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Valletta 2018 - European Capital of Culture

Valletta 2018 – European Capital of Culture – comissioned us a large scale, community-based musical project. Mewġa Mużika, with its final performance scheduled for September 9, 2018, called out everyone in Malta, Gozo and worlwide to take part on this inclusive colaborative creation experience. We worked with people from all backgrounds, ages and occupations, crossing knowledge towards a diversity explosion.

Mewga Muzika – Documentary

And here is Vasco Mendes’ final documentary, which accompanied our entire project for the European Capital of Culture, Valletta2018.
A beautiful poem about Malta, the Maltese people and music. Thank you Vasco!

The Portuguese subtitled version is here:
https://youtu.be/UGClsjfEIFk
The premiere had a beautiful conversation with Vasco, Tim Steiner, Airan Berg and dozens of participants. It was so good to see all these people again!

Mewga Muzika documetary Premiere

Publicado por Ana Isabel Bragança em Domingo, 24 de maio de 2020

Mewga Muzika Documentary – Premiere!

This film is all about the artistic look of the amazing Vasco Mendes.It shows Malta, maltese people and Mewga Muzika through Vasco's poetic lens. Here goes a sample of this…Este filme é muito acerca do olhar artístico do incrível Vasco Mendes.Mostra Malta, o povo maltês e o projecto Mewga Muzika através da poética lente do Vasco.Aqui vai uma pequena amostra disso…

Publicado por ondamarela em Quarta-feira, 20 de maio de 2020

Mewga Muzika was a large-scale music project developed by ondamarela for Valletta 2018 – European Capital of Culture. Througout more than 9 months, a community was formed in Malta, music was created and performed, a culture, a country and Europe were celebrated and the amazing director Vasco Mendes followed the team everywhere.

This film is all about the artistic look of the amazing Vasco Mendes.
It shows Malta, maltese people and Mewga Muzika through Vasco’s poetic lens.

The documentary will be screened on youtube, facebook and zoom, on the 24th of May. The documentary premiere will include a talk about the process with Vasco Mendes, Tim Steiner, Ricardo Baptista, Ana Isabel Bragança and some more guests. Follow the facebook event, to know how to join our talk!

 

 

Final Call: Chapter 6!

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And we’re finnally there: production week of Mewga Muzika.
It’s going to be an incredible moment for all.
Thanks Vasco, for this new episode!

Chapter number 5 is out!

This is the fifth chapter of the documentary Vasco Mendes is directing on Mewġa Mużika, our project for La Valletta, European Capital of Culture 2018.
As the due date approaches, the work starts focusing more and the pressure rises…

Mewġa Mużika – Chapter 4

The fourth episode of the documentary on Mewga Muzika, our project for La Valletta 2018, European Capital of Culture, is out! In this one, we continue to work intensely with people from all kinds of backgrounds, we go back to Gozo, we re-work the musical material already created and we try our first Pop Up Concert in La Valletta. It was magic!

Mewġa Mużika – Chapter 3

Vasco Mendes takes us to the depths of Malta’s music communities in this third episode of the documentary on Mewġa Mużika, an ondamarela project for Valletta 2018 – European Capital of Culture. Sink in to Malta and its amazing sounds and join us, signing up today!

 

Pop Up Concert!

After one of our workshops, last saturday, we picked our instruments and went to La Valletta with our music and our energy.
This is only the beggining!

This is happening:

Publicado por Mewġa Mużika em Sábado, 5 de Maio de 2018

Mewġa Mużika – chapter 1

The first chapter of the amazing director Vasco Medes’ videos about Mewġa Mużika is out. It’s going to be a saga!

Valletta 2018 – European Capital of Culture – comissioned us a large scale, community-based musical project. Mewġa Mużika, with its final performance scheduled for September 2018, is calling everyone in Malta, Gozo and worlwide to take part on this inclusive colaborative creation experience. We’ve been working with people from all backgrounds, ages and occupations, crossing knowledge towards a diversity explosion.