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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…

Blackout – Kika Santos

Blackout was a Portuguese band from the 1990s, with Kika Santos on vocals, who left the band in 1998 to pursue several solo musical projects. The band achieved success with the single “Paixão”. The origins of Blackout, a Portuguese soul/funk…

Ossos Do Ofício

Ossos do Ofício are a Portuguese band formed in 2008. With musicians from different projects and many years of experience, they are dedicated to bringing good Portuguese music to listeners. Vocalist Vasco Duarte participated in the RTP talent program “A…

Fadomorse

It would not be very expected that one of the most interesting projects mixing the concepts of pop and traditional music would have taken place in Mirandela, but perhaps this is one of the great Portuguese prejudices, that of expecting…

Comme Restus

Hailing from Setúbal, Comme Restus are a Portuguese band of thrash metal, hard rock, punk rock, and everything else that ends in rock. Theoretically, their formation as a band dates back to 1986, however they only recorded one album, called…

Lulu Blind

Lulu Blind was born in Lisbon in 1990, bringing together musicians who had worked in other bands from the capital’s punk and alternative scenes, such as Amen Sacristi and Grito Final. They begin rehearsing at Voz do Operário, with Pedro…

Carlos Guilherme

Carlos Guilherme Rebelo Nunes (Lourenço Marques, 1945) is a Portuguese opera singer. He spent his childhood and youth in Mozambique, where he attended Liceu Pêro de Anaia, in Beira, and did his military service. He released a single on the…

Café Bagdad

With a name taken from the 1987 German film directed by Percy Adlon, the Café Bagdad project was formed in Lisbon in 1990, with a view to participating in the 1st Modern Music Competition of the Lisbon City Council, consisting…

A Beta Movement

Duo from the city of Porto that has been developing, since 2010, a work based on songs in an indie format with electronic contours with a dynamic structure pointing to danceable movements accentuated by the indie-rock performance evidenced live. Behind…

Adolfo Luxúria Canibal

Adolfo Luxúria Canibal (Luanda, December 25, 1959), given name Adolfo Augusto Martins da Cruz Morais de Macedo, is a Portuguese lawyer, musician and poet, known as the lead singer of Mão Morta. Adolfo was born in Luanda but grew up…

Gutto

Gutto (Luanda, Angola – November 10, 1972), formerly known as Bantú, is a Portuguese singer and rapper born in Angola, immortalized by successive duets with the famous rapper Boss AC, by the successes of the group Black Company and by…

Kussondulola

Kussondulola is an Angolan reggae band based in Portugal. The leader of the band is Angolan Janelo da Costa, who in addition to being a musician, also had a career in football, having played among other clubs, at Imortal Desportivo…

Klepht

Klepht is a Portuguese band that, despite being formed in 2000, only released their first album in 2008. From the first album of the same name (Klepht), four singles came out: “Por uma Noite”, “Embora Doa”, “Antes e Além” and…

Clandestinos

We definitely need some update about this band. Please share with us some more information and videos about them if you know. They were formed from the ashes of the Taedium Vitae (Carlos Antunes, José Fabião, Isabel Duarte, Rui Geada…

Cristina Branco

Cristina Branco is an indefatigable ambassador of Portuguese culture around the world. Over the last two decades, she has established herself as one of the most prolific singers today, producing a remarkable discography. Traditional Portuguese music is her main aesthetic…

Mísia

Mísia, artistic name of Susana Maria Alfonso de Aguiar born in Porto on June 18, 1955, is a Portuguese singer, considered one of the most important fado singers today. Until her late teens, Mísia lived in her hometown, occasionally singing…

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