Fred Frith — a living legend at the crossroads of rock, jazz, improvisation, and composition — meets Brazilian drummer, singer, and composer Mariá Portugal. Active in the Brazilian music scene for over 20 years and now based in Berlin, Portugal has forged strong ties with Europe’s improvised music community. Her deep roots in the Brazilian singer-songwriter tradition, combined with a sharp interest in electronic music and improvisation as a tool for song composition, make her an artist who thrives across diverse musical contexts. This duo is a stroke of luck: if contemporary European music has produced a truly legendary and globally significant figure in the space where all stylistic boundaries dissolve, it is surely guitarist Fred Frith. Coming from different continents, generations, and musical worlds, Portugal and Frith reveal on their debut album just how much they share — and how electrifying their common ground can be.

Cover photo: Mariá Portugal
Graphic design: Jonas Schoder
Photos: Palma Fiacco

All music by Fred Frith and Mariá Portugal. Recorded at The Loft, Köln, on June 8, 2023, by Christian Heck. Mixed, edited and otherwise investigated by Fred Frith at Casa Sonoma and Casa Pancio, California, and by Mariá Portugal in Fazenda da Serra, Brazil. Mastered at Headless Buddha, Oakland, on July 31, 2025, by Myles Boisen.

Produced by Fred Frith, Mariá Portugal and Intakt Records. Published by Intakt Records. Intakt Records, P. O. Box, 8024 Zürich, Switzerland.