Faíscas were the first Portuguese punk rock band, formed in Lisbon, in 1977, by Paulo Pedro Gonçalves, Pedro Ayres Magalhães, Jorge Lee and Emanuel Ramalho. They introduced an innovative musical...
In the careers of artists of the so-called Portuguese light music, history is written in the most diverse ways. However, whether we like it or not, success is always measured...
Sources: CNC / Patrimatic / e-cultura.pt / Lino Mendes Type of Heritage:Intangible Heritage As early as 1878, Folklore was recognized internationally as “traditional knowledge, the untold history of a people”,...
Initially created in 1979 as a trio called Dia d'Água, formed by Lena d'Afgua (voice), Luís Pedro Fonseca (keys, ex-Chinchilas) and Zé da Ponte (bass, ex-Homo Sapiens) they recorded a...
José Salvador and António Salvador, two brothers, born in Beja and emigrated to the Netherlands in the early 80s, and Rik Zwann created Mundo de Aventuras, an openly pop band....
Sindicato were created at the end of the 1960s. This project was practically a “who’s who” of national rock at the time. Ricardo Levy and Júlio Gomes (guitars), Edmundo Falé...
Formed in Arganil in 1994 by Artur (aka Tua, drums, ex-Tusa Lusa and CTN), José Moreira (guitar, ex-Tusa Lusa and CTN), João (vocals, guitar, ex-CTN), Nuno de Santa Maria (bass,...
Ilídia Dias Ribas (Faro, February 23, 1942 – Cascais, November 7, 2023), better known by her stage name Paula Ribas, was a Portuguese singer, nicknamed the "queen of Twist". She...
Buba Espinho, a young singer from Alentejo aged just 24, brings with him the legacy of several generations of traditional Portuguese music. Born in Beja, he has experienced and felt...
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...
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...
“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...
“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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...