Resistência, one of the most emblematic formations of Portuguese music from the first half of the 90s, a super-group responsible for some unforgettable successes. The voices and guitars of Tim,...
Well, actually, I don't really know where to start, but to start this article, I'll start by saying that there is no radio or streaming on xat.com that promotes and...
As you all know, on this Portuguese music blog we don't just talk about our music and our artists. We also talk about the best (or worst) web radios, and...
Source: museudofado.pt Ana Laíns sings for the first time in public at the age of 6. Born in Tomar, she discovered her talent for music at an early age and...
Os Quatro e Meia (loose translation: "The Four and A Half") are a band from Coimbra, Portugal. The band emerged in 2013, after a successful performance by a group of...
Essa Entente is a Portuguese pop/rock band formed by Paulo Riço (vocals and acoustic guitar), Paulo Sousa (electric guitar) and Paulo Neto (drums), and Manuel Machado (accordion), who were joined...
Today completely anonymous, LINHA GERAL was one of the most promising projects in modern Portuguese music and one of those that best managed to convey its vision to a studio...
Iodo were one of the ephemeral cases of what became known as the "boom" of Portuguese Rock in the 80s. It all started with Rui Veloso's "Chico Fininho" which opened...
Fonzie is a Portuguese rock band from Lisbon. The band was formed in 1996. It consisted of vocalist and guitarist Hugo Maia, guitarist David Marques, bass guitarist Carlos Teixeira, and...
D.A.M.A (acronym for the expression Deixa-me Aclarar-te a Mente Amigo stylized as D.Δ.M.A or DAMA) is a Portuguese pop band, from Lisbon. The band, officially formed in 2008, achieved success...
Maria Helena Gentil do Carmo, better known as Lenita Gentil (Marinha Grande, August 6, 1948), is a Portuguese fado singer. Lenita started singing in public at the age of 5....
Ada Antunes Pereira was born in the parish of Castelo which led her to adopt the stage name of Ada de Castro, a synonymous of her neighbourhood of birth. She...
Today is December 1st and Christmas is just around the corner. With it come gifts, the hustle and bustle of shopping, family gatherings, food, and of course, our Christmas music...
Terra a Terra were a Portuguese musical group with a traditional repertoire. Its activity extended from 1977 to 1984. Formed in 1977, at the time under the name "Terra Sem...
Ricardo Dias de Lima Ventura da Costa, better known as Richie Campbell (Caxias, November 25, 1986), is a Portuguese Reggae, Dancehall and R&B singer. He is one of the most...
Faíscas were the first Portuguese punk rock band, formed in Lisbon, in 1977, by Paulo Pedro Gonçalves, Pedro Ayres Magalhães, Jorge Lee and Emanuel Ramalho. They introduced an innovative musical...
In the careers of artists of the so-called Portuguese light music, history is written in the most diverse ways. However, whether we like it or not, success is always measured...
Sources: CNC / Patrimatic / e-cultura.pt / Lino Mendes Type of Heritage:Intangible Heritage As early as 1878, Folklore was recognized internationally as “traditional knowledge, the untold history of a people”,...
Initially created in 1979 as a trio called Dia d'Água, formed by Lena d'Afgua (voice), Luís Pedro Fonseca (keys, ex-Chinchilas) and Zé da Ponte (bass, ex-Homo Sapiens) they recorded a...
José Salvador and António Salvador, two brothers, born in Beja and emigrated to the Netherlands in the early 80s, and Rik Zwann created Mundo de Aventuras, an openly pop band....