Os Diamantes Negros is a Portuguese musical ensemble founded in Sintra in 1964. The group was honored with the Silver Medal of Merit by the Sintra City Council for its cultural contributions. History and Trajectory Original Formation (1964) Comeback Formation…
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…
Maria Fernanda Pereira de Sousa, whom the world would come to know and love as Ágata, was born in Lisbon into an environment where music was not just a hobby, but a destiny. From an early age, her voice revealed…
“Cebola Mol” (which translates beautifully to “Soggy Onion”) are a legendary Portuguese musical comedy duo. Think two parts musical genius, three parts absolute chaos. The pair consists of Phil Stardust (the stage name for a chap named Filipe Homem Fonseca)…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
