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Nunca pensei em morrer ...José da Beca, fado singer Salomé's grandfather Salomé was born in Nazaré, a small fishing village on the coast of Portugal and immigrated to Vancouver at the age of nine. Salomé, a fourth generation fado singer is fueled by her desire to stay in touch with her roots and continues to treasure the traditions and culture of her native country. Salomé has regularly been involved in the Portuguese community as a musical performer. She was crowned 1st runner up in the Global Star-Quest competition as a winner/finalist from the Portuguese community. She was the lead vocalist of the Vancouver based five piece band "Europa" from 1998 to 2000. She was also very proud to be involved, along with several talented Luso-Canadian musicians, in performing for the President of Portugal, Dr. Jorge Sampaio (25th of May, 2001), on the first stop of his official state visit to Canada. Salomé recently completed her most ambitious musical endeavor of her young career, the recording of her first album entitled "Ecos de Poesia". This album is notably different from other fado albums as it is rich with modern instrumentation and rhythms. It is broad stylistically with elements of Rhythm and Blues, Classical, Jazz and Pop. The album was released in the Summer of 2002, receiving great acclaim from as far as Japan. "Ecos de Poesia" has been licensed by the Portuguese record label Ovação and is being distributed and sold throughout Portugal. In October of 2002, Salomé promoted her album in Portugal with the highlights being interviews and performances on top Portuguese TV shows "Olá Portugal" and "Studio 5". A video was produced for her single "Que Deus Me Perdoe". The album is also being distributed across Canada and is available at most Canadian retail outlets. Salomé intends to continue to push her album into new parts of the world in the future and plans for a follow up album are in the works.
Salomé & Steve Tel: (604) 430 3715 |
