In Paris, from 13 September to 31 October 2025, the EXIMUS project will present a
documentary exhibition in French about the musical activity of various Portuguese
singers and musicians exiled in France during the Estado Novo dictatorship (1933-
1974), particularly in the 1960s and 1970s, at the crossroads of various international
influences.
On September 13, with the attendance of Manuel Deniz Silva, coordinator of the EXIMUS project, the vernissage, which will be held in partnership with the Maison du Portugal – André de Gouveia and the association Mémoire vive-Memória viva, will include the screening of the film O Salto (Christian de Chalonge, 1967), with original music by Luís Cília. On September 20, the concert-meeting “La géneration d’avril”, organised in parallel with the exhibition, with the support of Maison du Portugal, will feature the singers Francisco Fanhais and Manuel Freire, joined by the musician Rogério Cardoso Pires and INET-md researchers Hugo Castro and Ricardo Andrade.
This event was partially financed by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., under project UID 00472 – INET-md – Instituto de Etnomusicologia – Centro de Estudos em Dança, and the project 2022.05129.PTDC, EXIMUS: “‘We must warn everyone’: Music and Portuguese exile in France during the Estado Novo regime (1933-1974)”.