Inspired by the biblical king Nebuchadnezzar and the acronym for “Natural Black Colour”, NBC is the stage name of Timóteo Santos, a Portuguese musician and rapper of São Tomean origin, who blends Hip Hop with Funk and Soul. After collaborations with artists and projects including Sam The Kid, Expensive Soul and GNR and two albums and an EP – Maturidade (2008), Epidemia (2013) and Toda A Gente Pode Ser Tudo (2016) – NBC produced the more bare and introspective EP EPiderme (2020) during the height of the pandemic lockdown.
On the day of his performance, NBC will be presenting the short film EPílogo, directed by Chris Costa.
Genre Hip Hop
Summer Garden
This performance is part of the Summer Garden festival, which presents this year a transdisciplinary and eclectic programme, curated by Lisboa Criola – Dino D’Santiago, that explores several forms of artistic expression.
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