Manuel Maio – Sem olhar ao Tempo (Sons Vadios, 2022)
Sem olhar ao Tempo is a finely crafted album that combines engaging, gentle vocals; Portuguese musical traditions, including exquisite fado guitars; Brazilian rhythms; and various other world music elements. All thirteen original compositions were penned by Manuel Maio.
Personnel: Manuel Maio on lead and backing vocals, mandolin, rabeca; Pau Figueres on Spanish, acoustic, and electric guitar; Ricardo Coelho on percussion; Rui Ferreira on electric bass, fretless bass, piano, percussion.
Guests: André Cardoso on classical guitar; Carlos Bica on double bass; Diego Cortez on quena, transverse flute; Francisco Pereira on Portuguese guitar; Ruben Alves on Hammond organ; Sara Amorim on oboe; Sónia Sobral on accordion; and Tiago Manuel Soares on percussion.