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, Pedro Barroso, Tino Flores, José Fanha and others, he had edited several solo studio albums. In theater, in the 1960s and the 1970s, he attended theatrical plays with Costa Ferreira, Carmen Dolores and Rogério Paulo.Press Release of Afonso Dias
He was the founded of Trupe Barlaventina - Jograis do Algarve in 1999, and performed numerous shows and made studio recordings. He worked as a director-actor and actor (and singer), since 2003 with the A Companhia de Teagro de Algarve (ACTA, Algarve Theatre Company). He was member of the ''Associação Música XXI'' (''XXI Music Association'') which had been recording several CD collections in ''Selecta''.

Discography

*''O que vale a pena'' (1979) **''Pela calada'' (1987) **''Olhar de Pássaro'' (2000) (nominated for a José Afonso Award) **''Na asa loira do Sol'' (2001) **''Geometria do Sul'' (''Southern Geometry''), 2002 **''Abecedário a rimar'' (2003) ** "13" (2010) **''Fado Aleixo'' (2013) **''O mar ao fundo'' (2014)

As soloist

**''Cantando espalharey I, II e III'' (2002, 3 CDs with multimedia) **''Selected'' (''Selecta'') Collections: ***''Poetas da Lusofonia'', (''Lusophony Poets''), 2006 ***''Poesia de

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'', (''Poems by António Gedeão'') 2006) ***''Poesia de

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– O Guardador de rebanhos'' (''Poems by Alberto Caeiro, Keeper of the Flocks''), 2006 ***''

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'' (''Poetry of Cape Verde and Seven Poems by Sebastião da Gama''), 2007 ***''Poesia de

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With''Trupe Barlaventina''

**''Lendas do País do Sul'' (''Legens of the South of the Country''), 1999 **''O perfume da palavra'' (''Word Perfumes'')

Poetic works

**''Grande Angular'' (''Great Angle''), 2000 **''Toccata e Fuga'' (''Toccata and Fugue''), 2003

Notes

External links

Associação Música XXI (''XXI Music Association'')
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