THU 17 APR / 21h00
Centro Cultural de Lagos
Concert / M6 / 60' / 5€
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Gémea Analógica is the name given to the acoustic concerts Filipe Sambado took on tour last year, following Três Anos de Escorpião em Touro (2023), which were recorded and are now released on an album of the same name. By stripping away the overbearing expressiveness of their studio versions, not only the intimate and fragile side of the songs are revealed: their very skin is stripped naked.
One could say that Gémea Analógica doesn’t set out to highlight the contrast, but rather a return to the songs’ inception in Três Anos de Escorpião em Touro. Yet, Sambado doesn’t get lost or bogged down with this apparent contradiction, showing once again it is indeed possible to bring together two seemingly different ideas under the same song.
Music, Lyrics, Performance: Filipe Sambado
Sound Design: Miguel Gomes
Light Design: Sebastião Pinto
Production: Maternidade
Filipe Sambado grew up always on the move, and perhaps all this wandering is actually the key to his music in the intersection of intimacy and vulnerability. Between 2012 and 2014, he released three EP’s. In 2016, he released his album Vida Salgada, followed by Filipe Sambado & Os Acompanhantes de Luxo (2018), where he broadened his sound to indie pop and krautrock. In 2020, he brought in traditional Portuguese folk elements to Revezo and made his debut at the Festival da Canção. In 2023, Três Anos de Escorpião em Touro shows his experimental side, spawning Gémea Analógica (2024), both a show and an album that strip the songs bare.
