The Stranger
Program of Concerts, Conferences, Exhibitions, and Performances 2025
Dashed Concert: Arianna Casellas y Kauê
27 mar at 18:30
Auditório Ilídio Pinho – Blackbox
Arianna Casellas y Kauê, of Venezuelan and Brazilian nationality, began as a musical duo and, over time, fell in love. As emigrants in Portugal, they share the same experience as individuals—a life they explore in their music through themes such as sharing and the sense of belonging.
Through sounds, onomatopoeias, and words, they seek to translate emotions and memories—expressions that emerge from the body as an urgent need.
Geographical distance may create barriers, but these are broken when instruments from different parts of the world cross paths. Even with distinct languages and sounds, the essence of the message and feeling they convey to the listener remains the same. This demonstrates how musical traditions separated by geography can converge in the creation of similar genres, connected by emotion and identity. This fusion occurs not only in the instruments but also in the sonic elements present in their albums.
The artists' cultural roots are reflected in their choice of instruments: the cuatro and quitiplás from Venezuelan tradition, the bombo leguero typical of the Argentine pampas, and the maracas, a common symbol in Afro-Latin American music.
Suenan las campanas challenges fake memories—the myths passed down from generation to generation about identity and belonging. "It’s about how we exist in the world and in the heart of each person. I speak for myself," explains Arianna, "but I know that what I feel applies to many others."
From Latin America to Portugal, Arianna Casellas y Kauê carry with them a rich heritage of stories and songs that evoke past times. Listening to them is like uncovering a set of personal memories—the childhood in Caracas, the echoes of Rio Grande do Sul, youth in Porto, and the landscapes of Trás-os-Montes—but also entering a very particular universe of what music should be.
In addition to performing together under their own names, they also present themselves in parallel with another musical project, Montes, and are integral members of bands such as Sereias.
