We are self-taught artists, not rely on support of publishers, agencies or management and have always been ourselves to manage our careers and destinations of the project, so we appeal to our audience, fans, friends and family, asking that in this way we can offer economic support in order to help us pay for hours of recordings and their consequential and incidental expenses.
The Boémia Vadia is a project created in Valencia, Spain, in 2012, by the portuguese Mário Ferreira and Kim Coutinho, and the parisien Rebecca Amar.
During that year and the following, we presented live concerts throughout the Iberian Peninsula, and self-released 3 demos in Spain with limited number of physical copies. In August 2013 we decided to return to Portugal (Lisbon), where we stablish our primary base of operations.
Boémia Vadia
The Boémia Vadi was born in January 2012, between the Mediterranean port of Valencia and the mountains, under a enchanted tent of circus.
Influenced by horses, sailors and prostitutes, red wine, black roses and chests with old tin toys, Boémia established its own, mix and unique style.
Rebecca Amar brought from Paris, the burlesque and vaudeville environment of cabaret's of Montmartre, set in literature and the damn poetry of Apollinaire, Baudelaire, or Rimbaud.
Mário Ferreira, a nomadic, love bum in the constant search for differences, arrived one day at that port, preceded by long trips along the paths of life and the world, with the saddlebags full of melodies, lullabies, hymns symbolizing the merger with the memories of a past, with the brilliance of the 80s, or the romantic and tragic obscurity of 90 by adding all learning and cross between the roots and traditions of the Iberian folk, from fado to flamenco.
Kim Coutinho, the first mate of this ship, and the most faithful companion of travel, arrived with his wisdom and mastery, his armonic and dreamy genius perfect complement to the rudimentary and traditional ways of this new discover, who would later called as electro-dark-cabaret.
Come the summer of 2013, Boémia Vadia decided to embark on new cosmic and tempting adventure, driving the boat toward the Atlantic coasts, with the inordinate ambition for power "shipwrecked" on the banks of Lisbon, in search of new and intense adventures.
Rendered will immensity and history of the old town and the relentless pursuit of originality and innovation, included in its crew to the new sailor, Emanuel Ramalho, which increases the Boémia´s family and thereby facilitates private "treasure hunt", the legacy and heritage of Bauhaus, Edith Piaf, Joy Division, Alfredo Marceneiro, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Carlos Paredes, Carlos Gardel, Serge Gainsbourg, The Cure, David Bowie, Amalia Rodrigues, António Variações, Bárbara, Jacques Brel, Paco de Lucia, Radiohead, Zeca Afonso, Nina Hagen, and many others, that over time, were writing the routes we´ve sailed the seas today.
Boémia Vadia is pleased to invite you to meet a part of the result of the trips, gatherings and hangovers, a dificult but intense route.
From Valencia to Lisbon.
Concerto no Cine Clube de Telheiras - 2014
About the author
The promoters of this project are Mario Ferreira (Márinho "Cowboy"), and Kim Coutinho, two musicians that have been part of a portuguese groups such as the Falecido Alves dos Reis (80's), and Alucina Eugénio (90's).
Mário Ferreira was portuguese music promoter during the 80s and participated actively in the editing and subsequent tour of the LP "Circo de Feras" of Xutos & Pontapés group in 1986/1987. Also worked with other groups like, Delfins,Herois do Mar, Radar Kadhafi, Peste & Sida and Censurados through its promoter function and road manager for the agency Malucos da Pátria, in active until the late 80s. From 87 resided at the Oporto during the next 10 years, where he was a respected DJ (Griffon's, Meia Cave, Praia dos Ingleses, Cais 447 ...), was part of the team that opened the BIMOTOR record store, being responsible for three years by catalog indie / alternative imported into Portugal.
Mário Ferreira immigrated to Spain in 1997 where he lived until 2013, he participated in several projects artistic to form the Fado Blues, a project to completely acoustic fusion, shared with spanish musicians with whom he recorded the CD "Taberna Flotante", published in 2011 in all Iberian Peninsula. The Boémia Vadia was born in the end of this project.
During the year 2010 still had time to create the soundtrack of 12 numbers of a french artistic equestrian circus (Cirque Ô Cirque), parked for a few seasons in Valencia, where he met Rebecca Amar, responsible for aesthetics and presentation of the spectacle.
Budget and due dates
We are self-teaching artists, we do not have publishing supports, agencies or management and have always been ourselves to manage our careers and destinations of the project, so we appeal to our audience, fans, friends and family, asking ii this way you can offer us an economic support in order to help us to pay for hours of recordings and their consequential and incidental expenses.
We need a total of € 1,500, with a deadline by 31 June 2016 in order to self-edit the LP during the second half of 2016. We already with several supports for the subsequent manufacture of physical units, mastering , distribution and art-work support (cover design, picture, logo, etc.).
Basically, these donations of 5, 10 or 20 euros, are a safe investment, cause probably you would buy the disc after the hearing, or because you are already a fan, or because we know and fall you well, and how to ensure that we have enough motivation and strength to give you the best work of our lives.
Will be your contribution to the existence and continuity of Boémia Vadia project that apart from pass to join the already extensive boémian family, receive (without having to go to the purchase store) one of the first 500 copies of this LP (which you will have helped create and which will include your name as a confirmation for your friends, from your vast knowledge on the quality of music, and in your particular taste), which will be a special limited edition will contain a bonus-track "hidden" extra. After these first 500 copies we will manufacture the regular edition with the 11 chosen themes. May prove to be unique and special ... who knows ???
