The journey marks the life of the migrant. Their luggage is not only a collection of objects, but also of ideas, sounds and words that inhabit the mind of the traveller and which, at their destination, must make room for new ones. Just as in words, dialogue in music also becomes necessary, and that is what this concert aims to represent: a musical dialogue that leads to intercultural relations between two heritages, Portuguese and Venezuelan, crossed in the comings and goings of musicians Andrea Imaginário and Miguel da Silva. Poetry will be the protagonist of each sound explored, from Pessoa and Camões remembered in the Caribbean, to Venezuelans Andrés Eloy Blanco and Henry Martínez involved in Portuguese saudade.

The concert will be followed by a conversation with the artists and a creative workshop.

Bring an object, a text or a sound alluding to migration!

9 November, 4 pm at Jardins do Bombarda (Rehearsal Room), Lisbon

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

Andrea Imaginario, a singer born in Caracas and based in Lisbon, graduated from the Lino Gallardo School of Music and the Central University of Venezuela, where she obtained a degree in Arts and a Master's degree in Comparative Literature. She has released five albums, produced by Miguel Chacón. She has worked with artists such as Aquiles Báez, Miguel Delgado Estévez, Miguel da Silva, Juan Francisco Sans and the Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra, among others. In 2014, the Association of Portuguese Descendants in Venezuela, ASOLUDEVEN, awarded her a medal of merit for promoting Portuguese culture in the country. She also won the IX Ibermúsicas Award for songwriting. She is currently pursuing a PhD at the Autonomous University of Lisbon on the history of Portuguese culture in Venezuela and is preparing a new album.

Miguel da Silva, classical guitar. He is a musician, composer, teacher and music therapist from Lisbon (Portugal). With over 12 years of experience, he has developed his own approach to guitar and composition, based on traditional Portuguese music and classical music. He has worked with notable artists such as Dulce Pontes, Ana Moura, Helder Moutinho, Maria João Luís, Filipe La Féria, António Chainho, Ricardo Parreira, Paulo Flores, Mariza Liz, Fábia Rebordão, Mafalda Arnauth, Cuca Roseta, Liana, Valéria, Andrea Imaginário and Telmo Pires, among others. In 2021, he is participating in the production of ‘Na Mais Profunda Saudade’ for the Song Festival. He is also recording his first solo album and preparing his first tour.