debut album
por onde fica a primavera
“… this is viola braguesa as we never heard it before. A brave record that unfolds new frontiers for a discreet but charming instrument.” Songlines (UK)
“The instrument is a tool to expose its own universe that instead of playing with tradition, frees itself from all contexts and prejudices to create its own sound.” Jornal de Letras (PT)
“…delicate, profound, mysterious and magical.” Radio Nacional de España (ES)
João Diogo Leitão
Guitarist and composer, João Diogo Leitão challenges tradition and aesthetic barriers through an innovative approach to one of the most fascinating traditional Portuguese instruments, the “viola braguesa”.