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I’m excited to finally be able to post this here on the blog!

One of my closest and dearest friends, David Ferreira, has finally released his first album – This Can’t Be Love – containing a refreshing and heart warming selection of jazz standards.

Tonight was the debut concert at “Fábrica do Braço de Prata”, here in Lisbon, and it was a success! The setting was great, the musicians were amazing, my dear David brilliant on stage and to top all that the house was packed with a vibrant crowd!

I have a bunch of clips I shot and I’ll be posting them to my YouTube account in the next couple of days.

This one is a teaser – edited to my liking – of the single “Comes Love” (on high rotation in Rádio Marginal – a Portuguese Jazz Radio Station). This was, from the first time I heard it, the number 1 single for the album and, even though David and his editor has plans to choose another theme for the 1st single, the reaction to “Comes Love” was so intense it had to be it!!

Word can’t seem to be enough to express my feeling towards this accomplishment in David’s life. I’m proud of the person and friend that he is.

I love you my dear friend! Much success!

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“And I Heard” – Jill Scott (live)

You seem to have a mystery of me
I am here to broach it.
I am he who resides, in everything growing and glowing
I am not one to try and hide
I am here and I show it
Make no mistake, Satin is the father of lies
But I am father to him, and all of them, and you are light

Do you understand what you feel inside?
Let me light you let that guide you know I got your side
Do you understand what you feel inside?

And I heard continued. And it said

Wow, wow, wow, wow, look at your life. Bright!
Do you know how bright you are to me?
You’re a home made star in my sights
And I’m guiding you, constantly moving
There is a reason for your life
You’ll never understand it, it’s my plan
Just have faith in me, with all your might
Just have faith in me, and you are light!

Do you understand what you feel inside?
Let me light you let that guide you know I got your side
Do you understand what you feel inside?

And I heard continued. And it said

Before each breath, an out an in, before that I begin
Let your light guide let your light guide
No biases, no prejudice
I am the blood flowing against gravity, hear me
Before each second, before each blink
I am the millisecond before the millisecond it took you to think
I am the glory, I am the light
Understand that I brought you all hear tonight

Do you understand what you feel inside?
Let me light you let that guide you know I got your side

With absolutely no dedication to no one, welll, except maybe to me… Do you understand?

Peace and much love ;)

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Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah (Live)

What a concert! Words cannot express the river of emotions I felt!

So, as you might now, I came to Amsterdam to see my dear miss Jill Scott preform at the Paradiso concert hall. We got there and I was presented with this amazing hall, intimate and with a “homely” feeling to it, perfect for this kind of concert. The tension built as the time for the performace was coming up… I was standing center stage, with only a couple of people between me and Jill’s feet!!!

It was a perfect concert! Even better than the one I saw in Zürich back in November last year! She blinked at me (oh, I feel like a grupie!!!!) as the small group of us in the front sang the first verses of “Crown Royal on Ice” under her watchfull eye!! It was magical!

Unfortunately for you guys, I did not make a long clip as I did last time… but I needed to enjoy the concert without the distraction of the camera!!!!

Here it is… my edit on the clips of the concert:

Please comment on it, rate it, share it!

Here are some of the photos I took that day…

The Paradiso Concert Hall, right before the concert starts

The side of Paradiso, with Jill's backup singer standing there!

The stage at Paradiso, about 1 hour before the concert

My ticket to the concert

Jill Scott on stage

That’s it! It was one of those moments, oh so special, that will stay in my heart! Thank you Jill, again, for making me feel so good!

Peace and much love ;)

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Kings of Convenience “Winning a Battle, Losing the War”, from the album “Quiet is the New Loud”.

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Death Cab For Cutie – “I will Possess Your Heart”, from their latest album “Narrow Stairs”

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Today is a special day because we celebrate the 29th aniversary of my dear Ser.Calvin. Even though this post is entirely about him, most of you will not understand why I chose this video, but Ser.Calvin will get it!

So to you, my dear, who most deffinitely can, I wish you happy birthday!

Peace, love and strawberry cupcakes :P

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“Heartbeats“, a cover from the “The Knife” 2004 track, sang by the lovely José Gonzáles – a Sweedish son of Argentine parents – on his debut album “Veneer” (and what a brilliant album it is!).

This will be on my iPods playlist this summer when I roadtrip down California! ;)
More sounds to come, stay tuned!

Peace and much love ;)