User talk:Anselmo Joao Johanhane Novela

Personal Name: Anselmo Joao Johanhane Profession: Musicians, composer, music teacher

Back Ground

Anselmo Joao Johanhane Novela Neco Novella was born and raised in Maputo-Mozambique. He grew up in a musical family where the father Joao Jotamo Johanhane would sing, play guitar and electric organ and mother Gertrudes Sofia Vilanculos would sing in traditional ceremonies and in the choir of the local Catholic Church. From an early age, Neco and his brothers and sisters got in touch with traditional music through their parents and surroundings. Musical activities in and around church taught the children western music. Other than that folk, jazz, pop and classic music found their way to the Novela’s through the broadcastings of National Radio in Mozambique. All these influences lead to a music family-style that Mr. Anselmo.J.J.Novela) describe as "'Novela’s Music For The World", with its rhythms, melodies and harmonies reaching back to African jazz, classical, and worldwide music, and merging into authentic and multi-styled compositions. Add to this Neco’s deep ranged silky voice and you get a musical style that goes firmly beyond the definition of world music.

Music Style
' Anselmo explains: “Universsal Wold of Jazz” sounds better to describe our music. It appeals to the heart and can be understood by the heart in any language. My lyrics are mostly stories about experiences connected to daily life, nature, rituals, message of piece and love family and friends.” The languages Neco Novellas sings in is a mix of local Mozambican idiomatic languages, South African languages, and Portuguese as well as English. “Sharing stories through music is what I aim to do. I want to share my experiences with the audience and make them part of it.”

Music Studies
Musical Education In 2002, after a successful beginning of his career in Mozambique, where Neco is a celebrity in his own right, he received a grant to study classical singing and guitar at the Academia de Musica Eborense and later at Universidade de Musica de Evora in Portugal. Although Neco’s heart already lay with improvisational music and singing, he studied classical music in Portugal for five years. Eager to learn and experience, he immersed himself in his studies. And as it turned out, classical music became an important asset to his musical development. ".... Neco is not far from bringing out his own classical or jazz repertoire". Neco visited a number of countries in Europe. Holland attracted him the most at that time so he decided to pursue his studies at the Codarts Rotterdam Conservatory of Music. In Holland Neco's versatility came to the fore and after having introduced his music and compositions to local musicians and students from Codarts, he was asked to write the music score for a Dutch short film De Grijns (The Grin), shown at the International Filmfestival in Rotterdam in 2006.

“Portugal 1996-1999” 1996-1999-Professional school of music of Evora 1996-1999-Academy of Music Eborence 1999-2001-University of Music of Evora

“Netherlands 2001-2007” 2001-2007-Rotterdam Conservatory of Music

Tutor
Teaching Background

Neco started teaching music at the age of 18 in Mozambique Maputo. During four years was a teacher for young students at Catholic Church in Matola in Mozambique classes for music theory, rhythms, singing and dance. As a private instructor, he had many students in Mozambique, Portugal and Netherland some of these today in the professional carrier. Apart of being instructor Neco is also coaching musicians and bands for a professional life and expose. He is also giving workshops at schools and to amateur musicians. Neco gives private lessons for guitar and singing as well as providing important start-up instruction to beginners, (singers, composers and guitarists and coaching for more advanced high-school students.

Concerts History
Performed at:

North Sea Jazz Festival - Rotterdam, Netherlnads Ges Jazz Fewstival –Kosice,Slovakia Ollinkan Festival,Mexico City Les Mediteran –Perpihon, France Le Bata Klan-Paris,France World Music festival-Sofia ,Bulgaria Festival Mundial - Tilburg,-Netherlnads Amsterdam Roots Festival, Netherlands North Sea Jazz around Town - Rotterdam, Netherlnads Oerol Festival - Terschelling, Netherlnads Motel Mozaique - Rotterdam, Netherlnads Music Meeting - Nijmegen, Netherlnads Dunya Festival - Rotterdam, Netherlnads Paradiso - Amsterdam, Netherlnads Mozambican Embassy – Brussels,Belgium (for the President of Mozambique on his first visit to the Benelux countries),

Work Experience
1990-1996 “Mozambque” Anselmo started playing music within the traditional ceremonies at his grand parents. Later at the age of 16 Neco went on following private lessons in music theory and keyboard. During this period he was teaching and coaching young musicians as well as performing in public live concerts and in the Mozambican Radio and television programs.

1996-2001 “Portugal “ In 1999 was admitted for the University of music following classic singing music technique and theory of Western music. Formed a band playing Mozambican music for choirs and instrument. 2001-2007 “Netherlands” Studied classical singing, Jazz singing and world music at “Codarts” Recorded two Cd’s and participated in several music festivals. In the Netherlands Composed film music for a short film play at the Film International Festival. Teaches music and give workshops at schools and private events and institution.

Publications
Recorded songs for he Radio and video clips for Television in Mozambique 1994;

Recorded in the Netherland CD’s Mita Famba in 2005,

Recorded a new Cd "Ku Khata" in 2007;

Reviews about Mozambican music, own compositions and influences.

Interests
'''Activities" Educational programs and performances;

Promotion of the African and Mozambican culture;

Cultural exchange programs and music workshops;

Languages
Foreigner: English, Spanish, Portuguese, France, Dutch.

Mozambican: Ronga.Changana, Chopi.

Links
[[Media:http://georgegraham.com/reviews/neconov.html]

[[Media:http://www.neconovellasband.com/e.ogg]]

[[Media:http://www.nrc.nl/kunst/northseajazz2008/article1937389.ece]]

[[Media:http://www.myspace.com/neconovellas]]