New traditional music from the northern Portugal, with a strong acoustic flavor. Starting from its own musical researches in “deep Portugal”, this band has developed a solid reputation in the Portuguese traditional music scene.
Toque de Caixa won the “José Afonso” Award in 1989 – Best Folk Band of the Year. The award is named after one of the best Portuguese folk-singers of all times and devoted to celebrate new achievements in the evolution of Portuguese traditional and folk music.
Miguel – guitars, viola braguesa, rajão, quatro ocarina, percussion, vocals
Machado – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion
Albertina – accordion, concertina, keyboards, percussion
Horácio – guitar, viola braguesa and percussion
Luís Viegas – vocals, percussion
Eugénio – percussion
Tété – gaita de foles, flutes and percussion
Discography:
Histórias Do Som (Numérica, 1993)
Cruzes Canhoto (Ocarina, 2009)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.