Portuguese music is a reflection of the country’s rich history and culture, with influences dating back centuries. From medieval sacred music to Fado, and from Rock to Pop, Portuguese music has an impressive diversity. Middle Ages and Renaissance (12th-16th centuries)…
The Hoje project began in 2009 as an idea from Nuno Gonçalves from The Gift: to bring Amália Rodrigues’ fados to the universe of contemporary pop. After taking as a starting point a musical arrangement of the classic “Gaivota”, Gonçalves…
Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues (23 July 1920 – 6 October 1999), better known as Amália Rodrigues, was a Portuguese fadista (fado singer) and actress. Known as the ‘Rainha do Fado’ (“Queen of Fado”), Rodrigues was instrumental in popularising fado…
