“I’m thrilled,” admits Azorean singer-songwriter Aníbal Raposo after Grupo Amigos da Tradição gave an instrumental performance of his song, ‘E Do Verbo,’ adding,”it’s a chamarrita, inspired by the chamarrita of Pico.”

At the opening of the ninth edition of the Cordas Festival, which took place on October 1, World Music Day, MiratecArts awarded its most distinguished prize to the musician from the rock of Relva. “The Atlante Prize is a symbol of persistence and daring in the world of the arts,” explains artistic director Terry Costa. “Aníbal Raposo is a multifaceted artist, not only with around 150 original songs, but also a painter, including the cover of his own poetry book ‘Vivências’ published by Letras Lavadas.”

From the Teatro Universitário do Porto in the 1970s to the musical groups Construção, Rimanço and Albatroz, and Alakandah, his work reaches younger generations who produce new arrangements of his songs and embrace his lyrics and compositions. Recordings include: “Maré cheia” (1999); “A palavra e o canto” (2006); “Rocha da Relva” (2013); “Mar de Capelo” (2017); “Falas & Afetos” (2020) and in 2022 he released an album entitled “Luz do Tempo” with 17 originals.

After the MiratecArts tribute, Aníbal Raposo, accompanied by Eduardo Botelho, presented a concert at the Madalena Auditorium of his most iconic songs and new work, which he is preparing for his next album.

Aníbal Raposo thus joins the prestigious list of recipients of the MiratecArts Atlante Prize, which includes Luís Alberto Bettencourt, Fátima Madruga, Regina Pessoa, Urbano Bettencourt, Zeca Medeiros, and Christopher Hampton, the inaugural recipient of the Atlante Prize.

The Cordas Festival continues in Madalena do Pico until October 13. For the complete program, visit festivalcordas.com and follow MiratecArts’ social networks.

From MiratecArts press release.

Translated to English as a community outreach program from the Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute (PBBI) and the Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures Department (MCLL) as part of Bruma Publication and ADMA (Azores-Diaspora Media Alliance) at California State University, Fresno, PBBI thanks the Luso-American Education Foundation for sponsoring FILAMENTOS.