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words: Marcos Leal (editing by Raquel Pinheiro); photos: Marcos Leal
Tuesday, by the end of the day, mild temperature in the air and on arrival at CCOP it was made clear that the night was going to be warm, with people already crowding up in the street, at the entrance drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette before going up the stairs leading to the auditorium.
While waiting for Sessa and company to enter the Stage, a good part of the audience already present was waiting sitting on the floor, while others went to get a drink to refresh their bodies in an environment that was already guessing hot and that the large air conditioner on one side of the room could not be enough to soften, despite opening a clearing, such was the wind that came out of it.
On stage, hanging from the ceiling, three pieces of rectangular fabric with images reminding the visual imagery of the 2022 album Estrela Acesa that Sessa is presenting on this tour.
Announced the beginning of the concert by the usual voice recording, the public stands up and applauds the entrance of Sessa and company who take their places in the respective instruments. Sessa sits in the center on a small chair where he remained cross-legged with his guitar during the concert.
The first chords were for Estrela Acesa, the title song of Sessa's new record. A serene start, as a large part of the concert would be. The sessa music breathes the sea and calm of the late summer afternoon, like a light breeze that, despite the heat in the room, refreshed the soul.
Sessa, Sergio Sayeg's artistic name, of few words, but always with serenity and sweetness in the voice showing a certain naivety and timidity, highlighting how good it is to play in Portugal with an audience that shares the same language. As he spoke, smiles could be seen from the band and the audience and sighs could be heard between exclamations like “Oh…it's so sweet…”, “Oh…it's so cute…”.
After the third song Pele de Esfera, Sessa said the first words to thank and introduce the band that accompanies him on drums, acoustic bass and voice.The concert continued between songs from the two edited works, focusing on the last one, where the Brazilian musical heritage is notorious, from influencial artists like Caetano or Gal from the golden times of tropicália and pop soaked in samba that makes the bodies sway lightly, and with punctual moments of psychedelia .
At one point in the concert, Sessa alone on stage plays two cover songs 'Quién te Viera' by Eduardo Mateo and 'Flor de Maracujá' by João Donato, then returning to his repertoire with Dor Fodida.
The concert did not end without an encore with three songs Tanto, Língua Geral and Grandeza with which the band said goodbye with thanks, applause, smiles and the feeling of having lived a tender moment.
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