Helga Azevedo

Story

Profile

• Singer

Instruments

• Vocals
• Guitar
• Guitalele
• Keyboards
• Bamboo Sax
• Native American Flute
• Ipad
• Synthesizers
• Roli Seaboard 5d
• Loopstation
• Fruity Loops
• Remixlive
• Propellerhead Reason
• Adobeaudtion
• Pro Tools
• Voice Jam

Genres

• Pop
• Jazz
• R&b And Soul
• Electronic
• Indie
• Mpb
• Musica Popular Brasileira
• Samba
• Samba Jazz
• Música Portuguesa

Influences

• Elis Regina
• Gilberto Gil
• Jorge Ben Jor
• Nana Vasconcelos
• Alcione
• Caetano Veloso
• Ana Carolina
• Seu Jorge
• Etta James
• Nina Simone
• Billie Holiday
• Amy Winehouse
• Frank Sinatra
• Tony Bennett
• Aretha Franklin
• Chaka Khan
• Gregory Porter
• Sade Adu
• Erikah Badu
• Esperanza Spalding
• Prince
• Michael Jackson
• Seal
• Alicia Keys
• Saint Germain
• Bon Iver

Equipment

• Vocals
• Vocalist
• Vocal Chords
• Vocal Cords
• Vocal

Languages

• English
• Portuguese

What is music to you? What does it give you?

It Gives me Energy, Inspiration and Pleasure

What is your music dream?

To inspire and "touch" people with my music, voice and the way i sing

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

With healthy Nutrition, Meditation and Healling with Music

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Cant't Stop till i get enought - Michael Jackson I Still can't stop dancing when i hear it :D

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Lots of them but these are some of my favorite inspirations: Elis Regina Gilberto Gil Jorge Ben Jor Nana Vasconcelos Alcione Caetano Veloso Ana Carolina Seu Jorge Etta James Nina Simone Billie Holiday Amy Winehouse Frank Sinatra Tony Bennett Aretha Franklin Chaka Khan Gregory Porter Sade Adu Erikah Badu Esperanza Spalding Prince Michael Jackson Seal Alicia Keys

What inspires you to make music?

The abbillity to communicate and inspire other people through music, to share the message in the lirics based on my life experience and lessons

What is the message you want to send with your music?

I want to share Hope, Joy, the beauty of simplicityand and pleasure in Life

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

I Feel the power of music and the power of singing, the look in their eyes, the joy they share when they listen and sing along with me and its an amazing feeling of enourmous energy betwen me and the audience

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

Well there is a lot to say about this but i see that the new digital world brought a new age to the way we make and listen to music

What do you think of Drooble?

I Think is a great and very usable idea , i'm very happy with drooble

What frustrates you most as a musician?

Really ... the fact that i always need other people to make music, but i'm working on this :D

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

Well i sing a lot in local small but very popular bars and with some great local musicians too :D

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

they have to be able to "Connect" with the audience

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Shure you have heard of them but i'm listening to some cool stuff like: the brazillian kids that i love - Boogarins - Avalanche, enjoy :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-KiU3UogWs and ... Portugal meets Cabo Verde with Branko & Mayra Andrade - Reserva Pra Dois https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3PRfhUMZlE

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