One day, a forgotten box of shoes is discovered in a shelf of the record company. Inside this box, there were tapes containing home made recordings of the famous Portuguese composer - Antonio Variacoes. When one listens to these tapes, where Variações sings in the most pure ways - without any musical background, many times whispering to the recording not to wake up the neighbors - one perceives that this treasure could not remain hidden. The HUMANOS project was born; a "super"-band, composed by "super"-musicians, where the famous Portuguese singers Manuela Azevedo, David Fonseca and Camane; give their voice to music and lyrics from Antonio Variacoes. This film is about the process of preparation of the live concerts in the summer of 2005 and about the approach that these musicians had to the legacy left by Antonio Variacoes.
Nuno Rafael was born on August 19, 1970, in Lisbon, where he still resides. He is a musician, playing guitar, and has made music his profession for many years. Since 1997, he has collaborated with Sérgio Godinho, starting with the album "Domingo No Mundo," and has been involved in all his subsequent works up to the present day, both as a musician and as a producer. He also accompanies Sérgio Godinho in his live performances and is the musical director of his band. In addition to this collaboration, Nuno Rafael was a member of Vómito in the late 1980s, then moved on to Peste & Sida and later to Despe & Siga, where Luís Varatojo was the vocalist for both bands. From 2004 to 2006, he joined the group Humanos, which brought unreleased songs by António Variações to the public. This group also included Camané, David Fonseca, Manuela Azevedo, Hélder Gonçalves, João Cardoso, and Sérgio Nascimento, achieving great success with many concerts. Throughout his career, Nuno Rafael has worked with numerous Portuguese singers and bands, including Susana Félix, Xutos & Pontapés, Dead Combo, Gomo, Peste & Sida, OIOAI, The Poppers, Maria Clementina, Virgem Suta, Dois Mil e Oito, António Zambujo, Bruno Vasconcelos, among others.
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