Stockholm Lisboa Project is a Portuguese/Swedish
folk music
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band.
History
Founded in 2006 they are based in Sweden and
Portugal
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, and have received the
German Record Critics' Award
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(2009 and 2013), was selected for a showcase at
Womex
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in Copenhagen. The band was nominated to the
Songlines Music Awards 2010 and also the Swedish Folk & World Music Awards 2012.
The group has played live radio concerts for
RDP in Portugal (2007, 2008, 2009),
SR in Sweden (2007),
WDR in Germany (2009),
NDR in Germany (2016),
YLE in Finland (2008),
Spanish National Radio (2011) as well as concerts in festivals and concert halls around the world.
Line-up
Current members
*Simon Stålspets –
nordic mandola,
Goat Horn,
willow flute
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, harmonica, vocals
*Sérgio Crisóstomo – violin, vocals
*Rita Maria – lead vocals
*Alice Andersson – saxophone, vocals
Past members
*Liana – vocalist (member from 2006~2011, participated on the records "Sol"
(2007) & "Diagonal"
(2009))
*
Luis Peixoto –
mandolin
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(member from 2006~2007, participated on the record "Sol"
(2007))
*Micaela Vaz – vocalist
*
Filip Jers
Filip Jers (born November 7, 1986, in south of Sweden) is a Swedish harmonica player and composer.
Filip Jers gained recognition after winning the World Harmonica Festival in Trossingen (2005).
He received the 2003 Musik Direkt jazzprize, 2003 ...
– harmonica
Discography
*2007: ''Sol''
*2009: ''Diagonal''
*2012: ''Aurora''
['']Westpark Music
Westpark Music is a German record label based in Cologne, best known for publishing albums by Gjallarhorn, Oysterband, Hedningarna, Varttina, Bellowhead, Stockholm Lisboa Project, Chumbawamba, Lydie Auvray, Garmarna and many others. Mainly co ...
'', WP 87235
*2016: Janela
References
External links
*
Simon Stålspets(official website)
Sérgio Crisóstomo(official website)
Swedish folk music groups
Swedish folk music
Portuguese folk music
Westpark Music artists
Musical groups established in 2006
Musical groups from Stockholm
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