Welcome to the website dedicated to Portuguese music and its culture.
Welcome to the website dedicated to Portuguese music and its culture.
Glam Metal (also known as Hair Metal or Pop Metal) was one of the most dominant rock subgenres of the 1980s. It fused the aggression of Heavy Metal with the melodic sensibility of Pop and the theatrical aesthetics of 1970s…
Carlos Bica is not just a double bass player; he is one of the most respected Portuguese composers on the international stage, regularly collaborating with the world’s musical elite. Although his “safe harbor” is the acclaimed Trio Azul, where he…
Um Zero Amarelo were born in Braga, in 1992, almost unintentionally. They were three friends who came together to play a handful of cover songs that had marked them, both as listeners and as musicians. More than a band with…
The national metal movement wasn’t always as prolific as it is today. In the late 1970s, few people knew the meaning of the term “Heavy Metal”. There were hardly any Portuguese bands, and the record market showed zero interest in…
Today we made a selection of Indie songs from one of the playlists we found on YouTube from mid-2021 and we are going to explain what “Indie” truly means. Indie music, short for “independent”, refers to music produced independently of…
Anabela Duarte was part of W.C. Porno, a group led by Farinha, which participated in the 1st edition of the Só-Rock festival (Coimbra, 1981). Still with Farinha, she was in Ocaso Épico appearing on the song “Intro” [Memories] from the…
Desgarrada, is a popular song in which the singers improvise, challenging and responding to each other, usually to the sound of a concertina. In addition to “Desgarradas”, they are also called Cantares ao Desafio, Cantigas ao Desafio, Cantigas à Desgarrada,…
Cante Alentejano is a traditional musical genre from Alentejo, Portugal. Cante was never the only expression of traditional music in Alentejo, in fact it is more typical of Baixo Alentejo than Alto. Instrumental forms of music have always coexisted with…
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”, first to refer to the traditions, customs and superstitions of…
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,…
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…
Also known as Portuguese Hip Hop, this genre arrived in the Portuguese country in the 80s, but became much more popular in the following decade. At first, the style invaded the suburbs of Lisbon. Regions such as Maia, Amadora and…
Kizomba is one of the most popular genres of dance and music originating from Angola. It is a derivative of semba, with a mix of Kilapanda and Angolan Merengue, and sung generally in Portuguese. It is music with a romantic…
Fado (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfaðu]; “destiny, fate”) is a music genre that can be traced to the 1820s in Lisbon, Portugal, but probably has much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar Rui Vieira Nery states that “the only reliable information on…
