Sei Miguel - Viva! - O Carro de Fogo de Sei Miguel (2026)

Clean Feed Records is deeply honored to announce the release of Viva! O Carro de Fogo de Sei Miguel, a double CD capturing the final, unreleased chapter of one of contemporary jazz’s most radical and poetic minds.

This landmark release marks the first posthumous album by the legendary trumpeter, arranger, and bandleader Sei Miguel (1961–2025), who passed away in November 2025. It also serves as the historic final release for Clean Feed Records, closing a monumental 25-year legacy (2001–2026) of documenting groundbreaking avant-garde music.
Viva! documents the raw, meticulous brilliance of O Carro de Fogo de Sei Miguel, a specific, tight-knit formation led by Miguel that spanned over a decade from 2012 to 2023. While the band previously left behind two highly acclaimed records, this third, posthumous installment presents an extraordinary live document of the ensemble’s evolving architectural soundscapes.
The double album features a masterful lineup of long-time collaborators who deeply understood Miguel’s unique system of spatial organization and microtonal phrasing: Fala Mariam, Nuno Torres, Pedro Lourenço, Bruno Silva, André Gonçalves, Raphael Soares, and Luis Desirat. Recorded live across two of Portugal’s most vital underground cultural hubs—SMUP (Sociedade Musical União Paredense) in Parede and Galeria Zé dos Bois (ZDB) in Lisbon—the tracks preserve the immediate, breathing dialogue between the musicians and the performance spaces.
For Clean Feed Records, this release carries immense emotional and historical weight. Over a 16-year partnership, the label proudly walked alongside Sei Miguel, championing his singular vision. It is profoundly poetic that Clean Feed concludes its own legendary 25-year trajectory of non-stop labor with a work by Miguel, cementing a shared history built on absolute artistic compromise.
While Viva! O Carro de Fogo de Sei Miguel is the first posthumous record to surface since the maestro's passing, it is a treasure trove that listeners can only hope will not be the last. It stands as a vibrant, defiant celebration of life, sound, and the enduring flame of an irreplaceable artist.