Arcenio De Almeida
Bio
Arcenio De Almeida is an author, composer and musician from Quelimane, Mozambique.
He started performing only at the age of 9 with one of the country's most influential groups of the time, "1 de Maio", and pursued his musical career with the band "Saldicos" (an emblematic group of traditional music in the Zambezi region), to become a recognized artist in Mozambique.
After a move to France he autoproduced his first solo album '' Djay '', then formed his own band who met a great success in large concert halls and festivals playing alongside the big names of the international scene - Manu Dibango, Salif Keita and many more.
Arcenio remains firmly attached to his roots and is constantly fighting for the promotion and the revival of traditional music from Mozambique.
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