Ricardo de Noronha is a Portuguese world music percussionist and wind player with over twenty years experience. He played in the award-winning band Mandrágora as…
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Beatriz Rosário, Fadista from Coimbra
Portuguese vocalist Beatriz Rosário grew up immersed in her grandfather’s music collection, which served as her introduction to the world of fado. Inspired by her…
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Beatriz Felício is a fado rising talent from Damaia, near Lisbon, Portugal. She entered the world of music at a young age. Beatriz participated in…
View More Artist Profiles: Beatriz FelícioArtist Profiles: Club Makumba
Club Makumba is a musical project developed by guitarist Tó Trips (Dead Combo, Lulu Blind, among others) and the drummer and percussionist João Doce (Wraygunn).…
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Expresso Transatlântico features three musicians from Lisbon who intertwine the musical traditions of Portugal, Africa, and Brazil. Band members include Sebastião Varela on guitar and…
View More Artist Profiles: Expresso TransatlânticoArtist Profiles: Júlio Resende
Pianist, Composer, Producer Júlio Resende was born June 10, 1982, in Faro, Algarve region, Portugal, although he spent his childhood in neighboring Olhão. Júlio Resende…
View More Artist Profiles: Júlio ResendeNancy Vieira, A Singer Deeply Grounded in Cape Verdean Tradition
(headline image: Nancy Vieira – Photo by Rita Carmo) Nancy Vieira was born in 1975 in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau to Cape Verdean parents. She later relocated…
View More Nancy Vieira, A Singer Deeply Grounded in Cape Verdean TraditionPortugal’s Iconic World Music Event, Festival MED, Announces Impressive 2022 Lineup
The 18th edition of Festival MED will take place from June 30 to July 3rd, 2022, in the historical medieval downtown of Loulé in southern…
View More Portugal’s Iconic World Music Event, Festival MED, Announces Impressive 2022 LineupArtist Profiles: Dona Zéfinha
Dona Zéfinha is a group Portuguese group folk group that features Francisco Pestana from Monte do Trigo and Francisco Melo and Tiago Pinto de Santana…
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Portuguese fado singer and songwriter Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade, better known as Carminho, was born August 20, 1984. She grew up in…
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