Antonio To – Zé Bexiga (Viola Campanica)
Sandra Della Penna (Voice and guitar)
Guest musicians:
Flor Ruiz (Voice and guitar)
Alejandro Franov (Piano)
more than a decade ago, Antonio Bexiga [CITIZENS] from Evora, Portugal and Sandra Della Penna from Buenos Aires but currently living in Bariloche met in Lisbon and played together in an intimate concert in the center of the Portuguese capital. From this meeting a mutual desire to cross paths and songs of this global south arose., pay attention to your roots.
Antonio To – Zé Bexiga is a musician originally from Évora, Portugal who will be in Argentina this year on a tour with the support of Ibermúsicas, winning project presented to hold concerts and workshops in our country, particularly the Patagonian area.
The root and the seed
CITIZENS, António Tó's project- Zé Bexiga, uses the Campaniça viola, one of the Portuguese wire violas, to express Iberian roots, the intersection of global identities. António is a practitioner and researcher of traditional repertoires and a composer who seeks his identity in the future and in the legacy that has come down to us..
Sandra Della Penna is a singer and songwriter attentive to identity music, knowledgeable about the roots, inventive and imaginative, with sweet and complex melodies that affirm timeless influences.
Each one in their place or together, They seek that balance between tradition and contemporaneity, leaving seeds for more roots to grow.
Antonio To – Zé Bexiga, a musician born in the historic city of Évora, Portugal, has embarked on a musical journey that takes him to Argentine lands this year. With the support of Ibermúsicas, Your project has been selected for a tour that spans from the most remote south of Argentina to the heart of Buenos Aires.
This initiative, conceived to weave musical ties between Portugal and Argentina, promises to be a journey full of melodies that cross borders and cultures. Antonio To – Zé Bexiga will share the stage with musician Sandra Della Penna from Bs As who currently resides in Bariloche, who has added a new dimension to his art. Together, will offer a sound experience that fuses the rhythms and traditions of both countries, creating music that resonates in the Patagonian landscapes and beyond.
This artistic residence, more than just a series of concerts, It is a space for meeting and reflection where music becomes a bridge that unites seemingly distant worlds..
Two very special musical friendships join this meeting:
¨Flor Ruiz and Alejandro Franov¨
The music of Flor Ruiz, an artist with a musical identity with great sensitivity of her own will further enrich the sound spectrum of this experience together with Alejandro Franov who will join this ship, contributing a breadth to the range of colors from her music..