Erlend Øye @ Vodafone Mexe Fest

Every year, Vodafone Mexe Fest provide us the chance to chose a music route during two days in the axis of Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon.

Here is a drawing I've made live from Erlend Øye

Was hard to get on that sold out concert hall but as soon as I sat, I slid into the music's mood. Even though some technical problems, all musicians were fantastic (Maurício e Viktor bravo!). Loved their attitude - all happy to be playing for us!

The color of my drawing was on his jeans and the pattern I created came to me as I feel that Erlend's ideas and music turn into flowers. Simple and very beautiful.

Oh Land @ Vodafone Mexe Fest

Every year, Vodafone Mexe Fest provide us the chance to chose a music route during two days in the axis of Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon.

Here is a drawing I've made live from Oh Land

The music was sweet and I pictured Nanna Øland Fabricius, with her light pink dress and dotted mustard shirt, in a house made of candy, dancing, jumping, singing and playing...

Daughter @ Vodafone Mexe Fest

Every year, Vodafone Mexe Fest provide us the chance to chose a music route during two days in the axis of Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon.

Here is a drawing I've made live from Daughter

Drawing live Elena Tonra in a completely full Coliseum among an energetic public was certainly not the easiest thing to do, but it was worth it.

As soon as I saw them, I had this vision of drawing her as if out of a dream, out of a wish, out of an Aladdin lamp or something that could represent that. It was also my illustration of Daughter's music coming to life, out of someone's dream that some day, out of an aquarium, among Neptune purple waters, broke free and wrote those beautiful songs.

Vahagn @ Vodafone Mexe Fest

Every year, Vodafone Mexe Fest provide us the chance to chose a music route during two days in the axis of Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon.

Here is a drawing I've made live from Vahagn

Vahagn and the Sky People is the one of the projects of the Dj Vahagn Voskerchyan.
The moods were pumped up and the room was crowded. The music sounded great, tons of groove up in the clouds.

All I felt like was forgetting about the world and life's sours and dance, just dance!
A pity the gig wasn't later and with a proper dance floor.

If the band is from the sky than Vahagn is from heaven.

Tape Junk @ Vodafone Mexe Fest

Every year, Vodafone Mexe Fest provide us the chance to chose a music route during two days in the axis of Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon.

Here is a drawing I've made live from Tape Junk

Tape Junk Rolling!!

One day I had been hitchhiking in America. The sun was shinning and my heart was pumping for the next new adventure. Tobacco was cheap and the the fabric prints were like country side moving.
Met these really nice guys who drove me to a place called Fun, it was Tape Junk.

Cícero @ Vodafone Mexe Fest

Every year, Vodafone Mexe Fest provide us the chance to chose a music route during two days in the axis of Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon.

Here is a drawing I've made live from Cícero, who was playing with Momo and Wado, Fred (drums) Bernardo (bass) and Alexandre Laia (guitar)

Bad Weather Forecast? 

No problem, Cícero's music will not only fit perfectly as it will change your mood too.

When I saw him live, I imagined him as an enfant terrible (thought of Tom Saywer) looking for love in the striped slides of life that he undressed as soon as the room became warmer.  

The interesting thing about him is how can he be so light (so I decided not to draw his body) with such melancholic stories. I guess some grey can be beautiful too. 

Flak @ Vodafone Mexe Fest

Every year, Vodafone Mexe Fest provide us the chance to chose a music route during two days in the axis of Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon.

Here is a drawing I've made live from Flak.

I envisioned this Portuguese legendary guitar player on this drawing as if he was part of a film. Framed in music!

He was playing along with Dj Rocky Marsiano aka D-Mars who played at Hotel Florida with a deluxe band: Dj Nel Assassin and the musicians Melo D (voice) and Rodrigo Amado (sax).

Savages @ Vodafone Mexe Fest

Every year, Vodafone Mexe Fest provide us the chance to chose a music route during two days in the axis of Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon.

Here is a drawing I've made live from Savages

Full house, and Savages were ready to rock and roll!
This drawing made live is from Jehnny Beth, the lead singer. Super elegant and poetic (why I chose velvet for this drawing), but still sharp, incisive, igniter as she can be. The world can have some dark spots for sure, but very few can make it as beautiful as Savages did. I Have to say I was amazed with Fay Milton (the drummer) too,  pretty amazing. Long live girls!

Nátio Mosquito @ Vodafone Mexe Fest

Every year, Vodafone Mexe Fest provide us the chance to chose a music route during two days in the axis of Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon.

Here is a drawing I've made live from Nátio Mosquito

I was already a fan of Nástio Mosquito and it was definitely one of the concerts I did not want to miss on this festival.

Because of the nature of this specific festival, one could jump from concert to concert the hole night, but this concert was one that caught my attention, and I stayed from the very start until the end, and I wanted more :)

Nástio Mosquito is a 360º artist: he is a singer, a music interpreter,  an actor, a visual artist, a political activist. Very elegant, in grey with droll socks, a white gleam lighted the room. He stood out. Nástio, I pictured you like a prince or a warrior that changes the world with its dance and sing through the lime fresh colors of new Angolan ideas.

The super talented João Gomes and a beautiful coir were supporting him on this that was one of my fav's of the festival.
They had swing, they had hot killer beats, great lyrics (that make you think while you dance) - and the music just bursted.

O mambo é sério Nástio, we want to see you back soon!

The Bloom Twins @ Vodafone Mexe Fest

Every year, Vodafone Mexe Fest provide us the chance to chose a music route during two days in the axis of Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon.

Here is a drawing I've made live from The Bloom Twins

This concert took place in an amazing church I had never entered before - Igreja São Luís dos Franceses.

The Bloom sisters are twins but are not the same as they claimed in one of the songs. Was surprised by their potent voices - Music from Ukraine with love for sure!

São João :: Porto

This June I went to Porto to celebrate São João, the city saint patron. It is the biggest party in town and it was just beautiful how I was welcomed everywhere.

Sharing here some of the things I did and some of the drawings I've made there.

Miss'opo is Guest House & Gallery with a nice Restaurant down town.
The ambience is very urban and arty. The company was perfect with my friend Angélica & the food was great! I decided to incorporate the receipt since we asked for a beer and that, in Lisbon is called Imperial and in Porto is called Fino :) Love it! The cards are all different and hand made.

The weather was great and perfect for city strolls.

 One of the strolls I did was this one, organized by Fundação Serralves (making part of Serralves's anniversary commemorations).
Very talented musicians, and poets worked on a sound piece from Kaffe Matthews for a bike ride from Ribeira to the Lighthouse.
I went on the last day possible! On the 23rd! The city was so crowded, because of the party, that was hard to ride the bike in certain parts of the route. Apart from that, the initiative was great and made totally sense to me to associate that river line with a story and sounds. It changed my romantic view of Douro and made me wonder on how much we pollute nowadays.

The night ended up in Sonoscopia with a beautiful party with nice music & with an amazing sky, full of colours with the paper balloons!

<3 Porto! 

La Yegros @ Vodafone Mexe Fest

Every year, Vodafone Mexe Fest provide us the chance to chose a music route during two days in the axis of Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon.

Here is a drawing I've made live from La Yegros 

La Yegros was a nice surprise.
Apart from the happiness of the band color outfits, the music sounded like Argentina was traveling around :)

One could find the influence of Cumbia, Tango, African music, Brazilian music (Lambada por favor!!) and hip hop, but you know what? They sounded like something else, their own thing.

The background of my live drawing was inspired by Aztecan Prints.