Lulu Blind
Lulu Blind was born in Lisbon in 1990, bringing together musicians who had worked in other bands from the capital's punk and alternative scenes, such as Amen Sacristi and Grito...
Sitiados
Os Sitiados were a Portuguese band from the 1990s, under the leadership of João Aguardela, known for songs such as Esta Vida de Marinheiro and Vamos ao Circo. In 1987,...
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...
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...
Mazgani
Shahryar Mazgani, is a song writer, singer and guitarist, born in Iran, but based in Portugal, since the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
Amor Electro
Amor Electro is a Portuguese band formed in Lisbon in 2010. They mix rock music (with some electronic elements) with traditional Portuguese music (…)
IMAGICA
IMAGICA is a Ukrainian - Portuguese Cinematic Arena Dance Metal band | art project, founded by Ukrainian professional film director, musician and songwriter Victor Maslyaev and Portuguese composer and guitar...
Minas & Armadilhas
Minas & Armadilhas was one of the first Portuguese punk rock bands, formed in Lisbon in 1978. They had an ephemeral career and did not leave any record. Considered one...
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...
Mau Maria
Formed in Arganil in 1994 by Artur (aka Tua, drums, ex-Tusa Lusa and CTN), José Moreira (guitar, ex-Tusa Lusa and CTN), João (vocals, guitar, ex-CTN), Nuno de Santa Maria (bass,...
Acromaníacos
Acromanianos come from Bobadela, Loures and emerged in November 1991. Initially made up of Serralha (voice, guitar), Yuki (drums) and JoJó Cadáver (bass), they were joined, shortly afterwards, by a...
seBENTA
seBENTA are a Portuguese rock band. The project began in 2004 and features Paulecas (bass and vocals), André Fadista (drums), Ricko (guitars) His first album released was "O Beijo" in...
Chinchilas
Source: Luís Pinheiro de Almeida / guedelhudos.blogspot.com Chinchilas (1967): Filipe Mendes, 20 years old, soloist, Alfredo José, 19 years old, bass, José Machado, 18 years old, keyboardist, and Vítor Mamede,...
Petrus Castrus
Petrus Castrus is a progressive rock band formed in 1971 by the brothers Pedro Castro and José Castro. Petrus Castrus emerged as one of the first Symphonic Rock bands in...
Portuguese rock from the 80s: let’s go to childhood trunk?
Source: quilometrosquecontam.com They became part of the popular Portuguese songbook and even today everyone knows them. Go on the weekend to the sound of Portuguese rock classics from the 80s....
Xana – Ex Rádio Macau
In 1983, Filipe Valentim joined the band formed by Xana, Alex and Flak. After recording a model, they get their first contract with the publisher EMI - Valentim de Carvalho....
Pop music in Portugal
The international opinion about Portuguese Music is that it’s Fado. Since 1939, when Amália Rodrigues, wowed audience wordwide with the songs of the urban poor fado has been the internationally...
RAMP
The R.A.M.P. are a Portuguese thrash metal band, formed in 1988, in the municipality of Seixal. Of the classic elements of the formation, only Ricardo Mendonça (guitar) and Rui Duarte...
Ritual Tejo
The name Ritual Tejo appeared at the end of 1988, right after the still Easy Gents had won the 5th Modern Music Contest of Rock Rendezvous. Ten months after Paulo...
Alexandre Soares
Alexandre José de Medeiros Pereira Soares was born in Porto, on June 15, 1958. As a teenager, he started playing the classical guitar. At the age of 18, he started...