MiMi Records released a CD entitled “3 sopros x 3 contrabaixos” (3 winds x 3 doublebasses). These are recordings from a live performance of the Curado, Chagas, Viegas “Wind Trio”, featuring japanese doublebassist Maresuke Okamoto, on his first visit to Portugal, last April. To complete the bass trio, myself and fellow local bassist José MiguelContinue reading ““3 winds, 3 doublebasses” CD”
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Interview at Yes Music Podcast
By Christmas time I had the honour to be interviewed by Kevin Mulryne’s Yes Music Podcast show. It turned out to be a really nice chat! Thank you very much, Kevin! I take the opportunity to wish everyone a Merry belated Christmas and a Happy New Year! http://www.mulryne.com/yesmusicpodcast/episodes/episode-65-an-interview-with-bass-maestro-miguel-falcao/
MIA 2012
Last June, I had the honour of participating on the Improvised Music Festival MIA, in Atouguia da Baleia. This was the 3rd edition. For those who are interested to know more about this festival, I leave here some links: http://mia-festival.blogspot.pt/
Lulas Belhas @ Lisboa 2012-01-18 (review + photos)
Some really nice photos and a review from the entire show can be found at “arte-factos” website. It was fun – we did have a great time despite all the usual “stresses”. Thanks for your support!
Lulas Belhas @ Lisboa 2012-01-18
On January 18, I will play with Lulas Belhas in Lisboa, at the Santiago Alquimista, opening for Swedish act “No fun At All”.
YES transcriptions by Steve Glasgow
Scottish musician Steve Glasgow has made incredible bass transcriptions from several artists, including YES. Besides downloading the scores and tabs, you can read Steve’s in-depth analysis of the basslines, which are very interesting and show the dedication and valuable work of this fine musician. Steve Glasgow – Going For The One Steve Glasgow – ParallelsContinue reading “YES transcriptions by Steve Glasgow”
Panda Pompoir CD
During the two last years I collaborated with Panda Pompoir, a band from Coimbra, my city. The CD was finally released. Most of the tracks are sung in Portuguese with a pseudo-Brazilian accent. I used the Fender Precision for the whole album, the Moog Taurus plugin in one track, as well as the some ofContinue reading “Panda Pompoir CD”
Poetry and Musical Improvisation
“A Cena do Ódio” (The Scene of Hatred), written by Almada Negreiros, gave birth to a meeting between improvised music and declamation, in the beautiful city of Peniche. The text was divided in several sections which provided some guidelines for improvisation. It was a great pleasure for me to be part of this project –Continue reading “Poetry and Musical Improvisation”
Inteview on Billy-News
An inteview with me, about the recent concert with Émasfoi-se, a band from Coimbra from 20 years ago. The site is a blog focusing on the Portuguese Punk scene. Although Émasfoi-se wasn’t exactly “Punk”, there were many references and sometimes parodies which included Punk. (All content is in Portuguese Language)
Concert with Émasfoi-se
From my early years as a musician in a band, “Émasfoi-se” was one of the best bands I took part in, certainly the funniest, combining energetic concerts with stage performances. Musically, it was a bit of everything: a lot of punk mixed with folklore, kitsch, metal and many stolen references, often thrown in with nonsense.Continue reading “Concert with Émasfoi-se”
Miguel Falcão (miguelbass) 