To catch a small world ... A tribute to Portuguese music that runs along several continents.
Also in 2025, Cacha Mundinho will play again in the garden.
Cacha Mundinho, means as much as "catch a small world." "Cacha" is derived from Cape Verdean Creole and is a corruption of catch. Mundinho is a diminutive of the word mundo (world). The music of the lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) world.
The group makes music with an Iberian feel and influences from the Portuguese troubadour tradition, which runs through North Africa, the Middle East, India and Brazil.
Singer songwriter Joana Almeida's original compositions vividly recount the ancient, historical stories of these routes, and the musical encounters along the way. In the early 2020s, Almeida came to Amsterdam from Porto to explore the rich musical cultures that fall under the umbrella of lusophony here with Shahin During. She continued to live in Amsterdam and together they founded Cacha Mundinho.
The quartet brings together the diverse musical influences from these countries and combines them with their first-rate jazz and improvisational skills.
In this way, Cacha Mundinho creates a sound all their own with which they honor the music of the lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) world.
Cacha Mundinho consists of:
Joana Almeida | vocals & guitar (Portugal)
Maripepa Contreras | oboe, English horn & duduk (Spain)
Pedro Ivo Ferreira | double bass (Brazil)
Shahin During | percussion (Netherlands/Turkey)
Group website: www.cachamundinho.com
Impression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQmaIuR2ATM
