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Band from Santiago do Cacém, formed in January 1994 by Ulisses Silva (voice, guitar), Francisco Pereira (bass) and Pedro Sobral (drums). Ulisses Silva, leader of the group, explained that after…
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Hi! My name is Carlos De Castilho and I'm a Portuguese music lover.
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 the songs, and learn more about our musical culture.
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Hora Máxima Radio Show (New)
On January 1, 2024, we will present and introduce a more eclectic program on TugaHits Web Radio streaming. The radio program will have a simple name: “Hora Máxima”, and in…
Maria Da Fé
Her baptism name is Maria da Conceição da Costa Marques; she was born in Porto on the 25 May 1942. Her mother had 17 sons, but she currently has only…
Sing April: six revolutionary songs – Part 2
“Letra Para Um Hino” (Lyrics to an Anthem), Francisco Fanhais Recorded in Rome in 1975, República was not released in Portugal. And it’s a shame. José Afonso and Francisco Fanhais…
Sing April: six revolutionary songs – Part 1
“Grândola, Vila Morena”, José Afonso José Afonso’s music is already so digested by our collective memory that, when we listen to an album of his, we listen to what we…
Maria Severa, the first Fado icon in Portugal
Maria Severa is, perhaps, the first fado icon in Portugal. She only lived for 26 years – from 1820 to 1846 –, but Maria Severa Onofriana, her full name, revolutionized…
Radio Tuga PT – The unfair bans
Well, I still say that people with certain mental disorders should see a doctor, and this is yet another case of an online radio administrator who, for some reason, decided…
ADN / Alexandre Garrett
A member of Porto’s musical movement in the second half of the 80s, Alexandre Garrett began his musical journey in bands with Face Oculta. Benefiting from extensive musical training, the…
Actvs Tragicvs
Taking its name from a cantata by Johan Sebastian Bach (written as a funeral requiem), Actvs Tragicvs will emerge, during the year 1985, in Almada. Formed by Carlos Vara (vocals…
Radio Mix 2021 – The decline
Where to start? For fans of xat.com rooms, this is one of those articles we put on this blog where we uncover the “rotten things” of web radios, and we’re…
Bernardo Devlin
Born in Lisbon, Bernardo Devlin took his first steps in music around 1985 when he was part of the projects Lourenço Marques and As Suas Próteses Dançantes or os Electrodomésticos.…
Aqui D’El Rock
A dance group called Osiris, formed by four members living in Lisbon, became one of the first punk music groups in Portugal: Aqui d’El Rock. His first performance as Aqui…
Talking to Carlos De Castilho about his Clave24 project
Henrique Vidal is, like many, a big fan and enthusiast of the music made in Portugal and its history. Former FM radio announcer and journalist, he invited Carlos De Castilho…
André Indiana
Born in Porto, André Indiana is a vocalist, writer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, having gained public exposure in the Portuguese music industry in 2001. With Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix or Lenny…
Acromaníacos
Acromanianos come from Bobadela, Loures and emerged in November 1991. Initially made up of Serralha (voice, guitar), Yuki (drums) and JoJó Cadáver (bass), they were joined, shortly afterwards, by a…
Mata Ratos
Mata-Ratos is a band formed in early 1982 in Oeiras, in the suburbs of Lisbon, influenced by British and American punk rock from the late 70s and early 80s. The…
Hoje Project
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…
Pedro E Os Apóstolos
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…
Pedro e Os Lobos
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…
In search of Portuguese music culture
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,…
Miguel & André
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…
When songs skip to other activities
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…
Ana Free
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…
EZ Special
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.…
D.R.Sax
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…
Pedro Khima
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…
Alberto Indio
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…
Dj Ride
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…
