Gaiteiros de Lisboa is a traditional folk and world music band of multi-talented musicians who got together around a sonorous project that stands on the…
Artist Profiles: Gaiteiros de Lisboa
Tag: Portugal
Artist Profiles: Helder Moutinho
A rising star in the new fado generation, Moutinho became popular in the 1990s after releasing his first album called Sete Fados e Alguns Cantos.…
Artist Profiles: Joana Amendoeira
Joana Amendoeira is a New Generation fado singer. Through her voice, fado reaches unique, sublime moments, powered by her sensuous and moving harmonies. Amendoeira was…
Artist Profiles: Jorge Fernando
Jorge Fernando celebrated his 25 years in show business in May 2000 with a celebrity concert in Lisbon’s Tivoli theatre. He was 16 when he…
Artist Profiles: Jose Medeiros
Even though he’s been involved in traditional and folk music since the early 1970s, José Medeiros was, for some time, mostly known by his award-winning…
Artist Profiles: Katia Guerreiro
Katia Guerreiro was born in South Africa in 1977. At a very early age, she went to the Azores, where she lived till she was…
Artist Profiles: Lura
Born in Lisbon in 1975, Lura discovered her Cape Verdean identity (while remaining fully Portuguese) through the Creole she learned with her friends at school.…
Artist Profiles: Mario Pacheco
Mário Pacheco (not to be confused with Spaniard Mario Pacheco, owner and acclaimed producer of innovative flamenco label Nuevos Medios) is counted as one of…
Artist Profiles: Ala Dos Namorados
Ala Dos Namorados is one of the most innovative groups of Portuguese music. Its repertoire includes different styles, ranging from rhythms from Cape Verde and…
Artist Profiles: Almaplana
Almaplana was born in 2003, in the city of Evora, region of Alentejo, “where the beauty of the Portuguese plains feeds our inspiration.” Simplicity and…