Maria João – Abundância (Galileo Music Communication, 2025)
Maria João returns with Abundância, a remarkable new album that bridges the musical traditions of Portugal and Mozambique. Here, she brings together her unique jazz-infused vocals with immersive electronica. Maria João collaborates with João Farinha and André Nascimento, longtime allies from the OGRE project. Abundância features ten original tracks, including the lead single, “Ao Sol.” For sure, Abundância is a musical voyage between continents, cultures, and eras. It seamlessly weaves jazz, psychedelia and world music; rhythm and melody; tradition and innovation.
Known for her restless creativity as well as her unmistakable voice, which is passionate, expressive, and profoundly moving, João continues her decades-long journey of musical exploration. Her past partnerships span from Mário Laginha and Carlos Bica to Aki Takase, and now she expands her musical vision with an ensemble of new and returning collaborators.
The album features drummers Silvan Strauss and Texito Langa, guitarist Valter Mabas, and percussionist Cheny Wa Gune, who contributes the mesmerizing sounds of the timbila xylophone of Mozambique. In addition, she invited the TP50 Choir: Xixel Langa, Xizimba, Leticia Deozina, Nadya Cosmo, and Onésia Muholove. But there is more, Mozambican legends Mucavele and Stewart Sukuma also lend their voices to Abundância.
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Author: Iliana Cabrera
