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: Jorge Fernando
Tag: Portuguese music
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: 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…
Artist 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…
Artist 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…
Artist Profiles: Carlos Do Carmo
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: 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…