Neco Novellas

Singer/songwriter, Neco Novellas, started his music training as an opera singer. He’s since gone on to embrace the gamut musical styles, as you will encounter through the grooves & sounds he found on his recent road trip from Mozambique, through Portugal, to Rotterdam - Netherlands. Chopi music, pop, jazz, reggae, samba & afrobeat, can all be found in a Novellas set. As you might guess, it’s a compulsively danceable sound. Along the way Neco’s brothers and sister have joined him on stage. Like a modern-day Von Trapp family, these guys eat and breathe music.See more at: www.worldconnection.nl/neconovellas
The new album New Dawn Ku Khata is out in the Netherlands & Belgium, France, Germany, UK.
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press quotes
4th place in World Music Charts Europe April:
”Neco Novellas has a remarkably, dark, smoky voice sometimes reminiscent of a deeper-toned Al Jarreau in delivery, and his tunes allow him to show it off to fine effect.” - World Music Charts Europe
"Neco Novellas transforms the musical richness of Africa into fresh arrangements where Africa (Mozambique) touches Brazil, Europe and Jamaica. " Jazz Magazine, Netherlands
”Neco Novellas makes music intuitively, it’s in his blood.” – Volkskrant, Netherlands
”Attractive African pop with surprising changes in tempo and whose live shows continually mesmerize audiences.” - NRC Next, Netherlands
”On New Dawn – Ku Khata you’ll find songs where Mozambican roots, jazz, Brazilian and classical influences flow melodiously and soulfully.” - Mixed Magazine, Netherlands
Gig history
2007 ... Oerol Festival, Terschelling - NL, Motel Mozaique, Rotterdam - NL, Music Meeting, Nijmegen - NL, Dunya Festival, Rotterdam - NL, Paradiso, Amsterdam - NL, Festival Mundial, Tilburg - NL, Amsterdam Roots Festival - NL, North Sea Jazz around Town, Rotterdam - NL, Podium Mozaïek, Amsterdam - NL, Kosice Jazz Festival – Slovakia, Amsterdam World Festival - NL, WOMEX 2007, Sevilla-Spain...
2008... Songlines Party, London - UK, support act Sara Tavares, Parijs – Frankrijk... Ancienne Belgique, Brussel - Belgium, Sugarfactory, Amsterdam -NL, WMDC, Rotterdam – NL, Showcase Nederlandse Dag v/d Jazz 2008, Amersfoort – NL, showcase Dutch Blend Festival, Rotterdam – NL, Afrika Festival, Würzburg – Germany, Satellit Café, Paris – France, Hout Festival, Haarlem – NL, Afro-Latino Festival, Bree – Belgium, Kleur van de nacht, Arnhem – NL, Wereldfeest, Utrecht – NL, North Sea Round Town, Rotterdam – NL, North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, NL …
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