Omiri is the project of Portuguese multi-instrumentalist and composer Vasco Ribeiro Casais. Omiri combines Portuguese traditional folk music with electronics and stunning live visuals. In…
Artist Profiles: Omiri
Tag: Portugal
Artist Profiles: Cristiana Águas
Cristiana Águas is one of the most influential voices of the new fado generation. A singer with an international career, she studied chant and vocal…
Artist Profiles: Sandra Martins
Sandra Martins started studying the clarinet when she was five years old and the cello when she was seven, at the Academia Luísa Todi, in…
Artist Profiles: Cindy Gonçalves
Born in France, of Portuguese descent, violinist Cindy Gonçalves started her musical education in Tourcoing, her hometown, at the age of seven. Later, she moved…
Artist Profiles: Rui Filipe Reis
Pianist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and musical producer Rui Filipe Reis started his musical education at the Instituto Gregoriano and became a professional musician at the age…
Artist Profiles: Caixa de Pandora
Caixa de Pandora (Pandora’s Box) made its debut in 2013, with performances in Portugal and abroad. In 2014 the ensemble released its first CD Teias…
Artist Profiles: Danças Ocultas
Danças Ocultas is an ensemble comprising four accordionists from Agueda near Porto, in Portugal. The quartet is among the most innovative and most exciting representatives…
Artist Profiles: Diabo a Sete
Diabo a Sete is a Portuguese folk-rock fusion group established in Coimbra since 2003. The group has a long career, performing in various stages in…
Artist Profiles: Maria Emília
Maria Emília was born in São Paulo, Brazil, but always had a strong connection to fado. Her Portuguese grandfather introduced fado to Maria Emília and…
Artist Profiles: Ana Sofia Varela
Ana Sofia Varela Fernandes, better known as Ana Sofia Varela, was born in Lisbon on March 28, 1977. She was a finalist in RTP’s contest…