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Luís Peixoto

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Luís Peixoto playing live presenting his album Geodesia at Quintandona Festival in Portugal (2023)

Luís Peixoto (born April 11, 1980) is a Portuguese folk musician.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

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Peixoto was born in Coimbra, Portugal, and grew up in the Algarve.[3] He studied civil engineering at the University of Coimbra.[2]

Music career

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Peixoto was a part of Dazkarieh for six years,[3] as well as the Stockholm Lisboa Project.[1][3] His first solo album, Assimétrico (2017), incorporated electronic influences.[3] His second album, Geodesia (2021), was a collaboration with Ciscu Cardona and Rubén Bada, as well as a number of guests from other Iberian and non-Iberian regions.[1][2][3] In it, he returned to acoustic roots, playing mainly mandolin.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Frota, GonÇalo (June 2021). "Geodesia". Songlines. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Silva, Ana Patrícia (26 March 2021). "Entrevista a Luís Peixoto: 'Cada região tem uma riqueza musical própria'" [Luís Peixoto: 'Each region has its own musical richness']. Time Out (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Pacheco, Nuno (4 March 2021). "Luís Peixoto ensaia um regresso às origens folk com Geodesia" [Luís Peixoto rehearses a return to folk origins with Geodesia]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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