Manel Ferreira @ Institut for X - Travessia (7 string guitar solo concert)

Manel Ferreira - Travessia

Manel Ferreira presents Travessia - a solo 7-string classical guitar + vocals concert, where he showcases his compositions and arrangements with influences from Latin America, from his EP produced by Yamandu Costa, and Iberian (Flamenco & Fado) music, from his album Vento Ibérico.

Date: November 19th, 2025
Location: Institut for X, Aarhus

https://institutforx.dk/events/

Portuguese guitarist Manel Ferreira mixes musical styles as diverse as the places he has traveled- with his backpack and 7 string guitar by his side, he’s seen the jungles of Guatemala and the steep peaks of the Himalayas. He stores his memories in musical format- in instrumental pieces, which mix various World Music influences, like Brazilian, Flamenco, Fado and Tango, with subtle nuances of Classical Music and Jazz or in songs that immediately send us to the place where they were created.

At home, he’s walking a path just as exciting - he was one of the winners of the prestigious ‘European Guitar Award 2021’ and has played in places ranging from South Africa to Russia to all over Europe, both solo, and with some of Portugal’s finest artists, including Ana Moura and Mariza, with whom he currently plays.

In 2022, he released his new album 'Vento Ibérico’, where he showcases some of his newest compositions, with a more ‘Iberian’ feel, and also a couple of eclectic arrangements of songs by two Portuguese artists that have influenced him. It's also the first time he presents himself as a singer, with the song 'Solidao'.

More recently, he released an EP with the collaboration and production of guitar legend Yamandu Costa. In these 5 pieces, Manel passes to the other side of the Atlantic, putting out his guitar pieces most inspired by Brazilian and Latin American music.