Portugal Music

Portugal Music

Hi! My name is Carlos De Castilho and I'm someone who loves Portuguese music. I created this website to provide more knowledge about Portuguese music around the World and give people a chance to listen to our music, meet our artists, enjoy, and learn more about our musical culture. Feel free to discover more and listen to our music!

Hora Máxima Radio Show Nº 66

The “Hora Máxima” #66 program will feature bands and musicians that were published on the “Portugal Music” website in May 2023. Link related to this show: As usual, don’t forget to download this podcast to your radio station! 😉…

What is actually Plagiarism?

Plagiarism is the unauthorized use of someone else’s ideas, words, images, or works, presenting them as one’s own. This can occur in various areas, such as literature, music, art, and the internet. Types of Plagiarism Consequences of Plagiarism Prevention of…

Corrosão Caótica

Formed in 1988 in Lisbon, Corrosão Caótica began their musical journey with Rui on drums and Miguel (also known as Zé Gato) on bass. Initially, they had the collaboration of Penas on vocals and Cruche on guitar, rehearsing in a…

Hora Máxima Radio Show Nº 65

The “Hora Máxima” #65 program will feature bands and musicians that were published on the “Portugal Music” website in April 2023. Link related to this show: As usual, don’t forget to download this podcast to your radio station! 😉…

Blue Orange Juice

Practitioners of melodic, noisy and dissonant pop-rock, with a desire to take sonic paths, Blue Oranje Juice was formed in 1996 in Guimarães and was composed of António José Guedes (vocals, guitar, synthesizer), Rodrigo Areias (guitar, vocals), Ricardo “Formiga” (bass,…

a Jigsaw

Jigsaw is a project from Coimbra born in 1998 initially formed by Filipe (drums), Gonçalo (guitar), João Rui (guitar, vocals) and João Silva (bass). Their first show was only given in 2000, having been held at Bar Le Som. The…

Curia

Curia emerged at the beginning of 2007 as a result of the joint work of Manuel Mota and Afonso Simões who had been playing together and rehearsing for some time and were going to play on the same night as…

Hora Máxima Radio Show Nº 64

The “Hora Máxima” #64 program will feature bands and musicians that were published on the “Portugal Music” website in March 2023. Link related to this show: As usual, don’t forget to download this podcast to your radio station! 😉…

Nuno Rebelo

When Street Kids were already in the process of disbanding, Nuno Rebelo offered to be GNR’s bass player (Alexandre Soares was leaving and Vítor Rua was going to play guitar). They already had Jorge Romão but Nuno Rebelo still did…

Estado Sónico

Born in 1989 in Marinha Grande, Estado Sónico began by creating a type of sound that assimilated the influences to which its members were subject at the time: Bauhaus, Teenage Fanclub, or Sonic Youth. Formed by José Polido (vocals), Tiago…

Portuguese popular musical instruments

Portuguese popular musical instruments are a generic category for any sound-producing device manufactured in Portugal (mainland and islands) within the lower classes, considered popular. To understand the organology of popular production in Portugal, it is necessary to understand the geography…

Hora Máxima Radio Show Nº 63

The “Hora Máxima” #63 program will feature bands and musicians that were published on the “Portugal Music” website in February 2023. Link related to this show: As usual, don’t forget to download this podcast to your radio station! 😉 Download…

Os Taras e Montenegro

The Taras e Montenegro are remembered as one of those groups that were known for a single hit, a true icon of Portuguese light music. “O Autocarro do Amor” (The Bus of Love) is considered by many to be the…

Zyrkus Maximus

Originally from Azambuja, Zirkus Maximus was a project that appeared and disappeared in the blink of an eye, which was truly regrettable as they were creators of a complex and danceable sound that, at the time they emerged, no one…

Cabeças de Gado

Cabeças de Gado, an iconic band from Matosinhos, was born in June 1988 with a clear purpose: to revolutionize the Portuguese music scene with high-caliber rock and roll and rockabilly, performed in Portuguese with occasional forays into English covers. In…

Hora Máxima Radio Show Nº 61

The “Hora Máxima” #61 program will feature bands and musicians that were published on the “Portugal Music” website in December 2022. Link related to this show: As usual, don’t forget to download this podcast to your radio station! 😉 Download…

Factor Activo

Factor Activo comes from Covilhã, where in 1991 they began the first operations with a view to materializing a collective. At the time, Defski and DJLMF were working at Rádio Clube da Covilhã and decided to start building what were…

Hora Máxima Radio Show Nº 60

The “Hora Máxima” #60 program will feature bands and musicians that were published on the “Portugal Music” website in November 2022. Link related to this show: As usual, don’t forget to download this podcast to your radio station! 😉 Download…

Slow J

Slow J is the stage name of João Barbosa, one of the most prominent artists in the Portuguese music scene, particularly in the rap and hip-hop genres. His career is marked by a fusion of influences from rap, soul, R&B,…

X-Wife

Born in Porto in 2002 by João Vieira (ex-Centerfold), whose career began with the famous Club Kitten and long stays in London, X-Wife represent the sound and ambition of a band that always wanted to be bigger than the borders…

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