Bandua takes the centuries-old, traditional music from the Beira Baixa region of Portugal, and re-imagines it with an electronic folk reinterpretation. Conceived by Portuguese/Brazilian musician, sound-explorer and eclectic producer Tempura (Bernardo D’Addario) and Portuguese singer and all-round musician Edgar Valente, Bandua represents the first time that these sounds and songs have been repurposed as a melancholic, Portuguese-language electronic pop record.
Influenced by pagan and Moorish traditions, Beira Baixa is a central region of Portugal steeped in ancient culture with a rugged, hyper-regionalised history of folk music. With both artists having roots in the region, it felt right for them to collaborate and produce this love-letter to their homes. “Bandua is a reinterpretation of traditional Portuguese songs from the Beira Baixa region, bringing them into the modern world,” explains Tempura “we wanted to create something new, while not forgetting where we came from.”
Through Bandua, this ancient tradition of story-telling through percussive, multi-toned music will now find a new generation of listeners, thanks to Tempura and Edgar Valente.
Credits:
Production/Composition: Tempura (Bernardo D’Addario)
Vocals/Keys/Adufe: Edgar Valente
Electric Bass: Tempura
Electric Guitar: João Aguiar
Acoustic Piano: Bernardo Cruz
Acoustic Guitar: João Brito
Didgeridoo/Percussion: João Jardim
Portuguese Guitar: Acácio Barbosa
Percussion/Flute: Zé Cruz
Additional Mixing: Pedro Martins
Mastering: Anders Petersen / GS Mastering & Post
released February 11, 2022
