During the last week of November, A Música Portuguesa A Gostar Dela Própria (Portuguese Music Likes Itself) was in Palmela to record the municipality's musical heritage. By clicking on https://vimeo.com/mpagdp, you will be able to learn about and travel to the rhythms, cadences, instruments and voices that make the territory unique. After all… Palmela is Music!
In the first phase, it was possible to record the multiple dimensions that musical expression assumes in the municipality. In early 2020, A Música Portuguesa A Gostar Dela Própria will be back in order to continue this gathering work which integrates Palmela is Music action plan.
Since this heritage must be preserved, the Municipality of Palmela thanks the cooperation of the following personalities, groups and musical ensembles:
- Ana Pereira and Zé Ratinho;
- Francisco Cardoso;
- Edite Machado, Palmira and the musicians and singers of the Associação de Idosos de Palmela;
- Álvaro and Elisabete Amaro;
- Elsa and tocata of Rancho Folclórico do Pinhal Novo;
- António Carreira and Gaiteiros do Círio da Carregueira;
- Ivone Vilar and Cao Bei;
- Teresa and Luís Cangueiro;
- Cândida Borges, Leónia Oliveira and all the dancers;
- João Figueira, Jaime David all the Bardoada players – Grupo do Sarrafo;
- Joaquim Maira, Manuel Barbeitos, the teachers of Escola Básica do Bairro Alentejano and all its students;
- Grupo Coral 1.º de Maio;
- Nuno Carpinteiro and BalSol musicians;
- Helena Oliveira and the singers of Grupo Coral Ausentes do Alentejo;
- John Fletcher;
- Rogélia Santos;
- Rafael Meseiro;
- Tiago Costa, of Sociedade Filarmonia Humanitária, for providing the facilities.
The different experiences, stories and memories "captured" throughout this week can also be listened to on Antena 1’s programme “O Povo que Volta a Cantar", which dedicated one of its episodes to the musical heritage of Palmela. To listen to it click HERE.
