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 Biography 1 full version - Biography 2 Shorter version MOREIRA CHONGUICA THE MOREIRA PROJECT is led by 31 year old Moreira Chonguica who is an award-winning Cape Town based musician, songwriter, producer, record label director, ethnomusicologist and saxophonist originally from Mozambique. Moreira's debut album, THE MOREIRA PROJECT Vol 1 - The Journey was released in December 2005 and has been received with overwhelming response from the industry as well as the media on both local and international levels. The album expresses not only his phenomenal song writing ability and energetic performances but also his major personal coup of securing the support and talent of international jazz legend - NAJEE on several tracks.
MOREIRA CHONGUICA on alto, tenor and soprano saxophone is backed onstage by some of Cape Town's finest musicians on keyboards, drums, guitar, bass guitar and percussion. Since it's inception in November 2005, THE MOREIRA PROJECT has played at many of top South African festivals including Reconciliation Day, Cape Town Jazzathon, Summer Concerts at Kirstenbosch, 2006 Cape Town International Jazz Festival, numerous top corporate functions, The Gito Baloyi Tribute in Maputo, African Renaissance Heritage Day Festival in Cape Town, Grahamstown Jazz Festival 2007, Joy of Jazz 07 and most recently the inaugural Mozamibican Jazz festival as well as numerous prestigious corporate functions. One of the many highlights of 2007 was playing in The Black Team with Omar Sosa, the Grammy award-winning Cuban pianist at three Arts Alive concerts in August and September. THE MOREIRA PROJECT Vol 1 - The Journey was nominated for three SAMA awards namely for BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM, BEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM and BEST PRODUCER for MOREIRA CHONGUICA and MARK FRANSMAN which they won.
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