Neco Novellas Discography of CDs

Neco Novellas music CDs Neco Novellas's eclectic, world-spanning sound bears the clear stamp of his polyglot musical education. Raised by a musically accomplished family in Mozambique, Novellas absorbed both East African folk forms and reggae-influenced South African pop music before decamping to Portugal to study classical guitar. All these influences are masterfully amalgamated on NEW DAWN - KU KHATA, Novellas's international debut. NEW DAWN's soulful harmonies, provided by Novellas and members of his extended family, recall the close harmony work of American sweet-soul artists as much as they do the massed choruses of South African groups like Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

Neco Novellas discography Neco Novellas's eclectic, world-spanning sound bears the clear stamp of his polyglot musical education. Raised by a musically accomplished family in Mozambique, Novellas absorbed both East African folk forms and reggae-influenced South African pop music before decamping to Portugal to study classical guitar. All these influences are masterfully amalgamated on NEW DAWN - KU KHATA, Novellas's international debut. NEW DAWN's soulful harmonies, provided by Novellas and members of his extended family, recall the close harmony work of American sweet-soul artists as much as they do the massed choruses of South African groups like Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Neco Novellas is the name and the face of a singer-songwriter with immense talent and imposing stage presence. `New Dawn - Ku Khata' presents the influences of his teenage years in Mozambique among the Chopi people, and later, classical guitar studies and opera singing in Lisbon and Rotterdam. Neco Novellas has a remarkably, dark, smoky voice sometimes reminiscent of a deeper-toned Al Jarreau, and his tunes allow him to show it off to fine effect. Another inspired contemporary singer-songwriter from outta Africa! Recording information: Studio 150. Personnel: Lilian Vieira (vocals). Audio Mixer: Joeri Saal.