The EM REDE festival is back for its second edition, once again helping to draw a musical portrait of present-day Barreiro.
After a first edition where 18 artists recorded solo performances in their homes, EM REDE II (with the current context of a controlled deconfinement in mind), focuses on, almost exclusively, performances by bands and collectives recorded at the iconic ADAO, with 10 shows broadcast over 5 days, from the 28th of June (Barreiro Day) and the 2nd of June, always at 21:30 at the Municipality’s YouTube channel.
The line-up presented during these five days, once again the fruit of a partnership between OUT.RA and the Municipality, goes even deeper into the aesthetic diversity of the music made in or connected to the city, bringing to the stage representatives of garage rock, heavy metal, hip hop, cotxi-pó and jazz, with figures as established as General D, Nídia and Pista and up and coming artists beyond the borders of the Municipality like Rafa G or New Mecanica.
Access to these shows is, as always, free, but we urge you to consider supporting the artists by purchasing their music and merchandise by following the available links to their online channels.
The schedules and daily line-ups are listed below.
Line-up
June 28th
21h30. B2R
22h00. The Brooms
Dia 29 de Junho
21h30. Monkey Cage
22h00. New Mecanica
Dia 30 de Junho
21h30. Scorpions
22h00. General D
Dia 1 de Julho
21h30. Pista
22h00. Otavinho
Dia 2 de Julho
21h30. Rafa G
22h00. Nídia
The artists
June 28th
B2R
A collective of rappers and producers from Barreiro formed this decade, based around Quint da Amoreira (in Alto do Seixalinho), active in crossing trap, drill and hints of afro-house with lyrics concerning their (our) reality. Along with the relevancy of their work, their videos bring forward new perspectives over some of the city’s distinct areas and daily lives.
THE BROOMS
Born from the ‘ashes’ of The Sullens, one of the city’s garage rock institutions, The Brooms are a quintet which lives up to their eternal promise of energy, electricity, vertigo and hypnosis. Fuzz, Vox, Beat & Groove!
June 28th
MONKEY CAGE
Quartet on a journey through the imaginary railway connecting Black Sabbath to Pixies, with stops at the Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age stations. They’ve released “Be Well” this year, the second album in their discography.
NEW MECANICA
With three albums released to the world during a career spanning over a decade (the last of which, “Vehement”, was released by the Italian label “Wormhole Death Records” and distributed in Europe, the USA and Japan), New Mecanica is an all-Barreiro quintet carrying the torch of cohesive, powerful and socially aware metal.
Dia 30 de Junho
SCORPIONS
Following their “Roice Cosmos” tape, the trio Scorpions presents two new pieces at EM REDE: “Tubolata” and “Santander”, born from a continuous evolution starting from improvisation to cosmic composition.
GENERAL D
A pioneer of rap in Portugal, a citizen of the world (but also, on many occasions, of Barreiro’s urban area), General D brings us classics like 'Black Magik Woman' and 'África Nossa', as well as 'Zombie', which will be part of a new album to be released in 2021 which, in the artist’s words, “focuses on the ways in which social networks changed the relationship dynamics between populations”.
Dia 1 de Julho
PISTA
Tropical, cheerful and celebratory rock music bringing the summer heat to the remaining seasons, born from its members love of bicycles and music. After releasing their debut EP (“Pista”) and album (“Bamboleio”), they revisit their sound with a new album which promises to reach ever bigger heights: Ocreza.
OTAVINHO
Otavinho is part of a new generation of Afro-Portuguese people well connected to their roots, bringing new life to the stories and life experiences of their heritage. His music renews and carries on with tradition simultaneously - in this case, turning funaná into cotxi po, and radiates happiness even when lamenting sadness.
Dia 2 de Julho
RAFA G
From Vale da Amoreira to the world, Rafa G is one of the brightest new lights in truly urban music made in Portugal over the last two years. “Correria”, one of his first songs released on YouTube and already a classic on its own merits, has now over 4 million views and an enormous influence in the narrative of so many of the life experiences in peripheral neighborhoods throughout the country. He has just put out his first physical release, featuring appearances by artists like Deejay Telio, Minguito, Kappa Jotta and many others.
NÍDIA
A 23 year old producer who already is one of the great exporters of new Portuguese music, with press from all over the world (including the New York Times, for instance) gushing over her three (!) new releases in 2020. After her debut with the Príncipe label in 2015, she’s been travelling the world in performances and collaborations with people like Kelsey Lu, Lafawndah and Mica Live. She has since won a Grammi (the Swedish music industry’s equivalent to the Grammys) for producing a song by Swedish star Fever Ray.
