Calcutta is the sonic territory of Teresa Castro, a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and sound artist based in Porto. A classically trained guitarist, she intertwines lines of folk, drone, ambient, and experimental music, creating a sonic lexicon entirely her own: persistent guitars, harmoniums that breathe like living organisms, electronics—subtle but effective—that pulsate in a sonic ritual.

Her voice—sometimes an intimate lament, sometimes a prolonged breath—becomes an instrument that guides us through spaces where time slows down and listening deepens. Her evocative compositions exist as fragments of an inner world, where we are led to contemplate emotional landscapes that emerge from abstraction, texture, and tone. Each piece functions as a refuge for feeling, a meditative gesture, or a body that dissolves into resonance.

She released her first demo, Love Path Again, in 2015, followed by the EP Over Night in 2017. She presented Feux d’Artifice in 2024, an ambient piece that marks a new phase. As a sound artist, she composed for the theatre piece Real Dog (Solange Freitas, 2017), for film Anoche Conquisté Tebas (Gabriel Azorín, 2025), and develops various installations, culminating recently in the quadraphonic installation Madre Antiga at the Monastery of Arouca (2025).

Live—accompanied by Maria Amaro on double bass, vocals, and keyboard—she offers a hypnotic, dense, and free-form performance. In December 2025, she will release Eterno Retorno, anticipating her debut album Soon After Dawn, to be released on January 23, 2026.

Casa das Artes Bissaya Barreto
Rua Castro Matoso, 17
3000-104 Coimbra
+351 912 624 531 (Vodafone network call)
casadasartes@fbb.pt
Schedule: https://agenda.fbb.pt/estabelecimentos/casa-das-artes-bissaya-barreto/