The Hoje project began in 2009 as an idea from Nuno Gonçalves from The Gift: to bring Amália Rodrigues’ fados to the universe of contemporary pop. After taking as a starting point a musical arrangement of the classic “Gaivota”, Gonçalves…
Source: underreviewcopy.blogspot.com The leader of the Pedro e os Apostolos project, Pedro de Freitas Branco, played his first chords on a Fender Telecaster owned by his father, Luís de Freitas Branco, who belonged to Claves. In 1988 he formed a…
Pedro e Os Lobos is the solo project of Portuguese musician Pedro Galhoz, founded in the city of Almada in 2010. Marked by an indie rock sound, with guitars as the central figure of the compositions, Pedro e Os Lobos…
Portuguese music is rich and diverse, reflecting the country’s history and geographical location. It includes many different styles and genres, which can be broadly divided into classical music, traditional/folk music, and popular music. In traditional/folk music, Fado has had a…
It was at the end of the 90s that the first Portuguese romantic duo emerged – Miguel and André, who, from the beginning of their musical journey, were successful. In 1998, the first album sold 120 thousand copies, which was…
Source: madeinportugalmusica.pt We associate music with many moments in our lives – that moment when we saw our great love for the first time, the song that played when we received that phone call, or the song we chose to…
Ana Free, stage name of Ana Gomes Ferreira (Lisbon, June 29, 1987), is a Portuguese singer and songwriter, who has had a series of Top 5 singles, including a number 1 in Portugal. She is a growing musical presence on…
EZ Special is a Portuguese musical group formed in 2000, in Santa Maria da Feira. EZ Special took two years to compose, record and present Partizan Pop, their first album. They presented it to the press on the 22nd and…
In 1993, in Porto, Rui Fernandes, ex-member of Ban and Zero, joined Pedro Saraiva (ex-Culto da Ira and X-Position) with a view to forming a group in the area of dance music that would take on connotations with funk, pop…
Pedro Khima is one of the most recognized names in contemporary Portuguese music. With a career that spans more than two decades, he has shown his versatility and talent as a singer, songwriter and music producer. In this article, we…
Alberto Índio: a singer who faces pain and hope. Alberto Índio is a Portuguese singer and composer who has a musical career spanning over 20 years. He is known for songs such as “A Noite”, “O Teu Lugar” and “Nada…
It is necessary to invent a new scale, something that can adequately serve to measure the resounding advances that DJ Ride’s career has made since he appeared to show that two platters and a mixing board are tools for building…
D’Arrasar were one of the most popular bands in Portuguese pop in the late 90s and early 2000s. With a young, fun and danceable style, the five boys won the hearts of thousands of fans, especially the female audience. In…
