Composer, researcher, and Associate Professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Mainz, Paulo Ferreira-Lopes is In Focus on the MIC.PT in May, to mark his 60th anniversary.
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Bembe is the name of a traditional African rhythm which is based on the division of a 12/8 time signature into three equal parts, ie, as if there is one measure 3/4 within a 12/8. Whole composition came from this assumption, and while the rhythm and their possible combinations fascinated me, the melodies were emerging naturally. The work was composed in less than an hour. It is dedicated to all saxophonists.