Born on the tiny Island of Guernsey to a Portuguese family, British singer- songwriter Nessi Gomes channels influences from both sides of her ethnicity, blending the essence of the traditional, emotional and ‘larger than life’ Fado folk music with British progressive modern inspiration.
Though spending most of her life in the Channel Islands, the turning point in Nessi’s musical expression took place six years ago when she lived in Central America. The years she spent away from her home shook her world and reshaped her writing. She shifted from the more obvious themes of love, loss and broken hearts to ruthlessly exploring her inner geography and the delicate fears, insecurities, beauty and light that she found there.
Her quirky and emotive voice began to reflect a brutally honest portrait of an inner world where shadows and light, sanity and insanity dance magically together. In October 2013, Nessi returned to the west with her deeply personal songs with a vision to record onto an album.
Since then, over the last one and a half years, inside a rusty little blue boat on London’s Regents Canal, Nessi recorded her debut album.
Some acclaimed musicians joined her on the boat during these 18 months and one at the time they coloured the music with immense talent. Amongst them are classical violinist Viktoria Mullova, modern classical cellist Matthew Barley, indie whiz kid Cosmo Sheldrake, folk singer Sam Lee, rising jazz talent Misha Mullov – Abbado, German Guitar maestro Rainer Scheurenbrand, electric guitarist Dave Randel (Faithless) and tech wizard Nigel Butler.
Together, this colletion forged a tender mosaic, whispering witchy tales of dark and light resulting in a nostalgic, progressive and detailed production. The album’s revealing authentic and heartfelt search for light, depth, hope and truth. It is a quest of art, love and trust.
The Fat Angel Sings 