Tributes to ABBA and Aretha Franklin are among the highlights for this summer
The concerts will take place in a relaxed and informal setting that promises entertainment for all ages.
The resort has prepared an exclusive lounge area specially for this purpose, overlooking the tennis courts and the surrounding pine forest.
With a highly diverse musical programme, each event will bring together distinct artists of exceptional quality from different genres.
Intimate open-air concerts at the Tennis Academy in Vale do Lobo
June 10th – Sunset Samba Vibes Roda de Samba by Sambambas | 8pm-9.30pm
Sambambas will be opening this year’s summer concert programme at the Vale do Lobo Resort, for an evening of pure rhythm and musicality with traditional samba classics and more.
Sambambas will present a unique concert format, with a samba circle, which is an “improvisation meeting for samba songs”, and is a concept similar to jazz jam sessions. The result promises to be a contagious and truly unforgettable evening that will have everyone dancing along.
The concert will feature Paulinho Lêmos on voice and guitar, Tuniko Goulart on vocals and cavaquinho, Natália Boechat on vocals and pandeiro, and Carlos Poubel on vocals and tantã.
Tickets cost 30€ for the public, and 15€ for resort members.
June 24th – Strings in Harmony by TerraSul | 8pm-9.30pm
As part of the second music session this year, the TerraSul duo will perform with Portuguese guitarist Ricardo J. Martins and electric guitar player Vítor Bacalhau.
Despite supposedly being very distinct musical styles, for Ricardo J. Martins and Vítor Bacalhau, Fado and Portuguese Traditional Music have a lot in common with Rock, Blues, and Country. This project is driven by the search for similarity and lines of contact.
In their debut album “Encruzilhada”, they combine the wail of the Portuguese guitar and the cry of the electric guitar in perfect harmony.
Tickets for this concert cost 30€ for the public, and 15€ for resort members.
July 8th – Echoes of Fado as the Sun Goes Down by Carla Pires | 8pm-9.30pm
Fado singer Carla Pires, accompanied by André M. Santos (classical guitar) and João Vaz (Portuguese guitar) will perform her most emblematic songs.
As one of Portugal’s current artists with the most international performances, Carla Pires has performed hundreds of concerts on four continents, participated in prestigious music festivals across Europe, performed in the most prestigious concert halls, and conducted successful tours throughout Europe and Japan, earning her exceptional reviews in newspapers and magazines.
She began her artistic career in 1993. She has participated in various musical projects, recorded soundtracks for television series and played roles as an actress, including playing Amália Rodrigues in Filipe La Feria’s musical “Amália” from 2002 to 2005. Since 2008, she has pursued a unique career in Fado, marked above all by major international tours (France, Scandinavia, Holland, Japan and Austria) and performances in prestigious festivals and theatres).
Tickets cost 30€ for the public, and 15€ for resort members.
August 5th – Jazz Evening with a Latin Flavour by João Frade Trio | 8pm-9.30pm
João Frade invites Michael Olivera and Yarel Hernandez to compose this jazz trio and provide a unique and unpredictable experience, with sophisticated harmonies and less common rhythmic patterns, with a clear presence of Latin American and Mediterranean musical influences.
João Frade is a well-known Algarve jazz musician with a full career, having participated in some of the most important projects developed in Portugal and abroad, alongside names like Maria João and Mário Laginha, Mariza, Pedro Jóia, Lura, Jorge Pardo and Munir Hossn, and has won numerous world accordion championships. He is also the Musical Director of Mariza’s shows (a well-known Portuguese Fado singer), and he accompanies her on all her concerts.
Tickets for this concert cost 30€ for the public, and 15€ for resort members.
August 19th – World Music Fusion Under the Stars by Plasticine | 8pm
Plasticine, an innovative Fusion/World Music band, promises a contagious and unforgettable show of rhythm and sound, with afrobeat, soul, funk, and jazz.
The band defies boundaries of sound and genres by combining elements of progressive rock, funk, jazz, and soul. They also span geographical boundaries by infusing afrobeat, Latin, and Eastern influences into their sound. In summary, the group harmoniously blends different genres and backgrounds, creating a distinct and unique musical experience.
According to World Music Central’s description of the band’s concert at Med 2022 Festival: “This Portuguese crew sizzled and simmered with a blazing horn section, tag teams of guitars and keyboards and a drums/percussion bedrock holding it all together. No gimmicks or gimcracks, just terrifically pulsating music by a band with chops to spare and energy transmitted directly from stage to audience.”
Three years after the release of their first album, the band has played in various auditoriums and festivals, including MED, and in September 2022 they released their second work: “The Most Beautiful Skies“, an album that deals with global and individual battles.
Tickets for this concert cost 30€ for the public, and 15€ for resort members.
Parque do Golfe welcomes ABBA and Aretha Franklin Tributes
July 22nd – Aretha Franklin Tribute by THINK band | 8.30pm-10pm
This event, considered ”one of the great moments of this summer”, will welcome Rocio Anguè, accompanied by the members of her band Think, for an exceptional tribute concert to the legendary jazz singer Aretha Franklin.
This emblematic tribute promises “to take you on a true journey through some of Aretha’s greatest hits”, and will include well-known songs such as “Respect”, “Think”, “Natural Woman” and many more, in an “unforgettable evening, full of musicality and the best Soul ever”, according to the resort.
Tickets cost 40€ for the public, and 20€ for resort members.
September 2nd – ABBA Tribute by ABBA Inferno band | 7.30pm-9pm
For the final days of summer, the resort will host a tribute to ABBA, set against the beautiful backdrop of the golf course and overlooking the sunset.
The renowned tribute band “Abba Inferno” will present a landmark tribute to the legendary ‘70s group in an “unforgettable musical journey”.
Tickets cost 40€ for the public, and 20€ for resort members.
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