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Swedish landscape photographer presents his work in Lagoa this February 24

– February 23, 2022

‘Light of the Senses’, a photography exhibition by Ralph Torgardh, will be unveiled on February 24, at 4pm, at the Manuela Vale Gallery of Lagoa’s Mestre Fernando Rodrigues Art School where it will remain on display until April 21.

“Light is very important when photographing, if not the most important (aspect),” says the Swedish photographer, who retired eight years ago and has been living in Portugal with his wife Agneta for six years.

“When you catch the right light, it gives you a feeling, touches your senses. In this exhibition, I’ve chosen to show you the theme in black and white, with the special light. The pictures are relatively dark, perhaps you are not sure what you see, but with the light in the picture, it might open your senses. You decide what you see. It is the ‘light of the senses’,” Torgardh adds.

The exhibition features everything from photos of Lisbon, London, and birdlife, as well as the photographer’s first foray into macro photography.

Ralph Torgardh will also be presenting landscape photography – which he describes as being among his biggest interests – from the Isle of Skye in Scotland.

“I’m very grateful to Escola de Artes for letting me have this exhibition,” says Torgardh, adding that this will be his third exhibition at the school.

“I hope my photos will attract you, giving you a feeling of what I felt photographing them,” he adds.

The exhibition will be open between 9.30am and 12.30pm and 2.30pm and 5pm, from Monday to Friday. Admission is free.

Follow Ralph Torgardh on Facebook, Instagram or his website.

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Latin Flavours Concert, with Luanda Cozetti, Osvaldo Pegudo and Algarve Jazz Orchestra

– February 23, 2022

Latin Flavours Concert, with Luanda Cozetti, Osvaldo Pegudo and the Algarve Jazz Orchestra this Saturday, February 26

Tickets are running out for the Latin-inspired concert at TEMPO theatre in Portimão this Saturday.

From South America to the Caribbean, Latin Flavours features the Algarve Jazz Orchestra with singer Luanda Cozetti from Brazil and percussionist Osvaldo Pegudo from Cuba, for a fiery night full of energy.

The programme for the night will guide spectators on a musically rich journey through this region of the world, particularly through the 20th century with its contagious rhythmic music, be it Samba, Bossa Nova, Son, Montuno or Salsa. The rhythm of joy will be contagious.

The event will take place at 9pm, at the Grand Auditorium, with tickets costing €5 per person.

For the last seats available, visit tempo.bol.pt or TEMPO’s theatre in person.

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Al Mutamid Festival 2022 is back this February

– February 15, 2022

The music played at the street markets and palaces of Gharb Al-Andalus centuries ago inspired by the cultures of the Maghreb and the Middle East returns once again to the Algarve with the Al-Mutamid Festival 2022, featuring five different shows this February and March.

Here is the comprised list of dates for the Festival:

19/02 > Albufeira > Music and Afro-Arabic dance – Municipal Auditorium of Albufeira (Auditório Municipal de Albufeira)

26/02 > Lagoa > Arabic-Andaluzian Music and Oriental dance – Carlos do Carmo Auditorium (Auditório Carlos do Carmo)

04/03 > Silves > Al-Andalus Melodies – Mascarenhas Gregório Theatre (Teatro Mascarenhas Gregório)

05/03 > Lagos > Al-Andalus Melodies – Lagos Cultural Centre (Centro Cultural de Lagos)

05/03 > Loulé > Music and Middle-Eastern and Maghrebian dance – Louletano Cinetheatre (Cineteatro Louletano)

MUHSILWAN Trio | Albufeira | February 19 | 9.30pm

On February 19, the Municipal Auditorium of Albufeira will host the MUHSILWAN trio at 9.30pm.

MUHSILWAN is a Muslim musical trio with Afro-Arabic roots, comprised of Muhammad el Bouzidi (Morroco), Wafir Sheikheldin (Sudan) and Aboubakar Syla (Guinea), accompanied by Afro-Arabic tribal dancer Sonia Sampayo.

Muhammad el Bouzidi: Voice and guembri

Wafir Sheikheldin: Voice, Arabic oud and ney

Aboubakar Syla: Voice, ngoni, kora and afoxé

Sonia Sampayo: Oriental and Afro-Arabic tribal dance

Tickets are available at the João Bailote Municipal Gallery (weekdays, from 9.30am–12.30pm and 1.30pm–5pm), or at the Municipal Auditorium on the day of the show, from 7.30pm-8.30pm. For more information on this event, call +351 289 599 645 or +351 289 246 948

YINNAN ENSEMBLE | Lagoa | February 26 | 7pm

On February 26, the Carlos do Carmo Auditorium in Lagoa will host the YINNAN ENSEMBLE at 7pm.

The group YINNAN ENSEMBLE is comprised of 3 musicians originating from Tetouan and Chefchaouen (Morocco) who will masterfully perform the complex Arabic-Andalusian music, and also instrumental plays from the Middle East. The ensemble will be also accompanied by an oriental dancer, Manuela Caballero.

Hamid Ajbar: Violin and voice

Aziz Samsaoui: Kanun (Arabic guitar)

Mouhssine Kouraichi: Arabian Percussions

Manuela Caballero: Oriental Dance

Tickets are available here. For more information on the event, call +351 282 380 434 or +351 282 380 452

IMAN KANDOUSSI & ALMAWSILY | Silves and Lagos | March 4 & 5

Trio IMAN KANDOUSSI & ALMAWSILY will be performing in Silves at the Mascarenhas Gregório Theatre on March 4, at 9.30pm and Lagos Cultural Centre at 9.30pm on March 5.

In this trio project, renowned singer IMAN KANDOUSSI (Marroco) will be accompanied by the duo ALMAWSILY, comprised of Morrocan lutenist Amine Tailassane and Andalusian percussionist Chiqui Garcia. The trio will not only perform Arabic-Andalusian music but also traditional themes from the Maghreb, the Middle East and the oriental Mediterranean.

Iman Kandoussi: Voice and percussion

Amine Tailassane: Voice and arabic lute

Chiqui Garcia: Bouzouki and oriental percussion

For the Silves concert, Tickets are available here or in CTT (post office), Worten, Fnac, El Corte Inglês and Pousadas da Juventude. For more information on the event, call +351 282 440 856

For the Lagos concert, tickets cost €10 and are available at the Lagos Cultural Centre (Centro Cultural de Lagos) – contact: 282 770 450. Open every Tuesdays to Saturdays, from 10am to 6pm.

IBN MISJAN ENSEMBLE | Loulé | March 5 | 9pm

IBN MISJAN ENSEMBLE will be performing in Loulé at the Cinetheatre (Cineteatro Louletano) on March 5 at 9pm.

The ensemble is comprised of musicians Hicham Khyry, Houssam Hammoumi, Yassin Amesnaou (Morocco) and Salah Eddin (Syria) who perform traditional songs from the Middle East and the Maghreb, alongside an oriental dancer, for a show full of color, beauty and sensuality. The show will end with a special effect, with the Egyptian dance “tanoura”, who originated from a sufi form of Zikr, and creates the illusion of a human kaleidoscope, provoking a hypnotic effect on the spectator.

Hicham Khyry: Violin

Yassin Amesnaou: Voice and drums

Salah Sabbagh: Darbouka, riq and daf

Houssam Hammoummi: Kanun, ney and Arabic lute

Manuela Caballero: Oriental dance

Emad Selim: Tanoura dance

Tickets are available here.

Follow Al-Mutamid’s Festival on Facebook here for all the latest news and changes.

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Concert in honour of iconic jazz musician Toots Thielemans this February 19

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Concert in honour of iconic jazz musician Toots Thielemans this February 19

Concert in honour of the iconic jazz musician Toots Thielemans with the Algarve Jazz Orchestra, Gonçalo Sousa and Luanda Cozetti this Saturday, February 19

– February 14, 2022

This February 19, enjoy the show “100’s Toots & Ellis” with the Algarve Jazz Orchestra, Gonçalo Sousa (harmonica) and Luanda Cozetti (singer).

The Algarve Jazz Orchestra (Orquestra de Jazz do Algarve) will perform this Saturday at the Carlos do Carmo Auditorium at 7pm, accompanied by guests Gonçalo Sousa and Luanda Cozetti, in a show that pays homage to the iconic Belgian jazz harmonica player Toots Thielemans, who would celebrate his centenary this year.

The ‘60s were the prime years of the Bossa Nova genre, and many jazz musicians accompanied the trend. Toots Thielman was not far behind, having done one of his major collaborations with one of the biggest Bossa Nova singers of the time, Ellis Regina.

Orquestra de Jazz do Algarve (Algarve Jazz Orchestra)

To recreate this incredible collaboration and many others, “100’s Toots & Ellis” will pay a tribute to the Bossa Nova era, with singer Luanda Cozetti giving voice to Brazil and other fusions. Songs like Desafinado, Corcovado, Bluesette, Stardust ou Chega de Saudade will be amongst the repertoire played on February 19.

Details

Tickets cost €8 (a 20% discount is available for holders of Lagoa’s cultural passport, social card and the Rota do Petisco 2021 passport) and can be purchased here, or at Fnac or Worten stores, and also at the Carlos do Carmo Auditorium.

Source: Essential Algarve Magazine

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Marc Thivierge, a Canadian artist, features his abstract paintings at EMARP, Portimão

– February 14, 2022

“High Tide, Low Tide” is a new visual arts exhibition opening on February 14 at the EMARP reception hall in Portimão.

It will be the first time that Canadian visual artist Marc Thivierge will be participating in such an exhibition.

The location is unique because the place serves not only as a service provider for the public, but it is also an ideal space for exhibiting artwork.

Marc Thivierge has been invited to participate in this monthly presentation because of his unique approach to painting.

The exhibition represents the back-and-forth movements of the sea. The impressions and the meditative mood felt by the sea on this abstract artist are on the canvases presented.
Every piece is like a cut in the action of the waves’ relentless movement, sometimes calm, sometimes tumultuous.

Marc Thivierge was born in the 50s in Ottawa, Canada, in a family that loved art. He is retired and spends a good part of the year in the Algarve. “The luminosity here, the colours all around us, the scents and sounds are all elements that make us come back. But it is the people of Portugal that really make the grade with us,” said the artist.

The exhibition runs until March 18 and is open on weekdays from 8.30am to 5.30pm. Portimão EMARP is located at Rua José António Marques, 17.

Follow Marc’s website: www.marcthivierge.com

Source: Algarve Resident Newspaper

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This February 18-20, enjoy the famous Orange Festival in Silves

– February 10, 2022

Silves is gearing up to host its annual orange festival ‘Mostra Silves – Capital da Laranja’ which aims to promote the delicious taste and juiciness of its locally-grown oranges.

Taking place between February 18 and 20, the festival will start at 10am every day, at Silve’s Park, near the river. The event will bring together local farmers and producers of orange-based products who will showcase all the different ways that the oranges can be used for mouthwatering creations, from a simple glass of juice to sweets and liqueurs. The event will also feature live music, with a performance by iconic Portuguese artist Jorge Palma on February 19, and the entrance is free.

The festival will have stands selling not only locally produced goods connected to the citrus production, but also local vine, regional products, local sweets, handicrafts, food stands, and also stands featuring local initiatives.

The full programme (in Portuguese) can be seen here.

For more information, contact capitaldalaranja@cm-silves.pt or +351 282 440 800

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