Simone Moreno

Simone Moreno is radiant and The latest album "Planetas" is an exciting and charismatic stage performer, and has unique mix of , afro pop, reggae, soul and been on a more or less constant tour to even nordic influences. It has received rave reviews festivals, concert houses and club in media, and won the prestigious Manifest Music Prize. She has also performed in the Swedish venues with her acclaimed band Os Melodie Grand Prix and at the Polar Music Prize, Lourinhos, going to the Baltic States, celebrating winners Paul Simon and . Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Japan, Brazil and Simones new EP "På svenska" ("In swedish") is Africa. The magnetic lady from Salvador, released in November 2017 in Scandinavia. An album where Simone delivers strong versions of her Bahia is back. favourite songs from her new home country Sweden: in swedish, but with the unmistakable rhythms and colurs of Brazil. Swedish folk music and pop meets samba, forró and afro groove.

Quotes: "Her singing is invincible" Noca da , great samba composer of samba school Portela

"A bahiana with the voice and style of a sambista" João Máximo, in the newspaper O Globo

"Simone follows the tradition along the line where Elza Soares, and Beth Carvalho have wandered" Sergio Cabral, famous journalist and big authority of samba music in Brasil

Albums: ”Simone Moreno” – 1994 (WEA Brasil) ”Morena” – 1996 (WEA Brasil)

”Manda me chamar” – 1998 (WEA Brasil)

”Desde que o samba e samba” – 2000 (Albatroz, Simone Moreno came to Sweden in 2001 from Brasil) Salvador, after four albums in Brazil, where she is a “Samba Makossa” – 2006 (Soul Dog Records) well known singer (having worked with producers “Planetas” – 2012 (Soul Dog Records) like Rildo Hora and Roberto Menescal): in Rio where she sung the samba and in Bahia, where she was a famed afro pop queen in the beginning of her career. CONTACT Her first album in Europe, “Samba Makossa”, was Anders von Hofsten, Soul Dog Records warmly received by critics as well as audience, and EMAIL: [email protected] she had a big hit with “Vem pra Bahia (Vi drar till PHONE: +46 70849232 Malmö)”.

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