Novo Futuro Association promotes on October 13th the “Tozé Brito (De) Novo” solidarity concert, which will take place at Altice Arena, at 9:30pm.
All the proceeds from the show will be donated to the association’s mission, which takes in 75 children and young people at risk in eight shelters located in the municipalities of Lisbon, Cascais, Sintra, and Gaia. This tribute includes the participation of more than a dozen Portuguese artists: Ana Bacalhau, António Zambujo, B Fachada, Benjamim, Catarina Salina, Joana Espadinha, Miguel Guedes, Mitó, Samuel Úria, Selma Uamusse, Rita Redshoes, Tiago Bettencourt and Tomás Wallenstein, and the special participation of Helena Coelho, former member of the iconic female act Doce.
The concert pays tribute to one of the greatest and most productive composers of Portuguese music. The album “Tozé Brito (de) Novo”, edited at the end of last year, brings together several names of Portuguese music in a unique interpretation of Tozé Brito’s most famous compositions and productions. Now it will be presented for the first (and only) time live at the Novo Futuro Solidarity Concert with performances by the various artists that make up the record.
Inês Murteira, president of the association, says that “For over 20 years we have been putting music at the service of solidarity and, in this way, contributing to the construction of a new future for the children and young people of our association. This project is a unique opportunity for us to continue working towards the sustainability of Novo Futuro and ensure the protection of the most vulnerable.”
Throughout several editions, great names of Portuguese music have already passed, such as Paulo Gonzo, Carminho, Ana Moura, Cuca Roseta, Mariza Liz, Tim, Rui Veloso and many others who are now part of the history and solidarity project of the Association.
About Associação Novo Futuro
Founded in Portugal in 1996, the Novo Futuro Association sees itself as a Private Institution of Social Solidarity (IPSS), whose activities are considered to be of superior social interest. Its mission is to shelter children and young people, especially groups of siblings, who are deprived of a safe family environment, ensuring their shelter, well-being and education until they become fully autonomous as adults or are reintegrated into their families. The Association has 8 shelters located in the municipalities of Lisbon, Cascais, Sintra and Gaia, where currently 75 children and youngsters aged between 6 and 21 live.
Throughout 25 years of hard work and total dedication of the teams and civil society, Novo Futuro has welcomed a total of 305 children and youth, 230 of whom have gone on with their life projects, integrated into their family of origin, foster families, specialized responses or full autonomy.
