The Soaked Lamb is a band of roots music with a strong influence of pre-war blues and jazz.

It’s composed by six elements: Mariana Lima is the leading vocal; Miguel Lima plays drums and per­cussions; Gito plays the upright bass; Tiago Albuquerque plays the clarinet, guitar, sax and concertina; Vasco Condessa plays the piano and organ; Monso Cruz plays guitar, blues harp, banjo, and also sings.

The first cd was recorded on Sundays, calmly during a whole year. Along the sessions, a typical Por­tuguese recipe of soaked lamb was served, hence the name of the band. Because of that, all the songs were recorded with a particular breath scent of cumin, wine and mint, that can actually be “sensed” while listening carefully to the songs…