Marcela was borne in La Jolla, California USA, she made her studies in México City.
She begans to sing fado , traditional portuguese music in the 90..s with
other rythms like jazz, blues and alternative music.
Marcela (MARS PRODUCTIONS) creates “Poética Saudade Fado Belém”
her fado group in 2003. She begans formal presentations in 2005,
being the first group in our country in making & singing
traditional fado.
She always felt a passion for Portugal.
And is when she has a first encounter with the music
of Madredeus and of Amália Rodrigues that she began
to research more about Portugal and its different music.
She then listens to various artists including: Mísia
(one of her great favourites) , Cristina Branco,
Kátia Guerreiro, Teresa Salgueiro, Filipa Pais,
Mariza, A Naifa, Clã , Sergio Godinho, María
Teresa , Né Ladeiras, Mafalda Arnauth, Ana Moura .. and ..others.
Her first contact with portuguese tongue was
the MPB (Brazilian popular music) like: Astrud Gilberto, Chico Buarque,
Elba Ramalho, Margareth Menezes, Marisa Monte, Adriana Calcanhotto,
Daniela Mercury, Paula Toller , and
.. others.
So all this music inspired her
to begin this proyect. She chooses FADO for a simple
reason: she loves it!
Travelling to Portugal has been
a great teaching for her, also because she believes in
learning by knowing the place , the people, the
costumes.. the dialy life of a country in orther to get
to know their feelings and their music.
She has sang at: " Taverna D' El Rey "
, "Clube de Fado", "Cafe Luso" , "Tasca do Chico" , "Bacalhau
de Molho" , "Mesa de Frades", "Guitarras de Lisboa" and at
private events in Lisbon. She always remembers with happines
the warm welcome that she has received at these places
(Casas de Fado) by allowing her to sing.
She also creates in 2007 "Fado by Foreigners" a group of foreigner
fadistas that are in tour. In 2008 she produces concert-festival
"Amália X anos por fadistas estrangeiras"
PSFB counts with guitarrist, & arranger
Javier Noyola Zarazúa who has being playing progressive rock ,
bossanova at many venues in Mexico.
Fado being played in Mexico is not that easy
... unfortunately there are not big opportunities to play this music.
In 2006 PSFB participated at ARTES POR
TODAS PARTES. They won this contest by playing
Fado. She created the term / name / concept that is the IMAGE of PSFB:
"Fado por manos mexicanas" - "Fado by mexican hands". And in 2007 ,
they participated and won again at: RESCATARTE, held by the Cultural
Ministery. This time the concept Marcela offered was : "Portugal con Alma
de Barro" - "Portugal with clay soul"
PSFB has three records: The first one released
in 2006 including well known fados.
The second album(2007) where they also include
traditional fados , poems written by: Sérgio Freitas (Porto,PT) and
Robertson Frizero Barros (Porto Alegre,BR) those which Marcela
musicalized.
They included also Camané's well
known fado "María II" as a TRIBUTE for him.
This Cd is called "Stravaganza" by MARS
PRODUCTIONS.
" Nosso Fado ... " is the name of PSFB third album (2009)
that includes traditional fados with lyrics written by Marcela,
R. Frizero Barros & Nuno Miguel Guedes. Also fados
"Amalianos" and others.
At her concerts, Marcela uses to sing a fado by Camanè,
Mìsia, Kátia Guerreiro artists that she admires.
MLOA
Other Sites by Marcela:
OFFICIAL SITE http://www.marcelaoa.com
VIDEOS http://www.youtube.com/maoraz2001
Foto:Israel Medina Meneses
Influences: ..Fado, bossanova, folk music, jazz, blues, mexican, alternative,
world music.And here are some of my favourite artists - just some
of them!!! -
EN
..Basia, Sade Adu, Swing Out Sister, Bangles, Bananarama,
The Singers Unlimited, Nu Shooz, The Smiths, Siouxsie & the
Banshees, Bob Marley, Tony Bennet, Michael Wolff, Harry Connick Jr,
Tori Amos, Beth Gibbons, Portishead and MANY MANY OTHERS!!!
Other tongues & diverse rythms:
Edith Piaff, Dalida, Charles Aznavour, Pauline Esther,
Cesaria Evora, Galandum Galundaina, Madredeus, Teresa
Salgueiro, Mísia, Cristina Branco, Kátia Guerreiro, Mafalda
Arnauth, Ana Moura, Mariza, Amália Rodrigues, Camané,
Né Ladeiras,and MANY OTHERS!!!
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