Portuguese popular musical instruments are a generic category for any sound-producing device manufactured in Portugal (mainland and islands) within the lower classes, considered popular. To understand the organology of popular production in Portugal, it is necessary to understand the geography…
Learning to play a musical instrument is an enriching experience that offers a series of benefits, both cognitive and emotional. Musicality is present in different cultures and, throughout history, it has been a form of expression, communication and human connection.…
Mandrágora is a folk music band from Porto, Portugal. The band has participated in several shows and festivals over the years. Its members are Filipa Santos (flutes, saxophone, bagpipes), Miguel Moreira: guitars, effects, percussion, Gabriel ‘Sm0ke’ on sound effects and…
Like other European cisterns, it represents both in terms of tuning and in terms of the construction of its interior and exterior, one of the direct developments of the Renaissance European cistern. This instrument was strongly present in court music…
