ABOUT SARAH LINHARES

Sarah Linhares is a passionate and eclectic singer, songwriter and performer. She began her love affair with music at an early age through singing in her church choir. Since then, her unique musical style has been shaped by an obsession with electronic music, singing in a multitude of gospel choirs, performing and dancing to Afro-Brazilian Samba, touring and recording in Venezuela, and being selected to the Red Bull Music Academy in 2007.

This Portuguese-Irish Montrealer writes unique ‘Future Soul’ songs that enticingly blend soulful melodies with variations in electronic music and lush soundscapes. Sarah released her impressive debut record, Messages From The Future, on Public Transit Recordings late 2011. One of her songs ‘Step Up’ was featured on iTUNES JAPAN’s mainpage as the ‘single of the week’ and was downloaded 52 000 times in one week! Her album has received tremendous support online and from a multitude of stellar radio shows all over the world including Gilles Peterson on BBC radio 1. Nu-Soul Magazine selected ‘Other Side’ as part of the editor’s pick of Top 25 Tracks of 2011.

Onstage Sarah’s energy is infectious whether she’s performing with her 3-piece band or solo with her loop pedal, beats and visuals. Sarah’s performance highlights include opening at the NuJazz Festival for King Britt, Toronto’s Manifesto Festival, opening with Moonstarr at Mutek Festival for Carl Craig, performing with Soltribe at Pop Montreal, opening for Mount Kimbie, Festival Francofolies, and Festival Nuits D’Afrique. Sarah had just received a FACTOR grant to record new material and is currently gearing up to work on this while traveling in the Philippines this winter and is then off to tour and record in Portugal in Spring 2012.

 Sarah’s mission is to tour the world and write new future classics with talented artists!