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O Gajo

João Morais é O Gajo. Da vontade de fazer música que o ligasse a Portugal surge a sua relação com a Viola Campaniça, instrumento de cordas tradicional português também conhecido por Viola Alentejana. Sem recurso a outros instrumentos ou estações de loops, O Gajo compõe melodias com a sua Viola Campaniça que em nada são convencionais: tanto são blues como fado, rock ou música do mundo, resultando na descoberta de novas sonoridades deste instrumento para além das tradicionais, sem descurar a sua origem. Em 2017, foi lançado o álbum de estreia deste projecto, chamado “Longe do Chão” -- João Morais is O Gajo [The Guy]. From his need to create music that would connect him to Portugal arose a relationship with Viola Campaniça, a portuguese traditional guitar.. Without recurring to other instruments or loop stations, O Gajo makes melodies with his Viola Campaniça that sound everything but conventional, resembling similarities with blues or Fado, rock or World Music, which results in the discovery of new sonorities of this instrument apart from the traditional ones without erasing its origins. The debut album of this project was released in May 2017 and it’s called “Longe do Chão” [Far From the Ground].

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O Gajo has performed in Sofar Lisbon.

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