World Music Day at São Luiz Theatre with Cantexto

"I have never seen anyone from Alentejo singing alone." The quote, by poet José Gomes Ferreira, was confirmed once more, in a very special way, at the São Luiz theatre in Lisbon. Celebrating World Music Day, and a decade after the "cante" from Alentejo became Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, when eight choral groups took to the stage to sing as many poems by contemporary Portuguese authors. A project by Futurama - Cultural and Artistic Ecosystem from Baixo Alentejo, Cantexto updates traditional repertoires.

The show at the São Luiz Municipal Theater was attended by Ana Paula Amendoeira (Vice-President of CCDR Alentejo and Culture Coordinator) and Laurentina Pereira (Culture Director of the Lisbon City Council), with artistic direction by John Romão and the following alignment:

Grupo Coral da Mina de São Domingos (Mértola): “Moda das Flores nas Lapelas”.
Lyrics: Afonso Cruz. Music: Ana Santos and Celina da Piedade
Grupo Coral Feminino e Etnográfico “As Ceifeiras de Entradas” (Serpa): “Naked Plain Clothed in Voice”.
Lyrics: Regina Guimarães. Music: Ana Santos and Celina da Piedade
Cantadores de Beringel (Beja): "Em Mil Sixcentos e Vinte".
Lyrics: Richard Zimler. Music: Ana Santos and Celina da Piedade
Associação de Cante Alentejano os Ganhões de Castro Verde (Castro Verde): “When one of us leaves”.
Lyrics: Thiago Rodrigues. Music: Paulo Ribeiro
Grupo Coral da Vidigueira (Vidigueira): "The Word Was Passing".
Lyrics: Marta Pais de Oliveira. Music: Ana Santos and Celina da Piedade
Choral and Ethnographic Group of the Serpa Senior Academy (Serpa): "O Estrangeiro".
Lyrics: Gonçalo M. Tavares. Music: Armando Torrão.
Grupo Coral “Os Ganhões de Castro Verde” (Castro Verde): “Woman of Wind”.
Lyrics: Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida. Music: Paulo Ribeiro.
Cantadores do Desassossego (Beja): "More than a Thousand Things I Did".
Lyrics: Valério Romão. Music: António Doutor.