Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Brigada Victor Jara, Tradisom released the group’s complete discography. On April 23, 2015, the radio program Viva a Música marked the occasion by broadcasting live the concert that served as the basis for this short video, which I filmed and edited.
Brigada Victor Jara has accompanied me since always. As a boy, I could never have imagined that one day we would cross paths to celebrate such a milestone!
In 1998, while working as technical manager of the Audiovisual Department of the Discoveries Commission, I had the chance to briefly contribute to a beautiful and almost unknown CD that also features Brigada Victor Jara, along with Gaiteiros de Lisboa and musicians like Amélia Muge, Sérgio Godinho, and João Afonso. Novas Vos Trago is the title of this exceptional work, inspired by the Portuguese romanceiro (folk ballad tradition). It was also published by Tradisom.
For those unfamiliar with it, it’s well worth listening to the two Brigada tracks with the same title:
And indeed, the whole album is worth hearing—one of those you listen to from beginning to end.
OBrigada !
Many thanks also to José Moças, to Tradisom, to Armando and Sofia Carvalhêda, and to Antena 1.