Os Taras e Montenegro
The Taras e Montenegro are remembered as one of those groups that were known for a single hit, a true icon of Portuguese light music. “O Autocarro do Amor” (The Bus of Love) is considered by many to be the…
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Gabardine 12
Gabardine 12 existed between 1985 and 1991 and are, perhaps, one of the most unknown treasures of modern urban music from the second half of the 80s. Based in Guarda, their most emblematic members were Alberto Lopes (aka Albrecht Loops,…
Ecos Da Cave
Santo Tirso group formed in 1987. The group’s members were Carlos Lima (guitar and harmonica), Armindo (bass), Francisco (guitar), José Augusto Costa (drums) and Alfredo (vocals). In 1988 they competed in the 5th RRV Contest where they reached the semi-finals.…
Isabel Campelo
Isabel Campelo began singing in 1984. That year she collaborated on the musical “ABBAcadabra”. In 1985 he participated in the choirs of the RTP Song Festival. In 1986 he provided the voice for the song “Boa noite, Vitinho!” section broadcast…
Telectu
Musical duo formed by Jorge Lima Barreto and Vítor Rua, formed in 1982 at the III Bienal de Vila Nova de Cerveira. In the same year he released the album “Ctu Telectu”, in an unorthodox formation of piano, electronic organ,…
A Junção (The Junction)
A Junção was a Portuguese pop rock band, formed in Oeiras in 1987. They had a short-lived stint with only one relatively successful record release. Formed in mid-1987 by a group of friends, they started calling themselves ‘A Junção do…
Bastardos do Cardeal
Bastardos do Cardeal, originally from Viseu and formed in 1982, began their journey with Vítor on drums, Vaz Pato on bass and vocals, and José Pedro Athayde on guitar. Soon after, still in Viseu, José Valor joined the band, replacing…
Martinis
Porto Alegre project with disguised influences from North American independent rock from the 70s and 80s. They benefited, throughout their diverse formations and existence, from some success in their hometown. Born in December 1984 under this name, Martinis went back…
“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…
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…
CTT – Conjunto Típico Torreense
CTT emerged in the midst of the Portuguese Rock boom, trying to ride the wave of Rui Veloso, UHF and GNR. With origins in Conjunto Típico Torreense, from Torres Vedras, a dance group, the band decided to use just their…
Ibéria
The beginningThe story of Ibéria begins in Baixa da Banheira in 1978, when 3 kids aged 10/11 started playing guitar. João Alexandre Marques, João Sérgio Reis and Toninho, had the ambition of forming a band. In 1980 the musical panorama…
Rui Reininho
Rui Manuel Reininho Braga, better known as Rui Reininho, was born in Porto on February 28, 1955. He is a Portuguese musician, known above all as the vocalist and main face of the pop rock band GNR (Grupo Novo Rock).…
Crise Total
Punk group from Algueirão formed in 1983. The first line-up included Manolo (vocals), João Filipe (drums), Rui Ramos (guitar) and Paulo Ampola (bass). The following year they participated in the 1st Rock Rendez-Vous Competition. The theme “Assassinos no Poder” was…
Alkateya
Alkateya born in the spring of 1986 in Lisbon. The founder member was ex-Sepulcro guitarrist Beto. He meets Paulo Martins bass, and at the old theater Image, they started to compose some songs, leaving the vocalizations in charge of an…
Teresa Maiuko
Teresa Maiuko was born in Mozambique, in the former Lourenço Marques. In 1985 she debuted as a singer in Trópico, a dance group that left no trace. Afterwards, she continued as a bar singer. At Xafarix she meets Luís Filipe,…
Repórter Estrábico
Repórter Estrábico is a Portuguese electronic pop rock band, formed in the 80s. This is a band from Porto that defines itself as the author of “ironic techno pop”. In their original formation, Repórter Estrábico were: Paula Sousa (synthesizer, sampler,…
Ocaso Épico
Ocaso Épico were formed in 1981 by Farinha (Carlos Cordeiro). The theme “Memórias”, recorded on October 19, 1984, by Farinha (voice, guitar, flute, keys), Alberto Garcia (drums), Anabela Duarte (voice, performance and keys), Ricardo Camacho (percussion) and Rui Magalhães (bass),…
Damas Rock
In 1981 many doors opened and the explosion of new bands allowed Portugal to meet many musicians. Damas Rock, (the first female group in Portuguese rock with Paula Cristina, Fifi, Anabela and Mitó). They had then recorded a single and…
Vítor Rua
BIOGRAPHY Vítor Manuel Ferreira Rua was born in Mesão Frio on July 23, 1961. Between 1976 and 1977, he was part of the group King Fisher’s Band (Porto’s formation of folk-rock covers) initially as a keyboardist, later as a mandolinist,…
Anabela Duarte
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…
Ar De Rock
Ar de Rock is Rui Veloso‘s debut album, released in 1980. More than a revelation from a singer-songwriter (Rui Veloso) and a lyricist (Carlos Tê), Ar de Rock is one of those albums that, improbably, captures the zeitgeist of our…
Ena Pá 2000
Source: megaagencia.com Ena Pá 2000 are a Portuguese rock band. Formed in 1984 and is characterized by the nonsense and sometimes pornographic humor of its lyrics and by its presence on stage, led by Manuel João Vieira. Born in Foz…
What was the “boom” of Portuguese rock
Source: RUN – Repositório Universidade NovaEditores: Andrade, Ricardo Miguel Bernardes “This dissertation addresses the various musical, editorial and promotional processes that characterized the so-called “boom of Portuguese rock” of the early 1980s, an expression that is commonly used to designate…
Resistência
Resistência, one of the most emblematic formations of Portuguese music from the first half of the 90s, a super-group responsible for some unforgettable successes. The voices and guitars of Tim, Pedro Ayres, Fernando Cunha, Olavo Bilac and Miguel Angelo, together…
ESSA ENTENTE
Essa Entente is a Portuguese pop/rock band formed by Paulo Riço (vocals and acoustic guitar), Paulo Sousa (electric guitar) and Paulo Neto (drums), and Manuel Machado (accordion), who were joined by bassist Jorge Pamplona, ex. Toranja, and keyboardist António Bragança.…
IODO
Iodo were one of the ephemeral cases of what became known as the “boom” of Portuguese Rock in the 80s. It all started with Rui Veloso’s “Chico Fininho” which opened the door to many groups who didn’t want to miss…
Mundo d’Aventuras (Adventure World)
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. Initially they were called Zero Return and it was under…
