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…
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,…
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…
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.…
Today completely anonymous, LINHA GERAL was one of the most promising projects in modern Portuguese music and one of those that best managed to convey its vision to a studio recording without losing anything in the process. Intervention music strongly…
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…
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…
The RRV was considered one of the most important spaces for Rock music in Portugal during the 1980s, and is now remembered as a mythical place for Rock music in Portugal. It was located in the former Universal cinema, at…
Group formed in September 1985. That year they presented a multimedia show, organized by CM Almada, with the participation of António Manuel Ribeiro. In 1986 they presented the shows “Coloreto I” and “Coloreto II”. In early 1987, the group was…
Armando António Capelo Diniz da Gama (1 April 1954 – 17 January 2022) was a Portuguese singer-songwriter and baritone opera singer, whose physical trademark for decades was his shoulder-length jet black hair. Gama grew up in Portuguese Angola, an overseas…
Roxigénio began their activities in 1980, led by António Garcez (from Porto’s Arte & Ofício). At the age of 33, Garcez was a figure of Portuguese Rock that did not go unnoticed, due to his “performances” on stage and some…
