KIKO & THE BLUES REFUGEES (PORTUGAL)
"THREADBARE"
INDEPENDENT RECORDS 2021

Release date: February 13, 2021

Musicians:

FRANCISCO Pereira - vocals
António Mão de Ferro - guitars
Jorge Filipe Santos - keyboards
Carl Minnemann - bass 
João Cunha - drums 

Tracklist:

01 If this is the end of me 03:12
02 Poor man's justice 03:36
03 Giver 04:10
04 Too lazy to be a nice guy 03:24
05 Fake news 04:01
06 Sugar for your Instagram 04:24
07 Say it (to my face) 03:06
08 Sittin' and wishin' feat Marta Ren 03:33
09 Deep 02:58
10 Ain't gone yet 03:31
11 The end, again 01:24

Francisco "Kiko" Pereira is a jazz man. Portuguese born in Newark (NJ), has revolutionized the Jazz scene in Portugal leading several avant-garde formations and being recognized as one of the contemporary figures of the genre in his country. He's not a bluesman, but he has the blues. He's not a soulman, but he has the soul. He's a singer like few others, his voice is his great treasure, modulated, with many colors and hues hidden only within the reach of musicians who recognize themselves in any chord that black music is capable of spitting out. Composer and music teacher, Kiko Pereira has led several projects in Portugal with whom he has recorded respective albums, by his own name (Raw / 2003), The Jazz Refugees (L 'USA / 2012) and Kite (Amsa / 2018), and finally recovering his primitive background and under the name of The Blues Refugees he has released "Threadbare", a modern blues album where classicism and contemporaneity merge in an exhilarating way. The vocal strength of this man is irresistible, a true pleasure to listen to him without conditions.