5-Nayan

Terra Livre, "Free Earth" or "Free Land" in Portuguese is a musical project created in 2010. Gathering young multi- instrumentalist musicians, creating music with Terra Livre is always a collective process that highlights the versatility and the voice of each element.

Recorded live at Tcha Tcha Tcha Studios by Paula Soares and at Tiny Home Studios by Terra Livre.
All Tracks edited by Xavier Marques and Terra Livre
All Tracks mixed by Terra Livre except "Coruja", mixed by Dominic Borde
All Tracks mastered by Xavier Marques except "Coruja", mastered by Dominic Borde
Design by Sara Baga 

Coruja

06 - Aether

Folklore for the Dance Floor 

The latest sonic adventure by King Coya, danceable alter ego of Gaby Kerpel (De La Guarda, Fuerza Bruta) a pioneer of Latin American folklore fused with electronic music, is called “Tierra de King Coya” (Land of King Coya) - a land where rhythms such as the wayno and instruments from the Andes like the ronroco and tarka, are digitally intertwined with the ritual of dance and celebration.  Like a sorcerer from the future, King Coya creates a map of sound exploration navigating the continent through his digital lens. On his 2nd full length album he lays down his own vocals while also plays a smattering of live instruments. 

Since his debut as King Coya with “Cumbias de Villa Donde” (2009) Gaby has produced remixes for artists such as Amadou & Mariam, Brazilian Girls, Julieta Venegas, Luzmila Carpio, Chancha Via Circuito, Tom Tom Club, Petrona Martinez and Magin Díaz amongst others. He also formed part of the band Terraplén (2010) produced by Gustavo Santaolalla and the album “Tira Torito” alongside the coplera Balvina Ramos. 

The journey through the “Land of King Coya” begins with “Te Digo Wayno” a powerful track that highlights the joy of dance, and acts as a poetic introduction to the Queen Cholas, a dance trio that performs with him during live shows. A true ceremony of celebration that integrates the audience into a singular immersive experience. 

The album features diverse guest singers including La Yegros - musical companion from his first shows at Zizek Club and world renown artist for whom he has produced 3 albums - who features on the first single “Algo” (Something) a sort of kuduro mutates into and Andean dub.   For the song  “Tierra de King Coya” a combination of Colombian buyerengue and Argentine carnavalito we find La Walichera’s enchanting voice.  Balvina Ramos collaborates on “Pa que yo Te Cure”  a remix of the song “Linda Flor” (Tira Torito - 2012). Iara Nardi - one of the Queen Cholas - jumps in on the track “Pachamá” with airs of a coplera singer over dancehall beats, reinforcing  the main objective of bringing folklore to the dance floor.  

“Como Saber” (How to know) and “Dorremi” invoke his foundational album “Carnabailito”, (Nonesuch Records 2001) instilling a particular energy to this album that aims to represent the journey in which Gaby Kerpel ultimately becomes King Coya. The end of this road leads to “Icaro Llama Planta”  where Isabel Pinedo Rengifo’,  a healer from the Shipibo community (Peru), contributes with mystical shamanic chants that invite the listener to reconnect with the earth and give closure to this festive ceremony.

“Tierra de King Coya” drops on ZZK Records on June 15

Tierra de King Coya

King Coya - Tierra de King Coya (Feat La Walichera)

Terra Livre’s Debut Álbum - “Seeds, Roots Flowers and Fruits” (released on 13th of February) features Manu Chao among other distinguished guest artist collaborations. This eclectic journey begins with World Music and carries on to a search to discover what sounds as “Earth Music”.
The Portuguese group voices the emerging ecologic movement, a natural and spontaneous movement with no leaders or borders, that manifests itself locally on a planetary level.
Their sound mixes simplicity with psychedelia, mestizo with mysticism, ecology and activism, singing consciousness and diversity in one tone.

Everything starts from a seed. Or does it? A cycle doesn’t have a beginning or an end. It repeats itself, but never in the same way - It’s an infinite spiral.
“Seeds, Roots, Flowers
and Fruits”  is a homage
to the natural cycles, to
the four seasons, the four
directions and the four
principles of Permaculture. The twelve songs are a representation of the twelve months in a year and the twelve zodiac signs through which the Earth travels since It was only a seedling planet.
The influence of m  ulticultural Lisbon  is evident when you listen to a Jamaican R  eggae  with melodies that could be from either the Balkans, Ethiopia or Eritrea. Desert  Blues  with a taste of Indian  Folk  and American F  unk,  or even a Moroccan G  nawa  with traits of the Portuguese song and  Rock  experimentalism. Each song is a unique experience, not giving away what genre the next track will be.
There is consonance, however, in the  purity of the message,  the  harmonious aesthetics and the  respect for diversity  itself. These are values that guide all the work, and the different styles are explored with the honesty of someone who has been to the roots to find the different elements that make up the whole.
It is, at heart, an ancient Portuguese heritage: To contemplate the oceans not as a barrier but as a bridge that not only allows us to discover the other but, above all, to understand who we are.

In a time when the planet’s resources are scarce, and the rivers and oceans are polluted to the point of having more plastic than fish, and with the forests disappearing at an unbelievable speed, the urgency of a paradigm shift and the love of music keeps the group united for a Free Earth - TERRA LIVRE.

Dá-Me A Tua Mão

Ventos Com Tom

Start A Revolution

Dança Da Semente (ft. Manu Chao)

Earth Music

Greening The Desert

Mãe Terra (ft. Silverio Pessoa)

Terra Livre’s Debut Álbum - “Seeds, Roots Flowers and Fruits” was released in early 2019, featuring Manu Chao among other distinguished guest artist collaborations.
This eclectic journey begins with World Music and carries on to a search to discover what sounds as “Earth Music”. The Portuguese group voices the emerging ecologic movement, a natural and spontaneous movement with no leaders or borders, that manifests itself locally on a planetary level. Their sound mixes simplicity with psychedelia, mestizo with mysticism, ecology and
activism, singing consciousness and diversity in one tone.
Everything starts from a seed. Or does it? A cycle doesn’t have a beginning or an end. It repeats itself, but never in the same way - It’s an infinite spiral.
“Seeds, Roots, Flowers and Fruits” is a homage to the natural cycles, to the four seasons and the four directions. The twelve songs are a representation of the twelve months in a year and the twelve zodiac signs through which the Earth travels since It was only a seedling planet. The influence of multicultural Lisbon is evident when you listen to a Jamaican Reggae with melodies that could be from either the Balkans, Ethiopia or Eritrea. Desert Blues with a taste of Indian Folk and American Funk, or even a Moroccan Gnawa with traits of the Portuguese song and Rock experimentalism. Each song is a unique experience, not giving away what genre the next track will be. There is consonance, however, in the purity of the message, the harmonious aesthetics and the respect for diversity itself. These are values that guide all the work, and the different styles are explored with the honesty of someone who has been to the roots to find the different elements that make up the whole. It is, at heart, an ancient Portuguese heritage: To contemplate the oceans not as a barrier but as a bridge that not only allows us to discover the other but, above all, to understand who we are.
In their debut, Terra Livre wanted to bring along people that are part of this movement(even if they might not know it). The outstanding Manu Chao dives into “Dança da Semente”, a hymn for Seed freedom. Silvério Pessoa, the pernambuco singer of the award-winning band “Cascabulho” and also enjoying a successful solo career, reinforces the universality of the song “Mãe Terra”. Together in this journey are also the Algerian singer - Nazim Lachachi, along with a horn section from Kumpania Algazarra - Francisco Amorim and Paul Robert, and percussionists from Terrakota - Nataniel Melo, Paulo das Cavernas and Márcio Pinto.
They met 10 years ago in the magical mountains of Sintra, where they founded “Terra Livre”, a communal land that works as an experimental and co-creation lab which allowed them to practice what they preach, be it through sustainable agriculture, natural building or the minimising of human ecological footprint.
Gonçalo Sarmento (Terrakota), Leo Marsh (Chapadux, Green Echo) and Rodrigo Cordomar (Green Echo), three singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists join forces with Adri Dias Pereira (Chapadux, Green Echo), a master in woodwinds and electrónics, and with a solid rhythm section composed by Pedro Pereira (Pás de Probleme, They Must be Crazy) and Tiago Santos (Opaz).

In a time when the planet’s resources are scarce, and the rivers and oceans are polluted to the point of having more plastic than fish, and with the forests disappearing at an unbelievable speed, the urgency of a paradigm shift and the love of music keeps the group united for a Free Earth - TERRA LIVRE.

Greening The Desert

Terra Livre

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