Lúcia de Carvalho
Vibrant Angolan-French stage personality bursting with positive energy
‘All the audience has to do is be there and let themselves go.’ The message of Angolan-French singer Lucia de Carvalho is clear and certainly not exaggerated: with her powerful, cheerful voice, well-oiled band and vibrant stage personality, she has everything it takes to throw a musical party.
De Carvalho’s music is rooted in various traditions, but is completely contemporary and above all tells her own story. In her youth she suddenly had to exchange Angola and her mother for a foster family in the French Alsace. Is that why De Carvalho sounds so vital and combative in her music? Perhaps. In any case, her music swings like crazy and bursts with positive energy. Be there – that’s all you have to do – and let yourself go. That too will probably happen automatically.
