Portuguese fado star Carlos Do Carmo was born pn December 21, 1939 in Lisbon, Portugal. Carlos Do Carmo is known as “The voice of the…
Artist Profiles: Carlos Do Carmo
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.
Superb Anthology of Mónica Giraldo’s Songs
Mónica Giraldo – Al Oido -The best of Mónica Giraldo (GLP Music, 2018) Al Oido -The best of Mónica Giraldo presents one of the finest…
Artist Profiles: Ciganos D’Ouro
Two brothers, José Pato and Sérgio Silva, formed Ciganos D’Ouro in 1994. Initially, the group played exclusively at cultural events for the Portuguese Gypsy community.…
Artist Profiles: Carmen Souza
Carmen Souza was born in Lisbon within a family of Cape Verdeans. Very young, she experienced the “Sodade” feeling of missing someone with the long…
Artist Profiles: Custodio Castelo
Custódio Azevedo Fidalgo do Castelo, better known as Custódio Castelo, was born in Almeirim on the 23rd of December 1966. At the age of seven…
Artist Profiles: Cristina Branco
Cristina Branco was born on December 28, 1972, in the village of Almeirim, Portugal. Her grandfather had fled the dictatorship of Salazar, and she was…
Artist Profiles: Dazkarieh
Dazkarieh is a musical project that seeks to create a new language through a diversity of rhythms, timbres and melodies using traditional instruments from many…
Artist Profiles: Duarte
Duarte is a psychologist and Fado singer born in 1980 in the town of Arraiolos, district of Evora, Portugal. From the age of 7 until…
Artist Profiles: Ana Lains
Born in 1979 in Tomar, Portugal, Ana Lains began singing from early age and always had eclectic musical tastes, from jazz to bossa nova. In…
Artist Profiles: Ana Moura
Ana Cláudia Moura Pereira, better known as Ana Moura, was born September 17, 1979 in Santarem, the bustling capital of the Ribatejo province in the…