Celina da Piedade is a Portuguese accordionist, singer-songwriter and composer. She started studying music at the age of 5, and shortly afterwards was performing in…
Artist Profiles: Celina da Piedade
Tag: Portuguese music
Brilliant Portuguese Folk Recreations from Supergroup Companhia do Canto Popular
Companhia do Canto Popular – Rebento (Sons Vadios, 2019) Companhia do Canto Popular brings together some of the finest musicians in the Portuguese traditional and…
Guitarra Portuguesa Virtuoso Performs Fado Masterworks
Custodio Castelo – Amália Classics on Portuguese Guitar (ARC Music, 2020) Custódio Castelo, one of the great masters of guitarra portuguesa (Portuguese guitar) has been…
Interview with Groundbreaking Portuguese Band Albaluna
Albaluna is one of those rare musical projects impossible to categorize under a genre. A band of the world more than a world music band,…
Portuguese Multi-instrumentalist Madalena Palmeirim Releases Right as rain
“Right as rain” is the first solo album from Portuguese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Madalena Palmeirim, an artist with a 10-year long career. Lyrics are in…
Artist Profiles: Dead Combo
Dead Combo was formed in 2003 by an invitation of Henrique Amaro from Antena 3 Radio, to record the track Paredes Ambience included in the…
Paulo Tato Marinho’s Masterful Portuguese Bagpipes
Paulo Tato Marinho – Gaitas de Fole em Portugal (Fundacao GDA, 2018) Portuguese multi-instrumentalist Paulo Tato Marinho dedicates Gaitas de Fole em Portugal (Bagpipe music…
Artist Profiles: Paulo Tato Marinho
Paulo Tato Marinho was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1964. He is dedicated to bagpipes as an instrumentalist, teacher, researcher, composer and builder. He began…
Artist Profiles: Omiri
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: 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…