The new album by Rodrigo Leão, entitled A Mãe, contains a very special collaborator: Stuart A. Staples, vocalist from Tindersticks.

Staples both wrote and performed the words to the track "This Light Holds So Many Colours" and will perform the track with Leão in a concert at Casino Estoril, Portugal on 4th June.

Leão explained "I make intuitive music, and during the creative process of this project two voices were imprinted upon my mind: Melingo (Argentine singer of the tango 'No Sè Nada'), and Stuart A. Staples, vocalist of Tindersticks. Despite not knowing them personally, I contacted them and I was fortunate enough to get them to come to Lisbon to work with me. In the case of Stuart, in addition to adding his voice, he also wrote the lyrics to 'This Light Holds So Many Colors."

A Mãe (Mother) is a "pointedly melancholic" record recorded in memory of Leão's mother, and made in various locations such as Goa or New York.

Source: Blitz