Ariel Albuquerque
Ariel Albuquerque
Singer-Songwriter
Theatre writer and performer
Killing David: Live at Matchstick Piehouse Trailer
Bio
Ariel Albuquerque is a multi-faceted artist who bridges the gap between music and theatre. Hailing from Lisbon, Portugal, they now call South East London home and there's nowhere else they could be.
Being a fan of musical theatre from a young age, moving to London was the realisation of a dream, until they lose their singing voice and are forced to reinvent themselves. In their singing hiatus, they pick up the guitar and learn songwriting and the rest is history.
Now they return healed and armed with an album of originals, "Killing David", a grunge monologue staged in local pubs, theatre stages and music venues alike.
Lovers dopamine
Music and Lyrics: Ariel Albuquerque
Producing, Mix & Master: Jennings Couch at Holywell Studio
Drums: Pablo Paracchino
Bass: Callum Steele
“Lovers Dopamine” is a loud and euphoric tribute to 90s Grunge acts like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, laying the foundation for an emotional journey about love and obsession. Jumping from mode to mode, the ups and downs, Ariel belts their way through the bittersweet stages of falling in love, and loving being in love- even with the wrong thing.
"Lovers Dopamine" is the Ariel's debut single and the first song from Killing David.
killing david- live at matchstick piehouse
"Boys were always the right choice, which was great for me, I've always liked boys. Now that I'm dating queer men, I guess I realise how lucky that was, for me. It feels sort of alien to have been so lucky."
Killing David is the debut album by King Saul, an SE London-based queer singer and songwriter. In this live concert, King Saul explores his on-again-off-again relationship with David and the transition in his love life: from dating men as a woman, to dating men as a man.
Killing David is a grunge-indie acoustic evening about love, loss and expectations.
Killing David is a fictional semi-autobiographical work inspired by Ovid’s myth of Pygmalion and Galatea- the sculptor who created his lover- and the story of Saul and David- the tormented king and the harpist who kept him sane. This album combines the aesthetics of Grunge, Fine Art, and 20th century queer poetry to question which hurts our relationships the most: our worst experiences or our biggest expectations?
This performance follows a sold-out WIP at The Old Library Bar (New Cross), and now with added Creative Captioning and custom illustrations by Ângela de Melo. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
Ariel Albuquerque (they/them) is a Portuguese multi-disciplinary artist whose work revolves around autobiography, queer art and history, as well as disability and mental illness. Their past work as a Musical theatre writer includes The Cherry Bømb (unreleased), an original rock/ r&b musical about the London queer scene.
3rd august
doors: 7.30pm
