FESTA DO JAZZ 2026 | BITOI
Live music 20€
Wednesday 4 November · 21:00
The Swedish-Danish hybrid BITOI, built on bass and three female voices, brings to Festa do Jazz 2026 its maximalist sound crafted from phonetically transcribed birdsong, layering close harmonies and dissonances over deep, pulsing basslines.
Synopsis BITOI (Bass Is The Original Instrument) is a Swedish-Danish hybrid of bass and voices, bringing together the award-winning composer and bassist Cassius Lambert and the singers Alexandra Shabo, Lydia Cronberg and Ella Cronberg. Despite its compact line-up, BITOI produces a rich and extremely precise sound. The female trio combines raw power with delicate textures, layering close harmonies and dissonances over deep, pulsing basslines. Their lyrics, drawn from phonetically transcribed birdsong, become chants that sound at once ancestral and contemporary. Formed in Malmö for the Intonal Festival 2023, BITOI has already performed at festivals such as Roskilde, Le Guess Who?, Rewire, WOMAD, Way Out West, Clandestino, Babel XP and Stanser Musiktage, and has also toured Japan with Aragaki Mutsumi. In parallel, the group has also created commissioned works for theatre, dance, sculpture and cinema. In 2025, it was elected Revelation of the Year at the DMA, and in 2026 it received a Swedish Grammy nomination. Its debut EP, , O , , was released in 2023, followed by its first album, Sirikulu, in 2025, on the Supertraditional Records label. BITOI embodies Cassius's maximalism, extracting the richest possible sound from the most elementary tools: bass, voices, polyrhythms and prepared textures, taking minimalism to its limit. Artistic credits Electric Bass Cassius Lambert Voice Alexandra Shabo, Ella Cronberg and Lydia Cronberg Additional information The Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém reserves the right to capture, store and use image, sound and voice recordings, for the purpose of disseminating and preserving the memory of its cultural and artistic activities as well as its venues. For any further clarification, use the email address Prices Stalls - 20€ Left Side - 20€ Right Side - 20€ Wheelchair Seats and Companion | Stalls - 20€ Discounts CCB Card 2-Concert Pack Discount Unemployed Student Groups + 20PAX Over 65 Under 30 Person w/ Specific Needs Show Professional