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A Spiritist since the
age of 12, Allan
Francisco Vilches Caíres
(photo), from the
city of Carapicuíba, is
a constant presence in
Spiritist events across
the country. He is a
professional musician,
with four CDs released,
and a musician at heart,
as he says:
Where does your interest
for music come
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It all began when I was
given an opera CD as a
present, at the age of
11. It was love at first
listening!
How was your talent and
voice discovered?
After training for years
at home, without any
coaching or guidance,
just following the
voices of the tenors I
heard on my CDs, I had
my first opportunity to
sing in public. It was
at a Spiritist Centre,
and my colleagues of the
Spiritist Youth Movement
encouraged me to go to a
musical academy and
study music. I am a
lyric singer, with my
voice classified as
dramatic tenor.
How did you work out the
link between your music
and the dissemination of
Spiritism?
The development of the
areas took place
simultaneously. As I was
studying music, I
continue to study
Spiritism. In 2001, I
was part of a group that
formed a Spiritist Choir
in our Spiritist Centre.
But only in 2005, after
meeting the eminent
singer Paula Zamp, I
began using music in a
more systematic way.
What has been reaction
to your performances?
My challenge has been to
get the audience also to
sing along and to find
their vocal qualities. I
have seen many friends
finding a new passion
for singing after our
public lectures.
What is the most common
reaction?
Making people happy is
my priority. Perhaps
that is why the first
thing I notice is a
smile on the face of
those who come across
our work. Next, I notice
the emotions that emerge
from their contact with
the Spiritual
Benefactors. Those who
sing pray twice. And
then I notice that many
people who never sang
become determined to
carry on singing, with
the best of intentions,
bringing up their purest
feelings.
Describe the Spiritual
atmosphere in your
meetings, give us one
example.
My repertoire includes
Spiritist songs,
Italian, Evangelical,
Spanish songs, Christmas
carols etc. I notice
that for which song you
have Spirits, or groups
of Spirits, who work
according to the needs
of the public or the
singer! I remember a
remarkable case once in
my first meeting with
public speaker José
Medrado, in the city of
Santo André. He said
that during the song
Kumbaya he could see
many Spirits entering
the room in typical
clothes. They were black
and tall and came in
sweeping away our
illnesses and sorrows,
which raised a great
deal of dust. At the end
of the song, the
atmosphere had been
cleaned and “hygienised”
so that we could have a
more acute understanding
of the lecture that was
about to begin.
How do you make the link
between music and
Spiritism from a
theoretical perspective?
I had to establish that
link, it was absolutely
necessary! Music without
Spiritism is mere
entertainment. Music
with the Teachings
becomes an important
tool to awaken
consciences. We can no
longer simply sing: we
must feel what we sing.
Are you also a
professional singer?
Yes, I have an events
company in São Paulo
called Incanttus
Musicais, whose focus is
to take quality music to
social and cultural
events. We take part in
weddings, company
meetings and cultural
projects backed up by
local authorities. Our
website is
www.allanvilches.com.br.
Let us sing together and
build a happier world.
Is there anything else
you would like to add?
I would like to point
out that science has
been bringing us lots of
new information on the
energy generated by
music. The vibration
generated by a song
reshapes our electrons,
atoms, cells, hence the
importance of all we
think, say and sing. I
believe also that music
is energy in movement
and that is why I don’t
restrict my repertoire
to strictly Spiritist
songs (whose lyrics
refer to the Teachings).
All song writers and
musicians from all over
the world and from every
period in history have
sent their sublime
messages and we are
still working to put
into practice what they
have prepared for us.