Toni & Orca

Toni, from Ponta Delgada, is a musician of late and solitary hours. They have been part of several musical projects, with their first published contribution appearing on Orca’s album “Paisagem Trânsito” (2023), as a guitarist and arranger. Two years later, they released their first work under their own name. Both their stage name, Toni, and the album title, “Década da Toca do Coelho”, point to the aesthetic and semantic principles that define this work. If the musical arrangements were built around a DIY sense of naivety, inviting the listener into their bedroom, the lyrics are like an attempt to order the world within and around them.
Orca, the musical identity of Leonor Cabrita, released “Apneia” on September 9, a new album put out by Facada Records, after previewing the work with the singles “Sobras das Sombras”, “Até Temos Pena” (ft. Yaw Tembe) and “Lugar Miserável”.
“Apneia” starts from the meaning of the word itself, the voluntary or involuntary suspension of breathing, to build an idea of interval, interruption and permanence in a space between different moments.
Following “Paisagem Trânsito”, the first album released in 2023, and the EP “Não Há Tempo”, released the following year, “Apneia” represents a new chapter in Orca’s journey, deepening a writing style that moves from individual experience to address trauma, alienation and the bonds we form with those around us.