PLATEIA is my first album, composed alongside with Zé Zambujo and Westah. But we aren't just 3 - PLATEIA tells what I learned about people, so it belongs to the people. But it can only come true with your support. All our gratitude! Help us!
What is this disc?
First, I want you to know what this record is. PLATEIA is an essentially rap album, but with a lot of world music and funk. It has rhythms that go from samba to afro, it proposes to be a journey. It is an album about empathy, equality, sustainability, love and gratitude and, mainly, about freedom. These are the values that you will be financing.
In the last few years I have been able to travel a lot, meet unbelievable places and brilliant people. I learned to see the world differently and, above all, to rediscover myself; I realized that it didn't fit who I thought I was. This record is about that and is called PLATEIA in honor of all the people who were part of that process. Sometimes it is necessary to go down to the middle of the audience to understand what is happening on the stage.
We have been working on this album for over two years. We left our comfort zone, we took a risk and we believe that this work can be a milestone in music in Portugal. To this end, the fact that we work with some of the best musicians in the country, to whom the album also belongs, which I therefore name: Ana Sofia Vilares, André Gravata, Daniel Manata, Gonçalo Mahú, Iuri Oliveira, Ivo Rodrigues, João Lourenço, João Manata, João Motta, Jorge Souto, Pedro Nobre, Rafael Gil, Sandra Pereira, Tiago Martins, Xoto. Other people who contributed with their art deserve thanks, such as Carolina Vicente, Chico Augusto and Eduardo Barradas.
Why crowdfunding?
Because we really want to share this record with you in 2021 and we couldn't do it alone. Despite all the time and money already invested, we are still three artists, independent workers, drowned by a pandemic, without contracts or layoffs, without publishers, sponsorships or patronage. Because releasing a record costs money. There are graphics, copyright, post-editing processes (mix and master), video clips and promotion, among other things that cost money. € 1500 is not all that we will have to spend, but it is what seems reasonable to ask you. It is a realistic and fundamental value for us to leverage this project and to be able to share it with you soon. Thanks for your help! This disc is also yours.