After 28 years on the Punk Rock circuit, João Morais chooses the Viola campaniça to express his art, since 2016!

This instrument with traditional Portuguese roots (Castro Verde) is thus the central figure of an instrumental project with Arabic and Mediterranean references in a new language for an old viola, which in its best tradition is reborn through the hands of 'O GAJO'.

If in 2020 the pandemic stopped the concerts and almost all cultural activity, it did not stop the creative capacity of 'O GAJO' who, in response to that stop, plunged into the composition of a new album. 

New ideas, new formulas and for the first time in a trio format, the new album "Subterrâneos" released in March 2021. With Carlos Barretto on Contrabass and José Salgueiro on Percussion, the compositions take on a new dimension and take Viola Campaniça to new territories that live promising breathtaking moments.

The new album finally hits the stage with the institutional support of the Ministry of Culture and SPA.