Group from São Bartolomeu de Messines, Algarve that formed in 1988 with the aim of participating in the Modern Music Competition of Rock Rendez Vous. The group was formed by Rui Santos (voice), Rui Farinha (guitar), Paulo Neto (bass) and…
The Doctors & Engineers group was formed in Algés. The vocalist was Xana, the guitarist Luís Moreno joined in 1986 and Ilídio Praia was one of the names that came to occupy the drums. In 1986 they recorded a demo…
A family friend encouraged her to participate in the selection contest for the Portuguese Cinderella, she did not win the contest but those responsible for selecting the candidates liked the contestant and invited her to defend the theme “Don’t Be…
In 1988, RTP changed the formula for choosing the song representing the Eurofestival. He invited five composers and the sixth song would be the winner of the National Music Award. The National Music Award took place on March 5, 1988…
Ava Inferi is another name from the Portuguese scene that achieved a certain prominence worldwide, but unfortunately, they ended their activities in 2013. Despite the considerable short time of activity (8 years between 2005 and 2013), the band managed to…
Are you looking for new music genres to add to your playlist? Look no further than Portugal, a country rich in musical history and diversity. From traditional fado to modern pop, there’s a little something for everyone. In this blog…
The international opinion about Portuguese Music is that it’s Fado. Since 1939, when Amália Rodrigues, wowed audience wordwide with the songs of the urban poor fado has been the internationally popular genre from Portugal. Nowadays her younger heirs like Mariza,…
“Who says women can’t rap?” asks Mynda Guevara in one of her songs. It has always been an artistic area dominated by men and sometimes linked to a misogynistic discourse, but the game is changing, and voices like this young…
The resistance songs or protest songs, considered after the April 1974 revolution as intervention songs, are made up of poems and songs denouncing a present of repression and arise as a struggle for a better world. With no commercial purpose,…
Pimba is a Portuguese term misused to qualify a variety of Portuguese popular music, often with a sonority based on Portuguese folk music, whose lyrics often derive from metaphors with sexual meanings or simplistic romantic sentimentality. Pimba music, like other…
António Mourão, artistic name of António Manuel Dias Pequerrucho, (Montijo, June 3, 1935 – Lisbon, October 19, 2013) was a Portuguese fado singer. Interpreter of the well-known theme “Ó Tempo Volta para Trás”, he withdrew from the artistic world in…
Sérgio Matsinhe (Lourenço Marques, October 28, 1971), better known as General D, is a Portuguese rapper of Mozambican descent and one of the precursors of Rap and Hip hop in Portugal. At the age of two he came to live…
“Lideres da Nova Mensagem” were a Portuguese hip-hop band from Almada, from the late eighties and early nineties. Formed by MC Nilton, Pio MC, Beat Box King, Hugo Costa (Cyber G.), Pedro Manaças and DJ Jaws T, they actively participated…
Chullage, artistic name of Nuno Santos, is a Portuguese rapper son of Cape Verdean parents. Activist and administrator of a social support association in Arrentela. He currently has three albums edited. He was born in Lisbon in 1977 and raised…
Capicua was born in Porto in the 80’s, discovers Hip Hop culture in the 90’s (first through graffiti and then through music), going from being a mere listener to becoming a Rapper apprentice in the 00’s. A sociologist by training,…
We’ve always had programs with the latest video clips on RTP, but nothing like the program that debuted in the early 90s and was on the air for over two decades, Top+. It became an early Sunday afternoon classic and…
Rão Kyao, stage name of João Maria Centeno Gorjão Jorge born in Lisbon, is a Portuguese musician and composer, famous as a bamboo flute and saxophone player. Outstanding musician, virtuous of the bamboo flute, Rão Kyao has a huge international…
RTP (Rádio Televisão Portuguesa) has always had programs dedicated to music, and in the 80s Vivámúsica was one of the most outstanding. It was a regular company for all music lovers at the end of Saturday afternoon, with a presentation…
Luísa Vilar Braamcamp Sobral born 18 September 1987 is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. She came to prominence in 2003 after finishing third in the first season of Ídolos, the Portuguese version of Idols television series. After going on hiatus…
Salvador Thiam Vilar Braamcamp Sobral born 28 December 1989, is a Portuguese singer, who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 for Portugal with the song “Amar pelos dois,” written and composed by his sister, Luísa Sobral. In doing so, he…
Karla Regina Francelino Rodrigues known by her stage name Blaya, is a Portuguese-Brazilian singer, songwriter and dancer born in Fortaleza (Brazil) on May 27, 1987. Blaya began her musical activity in 2001. In 2008, she joined Buraka Som Sistema, a…
Stereosauro is the artistic name of Tiago Norte, born on August 12, 1978, in Caldas da Rainha, where he currently lives. His career is marked by the mix between electronic music and other musical styles. He is a DJ, producer,…
Nuno Bettencourt is a Portuguese guitarist and vocalist, member of the band Extreme, who became famous for his extremely technical solos, his way of playing being greatly influenced by Eddie Van Halen. Nuno Bettencourt was born in Praia da Vitória,…
The band Arte & Ofício emerged in 1976, when bassist Sérgio Castro and vocalist António Garcez, two former members of Psico, decided to form a rock group. This initial nucleus is joined by Álvaro Azevedo (ex-Pop Five Music Inc), on…
The history of the Portuguese singer Rita Redshoes in the musical universe began in 1996. At the time, the singer was known as Rita Pereira and played the role of drummer in the group of musicians that formed part of…
Maria José Valério Dourado was a Portuguese singer, well known for her love of Sporting Clube de Portugal and for being the interpreter of “Marcha do Sporting”, adopted as the club’s anthem. Maria José Valério was born on May 6,…
Patrícia Susana Fonseca Candoso, better known as Patrícia Candoso is a Portuguese singer and actress born in Cascais on September 3, 1981 She has a degree in Communication Sciences from the Independent University of Lisbon and is multifaceted in the…
World Radio Day is celebrated annually on February 13. Now, in an era where social networks, YouTube and Spotify occupy any of our time, is there still room for Radio? The answer is clearly “Yes”. Radio is still the means…
