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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
View More Artist Profiles: Ala Dos NamoradosArtist 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…
View More Artist Profiles: AlmaplanaArtist Profiles: Arrefole
Arrefole is a Portuguese folk band that plays music which is rooted in Portugal’s 800 years of history and traditions that trail back to Medieval…
View More Artist Profiles: ArrefoleArtist Profiles: Brigada Victor Jara
Brigada Victor Jara was formed in Coimbra, Portugal in 1974, following the April 25 revolution, in which traditional music had played an inspiring part. The…
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