Mônica Freire

2024-11-30 20:00 2024-11-30 22:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Mônica Freire

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/36489

In-person event

Come and hear singer–songwriter Mônica Freire, pioneer of Brazilian music with an electronic twist, at the NAC! After producing two albums (Monica and Monica II) in Japan in the ‘90s, the musician followed up with Bahiatrônica (2005), then collaborated with legendary Brazilian filmmaker Liminha on Na Laje (2008). In 2024, she released Ilhada, on which she delves into her Syrian and Lebanese roots. Her Brazilian guitar mingles with the sounds of Oriental,...

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Fourth Stage,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
Sat, November 30, 2024
8 PM EST
Monica Freire, in black and white, one hand covering her right eye
Francophone Music Singer/Songwriter Electronic
Monica Freire, in black and white, one hand covering her right eye
  • In-person event

Come and hear singer–songwriter Mônica Freire, pioneer of Brazilian music with an electronic twist, at the NAC! After producing two albums (Monica and Monica II) in Japan in the ‘90s, the musician followed up with Bahiatrônica (2005), then collaborated with legendary Brazilian filmmaker Liminha on Na Laje (2008). In 2024, she released Ilhada, on which she delves into her Syrian and Lebanese roots. Her Brazilian guitar mingles with the sounds of Oriental, African and Brazilian percussion and Oriental string instruments, including the oud, a fusion that testifies to her constant search for balance between tradition and modernity.