Originating from the ashes of Ulisses Cobarde and Os Heróis or Pine-Up Palhaço Atómico, Turbo Junkie were born in 1991 in Vila do Conde, formed by the brothers Simão (vocals), Paulo (guitar, vocals) and Domingos Praça (bass), accompanied by Luís…
Captain Solidão, Zé Jardas, Manel Moscatel, Acácio Batina and Tó Leão. This is Boca Doce: a band of rock-style versions of Portuguese music, formed by current and former members of renowned bands, such as Primitive Reason, Peste & Sida and…
Peste & Sida is a Portuguese rock band formed in the summer of 1986, in Lisbon. The band was formed by João San Payo (bass), Luís Varatojo (guitar) Eduardo Dias (drums) and João Pedro Almendra who joined the group to…
Klepht is a Portuguese band that, despite being formed in 2000, only released their first album in 2008. From the first album of the same name (Klepht), four singles came out: “Por uma Noite”, “Embora Doa”, “Antes e Além” and…
Rock pioneer in Portugal, Zurita de Oliveira was born on January 19, 1931, in Torres Novas, Portugal, and died in 2015, aged 83. In 1960, the spotlight fell on Zurita de Oliveira, half-sister of actor Camilo de Oliveira. Granddaughter of…
Shahryar Mazgani, is a song writer, singer and guitarist, born in Iran, but based in Portugal, since the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
A dance group called Osiris, formed by four members living in Lisbon, became one of the first punk music groups in Portugal: Aqui d’El Rock. His first performance as Aqui d’El Rock took place at the Pavilhão do Clube Atlético…
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 2006, produced by Flak (Rádio Macau and Micro Audio Waves).…
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 Portugal, earning the status of “Pais do Rock” along with…
Since I’m passionate about radio and since I was a little boy I’ve always listened to shows like A Hora Do Lobo and others by António Sérgio, today we’re going to pay tribute to this great radio host with an…
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 Costa joined José Manuel Afonso and Artur Santos, it was…
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 playing the electric guitar. For some time he even played…
The group emerged in 1985 in the city of Porto. In an interview with the Porto fanzine “Ressaca Viciosa” they stated that their goals were “to have fun, earn a lot of money and buy a cadillac in the short…
Rui Manuel Gaudêncio Veloso (born 30 July 1957) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and musician. Commonly called “The father of Portuguese rock” (Portuguese: O pai do rock português), Veloso was a major figure in the boom of Portuguese rock music in the 1980s. His debut album Ar…
IRIS is a Portuguese rock band, of Algarve origin, created in 1979. One of the oldest in Portugal, being part of the history of the National Pop Rock Movement in Portugal. The band IRIS was created in 1979 by four…
Alcoolémia is a band from Amora, created in 1992, with the formation of Jorge Miranda (vocals), Manelito (guitar) Pedro Guerreiro (bass), João Miranda (lead guitar) and Hugo Fernandes (drums), with a of composition that was based on rock, varying the…
Despe e Siga is a Portuguese band, created as a kind of alter-ego of the band Peste & Sida by the same members of this band. One of their biggest hits was ‘Festa’ in 1994. They won the silver record…
Heróis do Mar were a Portuguese pop-rock band formed in March 1981 by Paulo Pedro Gonçalves (guitar), Carlos Maria Trindade (keys), Tozé Almeida (drums), Pedro Ayres Magalhães (bass) and Rui Pregal da Cunha (voice) The band appeared in March 1981,…
Moonspell is a gothic metal band from Brandoa, Portugal, formed in 1992.
Ex-Votos was a Portuguese music band, whose formation included Zé Leonel, one of the founding members of Xutos & Pontapés and who also contributed to the foundation of Peste & Sida, who died in the 21 April 2011. Still in…
UHF is a Portuguese rock band formed in Costa de Caparica, in Almada, in the end of the 70s. They are the main responsible for the emergence of the rock boom in Portugal, in 1980, and the founders of the…
Xutos & Pontapés are a Portuguese rock band. The band was founded in 1978, in Lisbon, by the late Zé Pedro, Zé Leonel, Kalú and Tim. Their current lineup consists of Tim (vocals, bass), João Cabeleira (guitar), Gui (saxophone, keyboards)…