Maria João has recently released a new album in celebration of her 40-year career. “Abundância” (2025) is a record of a return to her roots, recorded between Mozambique and Lisbon. In Mozambique she had the participation of some local musicians and the recording of a marvelous choir that leaves its mark on this work, produced by the electronic master Luis Fernandes. Maria João’s always open-ended story again brings a new vision that can go from jazz to electronica in a single song and reduce the setting for her voice to the notes of the instruments. Maria João’s name is indelibly linked to the history of Portuguese jazz. More than 40 years ago, in 1983, her debut at Orfeu with the eponymous recording by the Maria João Quintet marked the beginning of a unique path. Her work is a manifestation of freedom that has taken her from the deepest acoustic traditions to the electronic present with the same ease. Maria João is a globally recognized living treasure. The future is always the best place, believes the singer who over the decades has been an active voice in various fruitful partnerships, from Mário Laginha to Carlos Bica, Aki Takase, Andre Mehmari, Ogre Collective, Egberto Gismonti, Joe Zawinul, Trilok Gurtu... With “Abundância” she again crossed musical bridges between the past and the future, jazz and world music, rhythm and melody. After Lisbon, OFFest is the first concert premiere of her new work.