SQUARE reveals 20 new additions to its music showcase lineup
SQUARE, a brand-new celebration of independent artists and grassroots music communities across the continents bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, is scheduled to take place from 29 January to 1 February 2025.
Among the ten artists selected from Open Call submissions is Catalan singer and producer Adelaida, Ana Arsuaga from the Basque Country, whose project Verde Prato fuses pop, electronica, and folk elements with Basque oral traditions. Skanderani, also hailing from Spain, Portugal’s System Sophie and Zancudo Berraco (Henrique Apolinário). Brooklyn-based Nigerian/London artist Halima, Brazilian artist Jadsa, Chilean avant-garde rapper Planta Carnivora, and Norwegian band Psudoku.
In addition to the Open Call artists, ten more names have been handpicked by SQUARE’s Creative Partners. Among these, ANTCONSTANTINO, Antonio Fernández and Pedro de Dios (Guadalupe Plata), selected by Spain’s Monkey Week, Fantasmage, Slovakia’s FVLCRVM, Scottish free-jazz pioneer and dancer Maggie Nicols, Moroccan DJ and producer Guedra Guedra, Retro Cassetta, Yeri & Yeni, Brooklyn-based project Gushes, and Panamanian guitarist and singer songwriter Ricardo de León.
For more information visit squarefestival.pt.
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