Maria De Lurdes Resende
Maria de Lourdes Resende was much more than a voice; she was the personification of a golden era of radio and music in Portugal. Born in Barreiro in 1927, she demonstrated from an early age that her destiny was written…
Category Popular Portuguese Music
What is actually… Popular Marches in Portugal
The popular marches in Lisbon are the highlight of the Lisbon Festivities. They date back to 1932, when the first competitive marches were organized, under the guidance of José Leitão de Barros, then director of Notícias Ilustrado, supported by olisipography…
José Reza
Source: artistasebandas.pt With a long and fulfilling musical career, José Reza is one of the unmissable names in Portuguese music. It was in the 70s when he released his first album, which had musical support from the group 1111 (by…
Rui Bandeira
Rui Bandeira was born in the Portuguese colonial territory of Mozambique, in Nampula, on July 25, 1973. He came to Portugal at the age of 2. He took his first steps in music by learning to play keyboards at a…
Paco Bandeira
Francisco Veredas Bandeiras (Asunción, Elvas, 2 May 1945), pseudonym Paco Bandeira, is a Portuguese singer and composer. With more than forty years of musical career, he is recognized as one of the representatives of Portuguese popular music. The characteristics of…
Trio Odemira
Trio Odemira was a Portuguese band founded in 1955. 1955-1967The brothers Júlio and Carlos Costa were still new to Odemira. The group Dois Odemira appeared in 1955, when they won a competition for new talents promoted by the radio program…
