Danças Ocultas - Inspirar (2025) [Hi-Res]

Dancas Ocultas is a Portuguese quartet that has been creating its very own soundscapes with four diatonic accordions since 1989. Perhaps the best way to describe their music is as 'impressionistic folk'.

With Inspirar, the band has gained new momentum by adding new pieces to their repertoire and drawing on the deep connection that has developed between the musicians. In this album, the group took on the concept of creating time, light and breath, with the aim of forming a raw yet expressive sound. There was something deeply organic about this process - as if each piece had been carefully honed and shaped until only the essence remained. Having previously recorded with an orchestra for 'Amplitude' and with numerous renowned guest musicians such as Jacques Morelenbaum, Rodrigo Leao, Zelia Duncan, Carminho and others, 'Inspirar' is also a return to the original quartet line-up and the profound sound of the diatonic accordion, which creates both the deep, inhaling and exhaling rhythmic structure and the melodic and harmonic sound structures in its own unique way.