What is actually… Cante Alentejano
Cante Alentejano is a traditional musical genre from Alentejo, Portugal. Cante was never the only expression of traditional music in…
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From Clave24 to Portugal Music
As many may have noticed, the Clave24 website is being moved to this Portugal Music website. The main reason is…
Portugal Music, 2nd Anniversary
Portugal Music is to be congratulated today on completing its 2nd anniversary! During the previous year we were able to…
Resistência
Resistência, one of the most emblematic formations of Portuguese music from the first half of the 90s, a super-group responsible…
Promotion of Portuguese music on xat.com
Well, actually, I don’t really know where to start, but to start this article, I’ll start by saying that there…
Top60 Olhão Web Radio
As you all know, on this Portuguese music blog we don’t just talk about our music and our artists. We…
Ana Laíns
Source: museudofado.pt Ana Laíns sings for the first time in public at the age of 6. Born in Tomar, she…
Os Quatro E Meia
Os Quatro e Meia (loose translation: “The Four and A Half”) are a band from Coimbra, Portugal. The band emerged…
ESSA ENTENTE
Essa Entente is a Portuguese pop/rock band formed by Paulo Riço (vocals and acoustic guitar), Paulo Sousa (electric guitar) and…
Linha Geral
Today completely anonymous, LINHA GERAL was one of the most promising projects in modern Portuguese music and one of those…
IODO
Iodo were one of the ephemeral cases of what became known as the “boom” of Portuguese Rock in the 80s.…
Fonzie
Fonzie is a Portuguese rock band from Lisbon. The band was formed in 1996. It consisted of vocalist and guitarist…
DAMA (D.A.M.A.)
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,…
Lenita Gentil
Maria Helena Gentil do Carmo, better known as Lenita Gentil (Marinha Grande, August 6, 1948), is a Portuguese fado singer.…
Ada De Castro
Ada Antunes Pereira was born in the parish of Castelo which led her to adopt the stage name of Ada…
Christmas Sung in Portuguese
Today is December 1st and Christmas is just around the corner. With it come gifts, the hustle and bustle of…
Terra a Terra
Terra a Terra were a Portuguese musical group with a traditional repertoire. Its activity extended from 1977 to 1984. Formed…
Richie Campbell
Ricardo Dias de Lima Ventura da Costa, better known as Richie Campbell (Caxias, November 25, 1986), is a Portuguese Reggae,…
Os Faíscas
Faíscas were the first Portuguese punk rock band, formed in Lisbon, in 1977, by Paulo Pedro Gonçalves, Pedro Ayres Magalhães,…
Clemente
In the careers of artists of the so-called Portuguese light music, history is written in the most diverse ways. However,…
What is actually… Folclore
Sources: CNC / Patrimatic / e-cultura.pt / Lino Mendes Type of Heritage:Intangible Heritage As early as 1878, Folklore was recognized…
Salada De Frutas (Fruit Salad)
Initially created in 1979 as a trio called Dia d’Água, formed by Lena d’Afgua (voice), Luís Pedro Fonseca (keys, ex-Chinchilas)…
Mundo d’Aventuras (Adventure World)
José Salvador and António Salvador, two brothers, born in Beja and emigrated to the Netherlands in the early 80s, and…
Sindicato
Sindicato were created at the end of the 1960s. This project was practically a “who’s who” of national rock at…
