The story behind “Noite Preta”: event about Vange Leonel reveals the origin of the hit

The musical trajectory of the singer and songwriter Vange Leonel was the theme of the project’s first round of conversations #InvasionVangeLeonelheld on the night of this Tuesday, 14th. The event brought together his cousin, the musician Nando Reis, his life and composition partner, the poet Cilmara Bedaqueand the journalist Pedro Alexandre Sanchesin a dive that revealed the unusual inspiration of the hit “Black Night” even affective memories of adolescence.

Nando Reis recalled the deep connection with his cousin, with whom he was born in the same year and formed his first band, Cameroon. “I am the first cousin of Vange. (…) We were kind of soulmates”revealed the musician. “We grew up together, and the professional part of our lives (…) is the natural continuity of a unique relationship, of her and my intertwined interests.”

The highlight of the night was the revelation of Cilmara Bedaque about the true origin of “Black Night”a success that became the theme of the soap opera Vamp. Contrary to popular imagination, the song is not about vampires. “I had made this song with Vange in Copacabana, in a hotel facing the beach, when they turned on the lights in Copacabana. It’s simply that, I was facing Copacabana beach, they put on lights, where is the black night?”said Cilmara between laughs.

The journalist Pedro Alexandre Sanches contextualized the importance of his first solo album Vange (1991), produced by Nando and charles gavinas a preparation for the dance sound of the 1990s. #InvasionVangeLeonel continues this Wednesday (15), with a focus on Vange writer and playwright, and ends on Thursday (16), addressing her trajectory as a feminist and lesbian activist.

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