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Semibreve 2026 Lineup: Noémi Büchi, Tygapaw and Marta Salogni Perform

Portugal's experimental music festival Semibreve features sets, showcases and premieres across several venues, including Gnration's Blackbox and the Capela Imaculada seminary.

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Semibreve is Portugal's premiere festival for experimental music. Noémi Büchi performed a set on Friday at Gnration's Blackbox, and Tygapaw performed a set on Saturday in the Blackbox room.

Marta Salogni performed in the afternoon concerts at the Capela Imaculada, a seminary. Ricardo Jacinto has a showcase on Sunday in a medieval saloon, and Saffron On Grey, a collaborative orchestral piece by Fennesz and Oscar Jockel, rounds out Semibreve 2026.

Sam Slater's album Luung was performed with vocalist Ece Canlı and saxophonist Cavid Dhen. Gustaf Broms's 2025 exhibition was the springboard for the album Flesh And Bones, his fourth album.

Nuno Canavarro, maker of the 1988 album Plux Quba, premiered new work through /Radiant Rift at Semibreve. Universo Circular, a film by Dácio Pinheiro about Jocy de Oliveira, was featured at Semibreve this year.

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