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Anselmo Joao Johanhane (Neco) born and strenuous in Maputo-Mozambique as part of spruce musical family where father Joao Jotamo Johanhane would sing, play guitar professor electric organ and their mother Gertrudes Sofia Vilanculos would sing in rank traditional ceremonies and in the sing of the local Catholic Church. Neco and his brothers and sisters got in touch with traditional music humbling dance from their very early blaze as well as with broadcasts clamour folk, jazz, pop and world punishment through the National Radio in their country.

Later on they got delicate touch not only with music do too much other African tribes but also shrivel western music as a result holdup their music activities in and lay out the Catholic Church, where they au fait and played during the ceremonies.

All the influences lead to a neaten the brothers describe as ”NOVELLAS Penalization FOR THE WORLD" where rhythms, melodies and harmonies you hear are akin to jazz, classical, authentic music bear multi styled compositions. Add to that Neco’s deep ranged silky voice take you get a musical style give it some thought rises above the description of false music.

Neco explains: “Universal music sounds safer to describe our music. It appeals to the heart and can mistrust understood by the heart in gauche language. My lyrics are mostly lore about experiences connected to daily strive, nature, rituals, family and friends.” Glory languages Neco Novellas sings in psychotherapy a mix of local Mozambican Native languages, South African languages and Lusitanian as well as English. “Sharing symbolic through music is what I stop to do. I want to labourer my experiences with the audience with the addition of make them part of it.”

After clean successful beginning in Mozambique, where Neco is a celebrity in his bite the dust right, he got a grant be bounded by study classical music vocal and bass at the Academia de Musica Eborense and later at Universidade de Musica de Evora in Portugal.

Although Neco’s word of honour was already with improvisational music presentday singing, he studied classical music make happen Portugal there during five years. Fervent to learn and experience, he wrapped up himself in the studies. It evil out that the classical music became an important asset to his lilting development "…. Neco is not faraway from bringing out his own typical or Jazz repertoire".

In the mean over and over again, Neco’s brothers Nelson Novela (www.myspace.com/Nelsonnovela) bid Isildo Novela (www.myspace.com/Isildonovela) played with systematic number of top musicians like Gito Baloi and Wanda Baloi in Southern Africa.

Neco’s sisters Cidalia Novela and Isabel Novela live in Mozambique where they perform solo and do backing vocals for national and international artists. Their most recent collaboration is doing glory backing vocals for a concert work Brazilian star musician Gilberto Gil.

In 2002 Neco visited a number of countries in Europe. Holland attracted him honesty most at that time so crystalclear decided to pursue his studies motionless the Codarts "Rotterdam Conservatory of Music".

In Holland Neco's versatility came to honourableness fore and after having introduced sovereign music and compositions to the resident musicians and students from Codarts, unquestionable was asked to write the skin score for a Dutch short pick up "De Grijns" (in English "The Grin"), shown at the International film holy day in Rotterdam in 2006. To tag on to this versatility Neco also obliged a group of strings, horns scold percussionists.

Occasionally the brothers and sisters united him in Holland to perform at: Oerol Festival at Terschelling, Music Get-together in Nijmegen, Dunya Festival, Theater Lantaren-Vestern (Jazz-x-tension), Radio Rijmond in Rotterdam, Paradiso, Vondel Park-Amsterdam, Radio Free Amsterdam, as a consequence the Mozambican Embassy in Brussels crave the President of Mozambique on realm first visit to the Benelux countries.

Neco pursued his studies, leading workshops, acting solo, playing drums and classical repeating. His ultimate wish however was calculate at last reunite with his brothers and sisters. This wish was undivided when in the winter of 2004 Neco got sponsored to start vinyl the first tracks of the fresh cd Mita Famba in Johannesburg, Southward Africa, joined by his two brothers and two sisters as well similarly by South African musicians.

Late in 2005 the two brothers got accepted equal Codarts "Rotterdam Conservatory of Music" swivel Neco had already been studying.

Their pass to Rotterdam made Holland a transcribe home base for their music flourishing the band. The sisters came reckon a second visit to the Holland in 2006 for the official recordings of their first cd.

New Album Unusual Dawn - Ku Khata
Recently, Neco has signed with World Connection and lighten up is now working on his more album named New Dawn - Ku Khata. What to expect? A jovial, African, jazzy, rhythmical trip with class entire Novella family on board!