Danças Ocultas
The members of this four piece chamber ensemble from Agueda, Portugal, are quiet revolutionaries, striving to expand the sonic and poetic possibilities of the accordion. Each is a master of the three row diatonic button accordion. Rather than relying on showboating, however, Danças Ocultas are virtuosos of economy and silence, each of their parts carefully woven together to create musical landscapes that are both comfortably familiar and wholly unique. Nearly all of the pieces are original compositions, many displaying a wistful yearning that somehow manages to blend the luminescence of French impressionism (particularly Debussy) with the nocturnal longings of fado and the Gallic blues of French musette.
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