Month June 2023

Mão Morta (Dead Hand)

It was in November 1984 that Mão Morta was formed, a Portuguese rock group from Braga, with Joaquim Pinto (bass), Miguel Pedro (guitar) and Adolfo Luxúria Canibal (vocals). Their sound calls for aggressive rock, sometimes hard, with a special emphasis…

Beatnicks

The “Beatnicks” were a band formed in 1965, following the Gil Vicente high school graduation party where João Ribeiro and António Jorge de Carvalho (finalists, at the time, of the high school course) formed a group that would become the…

Virgem Suta

The Virgin Suta are Nuno Figueiredo and Jorge Benvinda. In June 2009 they released the eponymous album which was produced by Hélder Gonçalves. The song Linhas Cruzadas was featured on the soundtrack of the Portuguese soap opera Olhos nos Olhos.The…

Petrus Castrus

Petrus Castrus is a progressive rock band formed in 1971 by the brothers Pedro Castro and José Castro. Petrus Castrus emerged as one of the first Symphonic Rock bands in Portugal, earning the status of “Pais do Rock” along with…

Agora Colora

Group formed in September 1985. That year they presented a multimedia show, organized by CM Almada, with the participation of António Manuel Ribeiro. In 1986 they presented the shows “Coloreto I” and “Coloreto II”. In early 1987, the group was…

SYRO

Source: Sony Music Portugal, PG Booking, Play, Glam Magazine SYRO is the artistic name of Diogo Lopes who was born in Barreiro on February 23, 1995, a young man who since the age of 12 has been connected to the…

Xana – Ex Rádio Macau

In 1983, Filipe Valentim joined the band formed by Xana, Alex and Flak. After recording a model, they get their first contract with the publisher EMI – Valentim de Carvalho. The band’s first original album appeared in 1984, simply titled…

Carlos Mendes

Carlos Eduardo Teixeira Mendes, better known as Carlos Mendes, is a Portuguese architect, presenter, singer, songwriter and actor born on May 23, 1947 in Lisbon. In 1963 he was one of the founders of the group “Sheiks”, which he left…

Nonstop

Nonstop was a Portuguese girl group, formed with the winners of the Popstars television musical contest, broadcast on SIC in 2001. The group was formed by Andrea, Kátia, Fátima, Liliana and Rita. Although they never announced the end of the…

Quarteto 1111

Quarteto 1111 is a Portuguese band, formed in 1967, in Estoril. One of the many Shadows-inspired groups was the Mystery Set, later called Quartet 1111. This name was inspired by the telephone number where rehearsals took place. The group was…

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