Miranda

She was the singer of the quintet “Oquestrada” from Lisbon, celebrated in Europe. The
band celebrated successes all over Europe, played among others at the Friends Nobel Prize ceremony and Inas
Nacht on German television. In December, the German movie theaters screened the film “Fado
– The Voices of Lisbon” . Miranda was one of the two leading actresses. Now the
singer from the Tejo presents her first eagerly awaited solo CD:

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There are comebacks that are almost as overwhelming as premieres. They become even more significant,
when you realize that the “public absence” was a time of research, of
work, self-development, and even exaltation. If Miranda is already the
most disturbing and seductive member of Oquestrada – one only has to look at the two issues of
two editions of “TascaBeat, O Sonho Português” and “Atlantic Beat / Made in Portugal”
we discover in “Uma Mulher na Cidade” that this time she is the center of attention
Center and takes full control. This is an achievement not to be underestimated
achievement, as anyone willing to listen will soon discover. Lisbon is the magnetic
center, but it meanders through the world and leads us down unexpected paths, which
inevitably leads to a work that reflects Miranda’s desire to personalize many different
musical milieus to personalize and change. For some, it may be too alternative,
too transgressive for others, but it is certainly intriguing to anyone who keeps their ears open.
ears open.

A CD of fados and songs
This enviable variety of fados begs the question: Is there within these “classic”
Forms still room for innovation? The answer is crystal clear, and it is not necessary to consider Miranda’s
Miranda’s subversions of rhythm, meter, and intonation, nor her abandonment of other
canons and codes – she does all this without excess or kitschy showmanship, but with great
showmanship, but with great intensity that sometimes approaches the mischievous,
sometimes flowing with lyricism; this is Miranda insisting that she is not a fado singer,

and who doesn’t need to be one…