This week’s Podcast
Susana’s Performances
I would like to invite you to my YouTube channel, where you can see videos of some of my performances. Enjoy!
Susana Vijaya’s Youtube Chanel
About Susana Vijaya
Susana Vijaya was born in Porto, Portugal. After a strong career in sales as a commercial director, she founded and ran a flourishing vegetarian and macrobiotic restaurant that evolved to feed the body, mind and soul as a spiritual center for holistic healing. In 2008 she sold it and moved to Brazil to learn Permaculture and live in Intentional Communities across the country. In 2012 she found Cortes Island and started to spend her Summers there, while continuing to spend her winters in Brazil. In 2016 she left Brazil for good and replaced it for Mexico - La Manzanilla, in Jalisco state.
In 2019 she finally achieved her Permanent Residency in Canada. She also moved to Quadra island, but continues to stay connected with the Cortes community, and maintain her volunteer work for the CKTZ radio station as a weekly DJ and as a performer.
She has a passion for music since she can remember. Her grandmother was always listening to Fado and she was always surrounded by musicians and Djs that opened her taste to a lot of different genres.
Coming to Cortes island, she made her debut in the 2015 Lip Sync and has been one of the regular performers since then, participating as well at the newest CKTZ Cabaret. With these performances she realized how much she loves to share her culture and how much Cortesians love to receive it.
Vinho do Porto Show
So she decided to have her own radio show, where she can share all her Portuguese music background, being that from Portugal, from the ex Portuguese colonies or Brazil. Vinho do Porto show stated in April 2017. It has as a common thread, all songs in Portuguese language, and the genres varies between Fado, Rock, Pop, Blues, Dance, Samba, Jazz, Reggae, Hip-Hop, Folk, Bossa Nova, MPB, Forro, Choro, Frevo, Batucada, Maracatu, Morna, Semba, Marrabenta, etc.
Past Episodes:
Fall/Winter 2019
Spring/Summer 2019
Fall/Winter 2018
Spring/Summer 2018
Susana’s other Arts
Susana has been expressing herself through artistry in crochet, knitting, photography, mosaic, painting, singing, performing and culinary arts. In 2008, while in Brazil, she discovered jewelry and macrame techniques. It´s been a passionate love ever since. She participates in several shows and markets and now has a store online that you can check at https://www.lovingknots.com
If you want to know more about Susana, here are 2 interviews:
Susana Vijaya talks about becoming more public
Art On The Island: Susana Vijaya’s Macramé
