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Moreira Chonguiça (The Moreira Project)
(Mozambique)
Biography
Moreira Chonguiça a mozambican saxophonist, is the
leading force behind The Moreira Project. Moreira settled in South Africa in order to pursue his musical studies,
and he graduated at the University of Cape Town in musicology in 2000. From then on, he has performed on various CD's for
South African musicians such as Jimmy Dludlu, Stewart Sukuma and Wanda Baloyi and was invited at
a Cultural Exchange Programme by the City of Chicago, and was runner up at a Cape Town Jazz Competition in 2002. Over the
years, he has played many of the major jazz festivals in the world with some of the world's top entertainers (North Sea Jazz
Festival, Netherlands; International African Music Festival, Germany; New Orleans Jazz Festival; African Summer Jazz Festival,
Zimbabwe; Victoria Jazz Festival, Spain; Joy of Jazz, South Africa; Jazzathon, Cape Town; North Sea Jazz Festival,
Cape Town amongst others).
Moreira now plays with his own band The Moreira Project made up of Cape Town's top jazz musicians. In November 2005, a first album was released. It received great reviews from the media and surprises with its freshness and energetic performances. Jazz legend Najee, with whom Moreira met some years before, contributed to several tracks of the album.
Some musicians of the Moreira Project Volume 1 album:
Moreira Chonguiça: saxophones (all tracks);
Mark Fransman: piano, synthesizer;
Lucas Khumalo: bass;
Kevin Gibson: drums;
John Hassan: percussion;
Jaco Maria, Wanda Baloyi: vocals;
Helder Gonzaga: bass (tracks 4, 5, 17, 19);
Julio Sigaúque: guitar (tracks 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18);
António Paco: drums (tracks 4, 5, 12, 17), percussion (tracks 10, 15);
Ebenizário Chonguiça: guitar, vocals (tracks 6, 18);
Anthon Mannel: drums (tracks 6, 7, 10, 15, 18).
Moreira now plays with his own band The Moreira Project made up of Cape Town's top jazz musicians. In November 2005, a first album was released. It received great reviews from the media and surprises with its freshness and energetic performances. Jazz legend Najee, with whom Moreira met some years before, contributed to several tracks of the album.
Some musicians of the Moreira Project Volume 1 album:
Moreira Chonguiça: saxophones (all tracks);
Mark Fransman: piano, synthesizer;
Lucas Khumalo: bass;
Kevin Gibson: drums;
John Hassan: percussion;
Jaco Maria, Wanda Baloyi: vocals;
Helder Gonzaga: bass (tracks 4, 5, 17, 19);
Julio Sigaúque: guitar (tracks 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18);
António Paco: drums (tracks 4, 5, 12, 17), percussion (tracks 10, 15);
Ebenizário Chonguiça: guitar, vocals (tracks 6, 18);
Anthon Mannel: drums (tracks 6, 7, 10, 15, 18).
Moreira Chonguica
Born: 1977, in Maputo
Style: modern afro-jazz, fusion
Discography
Style: modern afro-jazz, fusion
Discography
| Title | Year | Label | Remarks |
| M&M: Moreira Chonguica & Manu Dibango | 2017 | MoreStar Entertainment SA | By Moreira Chonguiça and Manu Dibango |
| Live At Polana Serena Hotel | 2015 | MoreStar Entertainment SA | Live recording at the Polana Serena Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique |
| MP: Reloaded | 2013 | MoreStar Entertainment SA | |
| Khanimambo | 2011 | MoreStar Entertainment SA | (Moreira Chonguica pays Tribute to the Legends of Mozambique Vol. 1) |
| Moreira Project vol. 2: Citizen of the World | 2008 | MoreStar Entertainment SA | |
| Moreira Project vol. 1: The Journey | 2005 | MoreStar Entertainment SA |
Page added March 2007