About

Nostalgia-Mitigating Solo Performances For Luso-Lovers”

Viva Damão! is ...

An electronic, real-time arranger-driven, OMB 

 

Solo Performer—Noël Gama (UKSC award-winning singer/songwriter)
Genres—Portuguese Pop, Pop-Rock, Trad

Repertoire—80/20 (contemporary/traditional) covers
Occasions—Portuguese-themed events, VIP receptions, etc.

Venues—Luso embassies, concert halls, cultural centers, universities 

Base—Damão (former Portuguese enclave in western India) 

Viva Damão! comes in three flavours:

  • Viva Damão Grande!  (SEM - Solo Electronic Musician) Me & my PA3X backing band
  • Viva Damão Pequeno!  (SEAM - Solo Electro-Acoustic Musician) Me & my midi guitar-driven BK-7M backing band
  • Viva Damão Praça!  (SAM - Solo Acoustic Musician) Me & my JMSM Taylor nylon-string guitar

Viva Damão! is different from other bands that perform Portuguese music in India. While others have only a handful of traditional Portuguese (Brazilian) songs in their repertoire, Viva Damão! OMB is a 100% Portuguese music band with a repertoire comprising 80% contemporary Portuguese (Portugal) songs and 20% traditional Portuguese (Brazilian) songs.
 

  

 

If a multi-member band is a non-fortified wine and a DJ is a brandy, then, Viva Damão! is port wine.”

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