Month July 2024

MercúrioCromos

Any young person is inevitably influenced by the music they listen to – and in the 90s, there was plenty to choose from. Today we explore some of the many artists and genres that were successful among young people at…

Bombocas

Bombocas are a female Portuguese popular music duo. Throughout their career, the group went through some changes in terms of members. It is currently made up of two singers: Paula Santos and Rita Almeida. In 1997, singer Emanuel creates and…

Zeca Sempre Project

Zeca Sempre was a short-lived tribute project to José Afonso’s legacy, which brought together the voices of Nuno Guerreiro (ex-Ala dos Namorados), Olavo Bilac (Santos & Pecadores), Tozé Santos (Per7ume) and new arrangements by music producer Vítor Silva. A sincere…

Rua Da Saudade

Rua da Saudade is a group in honor of the poet José Carlos Ary dos Santos, formed in Portugal in 2009 by singers Mafalda Arnauth, Susana Félix, Viviane and Luanda Cozetti. Like the bands Hoje and Humans, the group pays…

João Cabeleira

João Manuel Pereira Figueiredo Cabeleira known as João Cabeleira, born on August 14, 1962, is a Portuguese guitarist, member of the band Xutos & Pontapés since 1983, when he came to replace Francis (until then, the band’s solo guitarist). Before…

Vodka Laranja

Nuno Magalhães and João Cabeleira studied at the Rainha Dona Leonor High School in Alvalade and frequented the same cafés, such as Sul América and Vává. The two joined forces with Tá (bassist), Paulo (vocalist) and Orlando (guitar) to form…

Gemini

Gemini was a Portuguese band from the 70s. Tozé Brito, Mike Sergeant, Teresa Miguel and Isabel Ferrão formed Gemini in 1976, after the end of Green Windows. Later, he joined the group Jorge Hipólito, sound technician at Green Windows. They…

“Tim” from Xutos

António Manuel Lopes dos Santos, better known as Tim or Tim dos Xutos (Ferreira do Alentejo, April 14, 1960) is a Portuguese musician, singer, composer, bassist, guitarist and one of the founders of Xutos & Pontapés. He was also part…

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