog
EN - "«Escarpa», by Mandrágora, elevates the group and brings them closer to the great European folk groups of today. And it is fair that they are there! " Antonio Pires | Raizes e Antenas Blog
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PT - "Um dos grandes albuns do ano de um dos grandes projectos portugueses da actualidade." João Torgal - Artesanato Sonoro
EN - "One of the great albums of the year, one of Portugal's current major projects." João Torgal - Artesanato Sonoro
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PT - "...uma visita guiada a uma “Escarpa” que os coloca muito acima daquilo que se chama muito simplesmente de música tradicional portuguesa." Luis Rei - Cronicas da Terra
... EN . "... a tour to "Escarpa" that raises the band far above what is simply called the traditional Portuguese music." Luis Rei - Cronicas da Terra
Mandrágora is a name of a plant that possesses fertilizing and aphrodisiac virtues, a medicinal root whose fruit, identical to a small apple, exhales a strong and fetid odour. The root of the plant has the form of a human being and in the popular belief, the mandrágora cries out as people when it is pulled out of the land.
Mandrágora is also the name of young band of OPorto, that distinguish themselves for the creativity of their original compositions, evoking the Portuguese musical tradition, and exploring the meeting with other cultures and still revealing a great diversity of influences of modern music.
The first meeting between Filipa Santos, Ricardo Lopes and Pedro Viana was in 1999.
In 2000 the trio formed Mandrágora with the recording of 3 musics that winned the 2nd place in "Prémios Maqueta" (folk category), followed by the live debut of the band in the 1st Intercéltic Festival of Sendim now with Luis Martinho and Nuno Silva as part of the band.
In the following years the band preformed with different formations throughout Portugal and abroad. It was also chosen to represent Portugal at 2nd European Meeting of Young Traditional Musicians (Eurofolk 2002, Parthenay - France).
The CD "Mandrágora" was released in 2005 and was well received by the press and online community, winning also the "Carlos Paredes 2006" award, awarded annually to the best Portuguese instrumental music.
After Sergio Callisto and later on John Serrador were invited to join the band, the quintet begun to work in its 2nd album of originals.
The group made a musical in residence Langonnet (France) with the musical direction of Jacky Molard, which followed a tour in the region of Brittany with the musical guests Simone Alves on vocals and Guilhaume Le Guernne in Tenor saxofone and clarinet.
The 2nd album "Escarpa" was released in May 2008 and once again receive the critical praise. The nacional musical guests are: Helena Silva on vocals and Francisco Madeira on vocals and guitars. The international music guests are: Matteo Dorigo (sanfona) and Simone Botasso (diatonic accordion).
Most relevant shows:
Festival Intercéltico de Sendim - Sendim
Eurofolk - Encontro Europeu de Jovens Musicos Tradicionais - France
Festival de Música Tradicional , Casa da Música - Porto
Festival Raízes do Atlântico, Funchal - Madeira
Plaza Mayor de Salamanca - Espanha
Festival de Inverno - Serpa
Festival Med, Loulé - Loulé
Festa do Avante, palco 1º de Maio - Seixal
Festival Maré de Agosto, Sta. Maria - Açores
Musical Residence, Britanny - France - with Jacky Molard, Guillaume le Guern and Simone Alves.
Assine e divulgue a Petição pública: por uma ANTENA 1 mais divulgadora da música portuguesa (http://nossaradio.blogspot.com/2009/10/peticao-publica-por-uma-antena-1-mais.html)
Hi friends! Who knows what the future may bring...maybe an inter-celtic festival together sometime :)Beautiful music. All the best from your friends in the Czech Republic, Poitín
Have a wonderful weekend, many well wishes, blessings, and inspiration to you, and much continued success to you. All best! Architect&Urban Planner&Rock Musician
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