Abstract
Sounds with the Taste of Home is a research and artistic creation project situated within the field of community music practices and applied artistic research, focusing on the experiences of immigrant musicians and displaced musical communities in Portugal. Grounded in the understanding of music as intangible, embodied, and inherently portable heritage, the project explores its role in reconstructing senses of belonging and in the symbolic reconfiguration of the idea of “home” in contexts of mobility and displacement, through participatory and situated artistic processes.
Through collaborative co-creation methodologies — including collective improvisation, exploratory rehearsals, and shared composition — the project fosters dialogue between Western and non-Western musical traditions, valuing cultural diversity as a driver of artistic and social innovation. These processes, anchored in experimentation, orality, and music learning in community contexts, enable the emergence of new sonic languages and forms of identity expression.
The project culminates in the production and distribution of a music album, a short film documenting the creative process, and a book publication bringing together graphic scores, testimonies, and audiovisual materials. In parallel, artistic mediation formats are developed, such as lecture-performances, which promote audience development, intercultural dialogue, and active community engagement, strengthening their recognition and participation in the cultural sphere and contributing to the sustained expansion of their social and community impact.
Keywords
Community music; Collaborative artistic creation; Interculturality; Migration and belonging; Artistic research
Outputs
- Digital and physical album (vinyl)
- Single with music video
- Short film
- Book (digital)
- Lecture-performances
Team
Klênio Barros (ESE IPP | INET-md, artistic coordination)
Beatriz Stutz Yaunner (University of Aveiro | INET-md, artistic team)
Carlos Cesar de Araujo Motta (Artistic team | independent artist)
Carlos Eduardo Fuchs (ARDA Records, technical team / sound engineer)
Eduardo Roque dos Reis Falcão (University of Aveiro | INET-md, artistic team)
Helvio Monteiro Mendes (University of Aveiro | INET-md, artistic team)
Hugo Ribeiro de Paula e Silva (Support Staff Team | photography)
Ivo Lagoa Magalhães (Support Staff Team | audiovisual)
Juliana Campos Lobo (ESEV IPV | Press Office)
Lucas de Campos Ramos (University of Aveiro | INET-md, artistic team)
Lúcia Cardoso de Sousa (Support Staff Team | photography)
Nuno Peixoto Pinho (ESE IPP | INET-md, artistic team / composer)
Patrícia Lestre Silva (Artistic team | independent artist)
Romain Valentino (Artistic team | independent artist)
Sérgio Guri (Artistic team | independent artist)
Timoteo Cuche (University of Aveiro | INET-md, artistic team)
Institutions involved (in collaboration or partnership)
- Direção-Geral das Artes
- INET-md | CIPEM – Centro de Investigação em Psicologia da Música e Educação Musical
- Harvard University
- Oficina de Música de Aveiro
- Estúdio Arda Recorders
- Banzé (Editora)
- AFINS – Associação para o Fomento Interdisciplinar nas Artes e Sociedade
- Casa de Pasto e Afins – Café Amizade
- Instituto Pernambuco Porto Brasil
- Auditório Francisco de Assis (Porto)
Period
22 Oct, 2025 — 31 Dec, 2026
Funding
Direção-Geral das Artes — Programa Música e Ópera (Edição e Distribuição) | Direção-Geral das Artes (DGArtes) — ID 28857
