Capotar
The elegantly recorded Capotar is a balm for your ears in these hurried times.
Francisco Fontes’sophomore album, released on April 2026 by louva-a-deus, was produced by Artur Costa, João Maria Gorjão and Miguel Marôco.
All songs by Francisco Fontes
Produced by Artur Costa, João Maria Gorjão and Miguel Marôco
Recorded by João Maria Gorjão
Vocals recorded by Gonçalo Bicudo
‘Pulmão’ recorded by Miguel Marôco
Mixed by Gonçalo Bicudo
Mastered by Philip Shaw Bova
Francisco Fontes: vox, acoustic guitar, drums and percussion
Gonçalo Bicudo: bass
João Maria Gorjão: electric guitar
Miguel Marôco: piano and synths
Artwork by Lacortei
Mikado
The eagerly awaited debut by Inês Sousa is a skilfully slow cooked endeavour made with longtime friends João Correia and António Vasconcelos Dias.
Mikado holds twelve songs, a record prepared with care and no rush. Louva-a-deus is pleased to help release it, besides booking Inês Sousa’s shows.
Photos: Cláudia Manuel Silva
Artwork and design: Inês de Freitas (umainês)
Inês Sousa: vox, keyboards, vocoder, keytar
João Correia: guitars, bass, percussion, drums, sampled vocals
António Vasconcelos Dias: guitars, bass, percussion, drums, sound effects
Pedro Pinto: double bass
Arranged and produced by João Correia and António Vasconcelos Dias
Recorded by João Correia and António Vasconcelos Dias
Gravado at Estúdio 52, Estúdio Marginal and No1 Esq.
Piano and Rhodes recorded at louva-a-deus
Mixed by Moritz Kerschbaumer
Mastered by Mário Barreiros
Stretch
It’s the lisbon-based band’s 5th record, and the most international yet for Minta & The Brook Trout
With album art by José Feitor and graphic design by Pedro Serpa, Stretch is louva-a-deus’ third edition.
songs by Francisca Cortesão
arranged by Minta & The Brook Trout
produced by Mariana Ricardo and Francisca Cortesão
recorded by Nelson Carvalho and Tiago Correia at louva-a-deus, mixed by Eduardo Vinhas at Golden Pony and mastered by Mário Barreiros at MB Studio · Shelley Short recorded by Ande Foster and Georgia Rose at Gympie Flexi Studio in Gympie QLD, Australia · Tamara Lindeman (The Weather Station) recorded by Moritz Kerschbaumer at louva-a-deus ·additional recordings by Mariana Ricardo at Hide and Make Inactive and louva-a-deus
Francisca Cortesão: vox, guitars, charango, keyboards, synths
Afonso Cabral: electric guitar
Margarida Campelo: piano, rhodes, clavinet, synths
Mariana Ricardo: bass, electric guitar, autoharp, banjo, percussion, keyboards, synths, vox
Tomás Sousa: drums and percussion, vox
The Weather Station: guest vocals in ‘Born To Be Mild’
Shelley Short: guest vocals in ‘Please Make Room For Me Please’
Demorar
The second solo record by Afonso Cabral, co-founder of You Can’t Win, Charlie Brown, features Shugo Tokumaru and Manuela Azevedo.
Recorded at louva-a-deus by Tiago Correia and Afonso Cabral, with Nelson Carvalho’s precious help. Additional recordings by António Vasconcelos Dias, Pedro Branco and Inês Sousa (louva-a-deus, Afonso’s house and Estúdio Marginal). Mixed by Eduardo Vinhas and mastered by Nelson Carvalho. Artwork and design by Inês Viegas Oliveira. Second edition under the louva-a-deus label.
Afonso Cabral: Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Programming, Percussion
António Vasconcelos Dias: Keyboards, Guitar, Shaker
David Santos: bass
Inês Sousa: Choirs, tambourine
Francisca Cortesão, Margarida Campelo, Minji Kim: backing vocals
João Correia: Drums
Pedro Branco: Guitar
Bárbara Cabral: backing vocals in Manel
Eduardo Cardinho: Vibraphone in Paraíso
José Soares: Saxophone in Indivisível
Manuel Pinheiro: Percussion in Tanto / Tudo / Tanto / Tudo
Márcia Lessa, João Vaz Silva: Clapping in Indivisível
Mais Alto! book and record
our first release is a book and a record: Mais-Alto!
Versions of songs by José Afonso, José Mário Branco, Rita Lee, Titãs, Nuno Prata, Clã or Luís Severo and their lyrics (so we can sing them all together), illustrated and paired with the stories behind each of these creations.
All words by Isabel Minhós Martins (except song lyrics)
Illustrated by Bernardo P. Carvalho
Narrated by Isabel Minhós Martins and João Vaz Silva
Music by Afonso Cabral, Francisca Cortesão, Inês Sousa, Sérgio Nascimento
Recorded by Nelson Carvalho at louva-a-deus, assisted by Tiago Correia and João Mendes
Tiago Correia and João Mendes
Additional recordings by Afonso Cabral
Mixed by Nelson Carvalho at louva-a-deus
Mastered by Mário Barreiros at MB Estúdio
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