2011
Venues: August 11: Sta Maria, Portugal | With Bruno Walter and Friends 19: Talia - Amsterdam | With Eva Aukes, Breno Virícimo and João David Almeida 20: Dias Latinos Festival - Amersfoort | With Guitarra e Mistério 25: Barco do Fado, Rotterdam, Netherlands | With Quatro Ventos September 2: CC Lagos, Portugal | With Quatro Ventos 3 and 4: La Cigüeña - Islantilla, Spain | With Quatro Ventos 17: Ant Festival, Amsterdam | With Rosmaninho 29: Barco do Fado, Rotterdam, Netherlands | With Emanuel Pessanha 30: Café Bacchus - Aalsmeer, Netherlands, 21h | With Guitarra e Mistério October 07: Heerlen, Netherlands | With Maria de Fátima and Emanuel Pessanha 27: Barco Do Fado | With Maria de Fátima & Ensemble 28: C.C. Griffioen, Uilenstede, Netherlands, 20h | With Daisy Correia 29: Oporto, Nijmegen | With Quatro Ventos November 12: Lions Club, Maastrich, Netherlands | With Emanuel Pessanha 13: Nijmegen, Netherlands | With Emanuel Pessanha 24: Barco do Fado, Rotterdam | With Quatro Ventos | Rafael Fraga - Archive
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Free guitar lessons season 1 - Dec 9th, final concert
The final concerts for this season's free guitar lessons group is now officially scheduled for December 9th, at 20h in Talia: stress, surprising songs and exciting performances! Special guests: Otto Cepella (gt) and Aili Deiwiks.
For more information, check the Free guitar lessons webpage.
Of Sadness and Consolation
Nederlands Blazers Ensemble and Ana Moura
The Nederlands Blazers Ensemble presents a program fully dedicated to Portuguese music. With acclaimed fado singer Ana Moura and guitarist Bernardo Couto. The music is composed and arranged by Rafael Fraga, Luís Soldado, Guillermo Lago, among others, and recalls also late composers such as Zeca Afonso, Júlio de Sousa or Artur Paredes.
Rafael Fraga contributed with Lamento, a piece premiered in 2010 and arrangements of Se voaras mais ao perto (Zeca Afonso), Fado das águas (Mário Raínho/Alfredo Marceneiro), Fado vestido de fado (Fernando Maurício, Mário Raínho / Trad.) and Aguarda-te ao chegar (Carlos Viana/ Cristina Viana).
> Radio 4 Live broadcast available here!
> Live concert sound samples here!
For more info: nbe.nl
Rafael Fraga contributed with Lamento, a piece premiered in 2010 and arrangements of Se voaras mais ao perto (Zeca Afonso), Fado das águas (Mário Raínho/Alfredo Marceneiro), Fado vestido de fado (Fernando Maurício, Mário Raínho / Trad.) and Aguarda-te ao chegar (Carlos Viana/ Cristina Viana).
> Radio 4 Live broadcast available here!
> Live concert sound samples here!
For more info: nbe.nl
Jose' Medeiros: Fados, Fantasmas e Folias
Feat. Rafael Fraga and Uxia
 | Azorean singer and songwriter José Medeiros has recently released his latest record, Fado, Fantasmas e Folias (Fado, ghosts and revelries), in a double album in which Rafael had the pleasure to participate: he arranged and recorded Portuguese and acoustic guitars in Santiago, Campo d'Estrelas (Santiago, Fields of Stars), sung by José Medeiros and Galician singer Uxia. |
New Bandcamp page
Rafael's music is now also available at Bandcamp.com, an online service for music distribution. You can check Rafael's Bandcamp page and download Entre cidades from there in all required formats, from Wav, FLAC, Mp3, etc.
Guitarra e mistério at Dias Latinos
Rafael participated with Guitarra e Mistério in the Dias Latinos, a festival fully dedicated to Latin rooted music. In two presentation of 45 minutes, the Portuguese guitar brought some unique atmospheres and emotions to this event.
Location: Theater de lieve vrouw, Amersfoort
Date and time: August 20, 15:00h
With: Rafael Fraga and Eva Aukes
For more info: Dias Latinos Festival
Guitarra e Mistério
To access the Livestream recording, go to
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/caught-in-a-couch-jam
Soon there will be media and new features regarding the première of Guitarra e Mistério. Stay tuned!
Broadcasted in Livestream from
http://www.i-talia.net/wordpress/?p=456
Rafael Fraga | Guitarra e Mistério
- what’s beyond Fado in Portuguese guitar -
Talia - cultural space | Apr 9 | 20h
Prinsenstraat, 12 - Amsterdam
In Guitarra e Mistério, Rafael's new project, the Portuguese guitar explores new and fascinating musical paths and reveals what’s beyond Fado in Portuguese music.
This première will present the duo developed with guitarist Eva Aukes in a journey through some of the best Portuguese folk inspired music, paying also a unique tribute to other traditions and musicians, such as Jobim or Pat Metheny.
Emanuel Pessanha invites Rafael Fraga
Nijmegen | March 6 | 16h
For the second time Emanuel Pessanha invited Rafael Fraga to share the informal and cosy stage of Oporto - Casa de Fado at Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
A good opportunity to share a quiet Sunday afternoon in the company of fado and the Portuguese guitar.
OportO
Grand-café restaurant
Hertogstraat 1 (hoek Kelfkensbos)
6511 RV Nijmegen
Tel. +31(0)24-3220498
Fax. +31(0)24-3242137
e-mail:info@restaurantoporto.nl
www.restaurantoporto.nl
K.v.K: 09119756
25 Anos de Música Original nos Açores
Project dedicated to Azorean music, produced by the Teatro Micaelense.
Following the edition of the Azorean Authors Songbook and the live concert dedicated to this music in 2007, now comes the edition of the CD, which Rafael directed, and a DVD containing a documentary directed by José Medeiros.
The public presentation of both works occurred December 2010.
Musical direction and arrangements | Rafael Fraga
Assistant musical director | Augusto Macedo
With: Alexandra Ávila, João David Almeida, João Paulo Esteves da Silva, Jorge Reis, Bruno Pedroso, among others.
Following the edition of the Azorean Authors Songbook and the live concert dedicated to this music in 2007, now comes the edition of the CD, which Rafael directed, and a DVD containing a documentary directed by José Medeiros.
The public presentation of both works occurred December 2010.
Musical direction and arrangements | Rafael Fraga
Assistant musical director | Augusto Macedo
With: Alexandra Ávila, João David Almeida, João Paulo Esteves da Silva, Jorge Reis, Bruno Pedroso, among others.
(Dis)Entangling Darwin:Cross-Disciplinary Reflections on the Man and his Legacy
2009 marked the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth (12 February 1809) and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking On the Origin of Species (24 November 1859). The University of Porto CETAPS held a special conference to honor Charles Darwin's enduring legacy, and examine how his ideas remain central to contemporary research, within and beyond the biological sciences, echoing the global celebrations of his life and work, and his impact across the disciplines.
Rafael presented On the Evolution of Musical Species, a paper applying Darwin's theory to the history of classical music.
Rafael presented On the Evolution of Musical Species, a paper applying Darwin's theory to the history of classical music.
