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Folk Alliance International Portugal 2025 focus poster
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FAI 2025 to Spotlight Portugal’s Rich Folk Music Tradition

World Music Central News Room October 22, 2024 No Comments Joana AlegreJoão Diogo LeitãoLusitanian GhostsMarta Pereira da CostaOmiriPortuguese musicRetimbrarworld music

Folk Alliance International (FAI) has selected Portugal as the featured Country Focus for its 2025 conference. In partnership with Why Portugal, the event will explore…

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Portugal’s Retimbrar Unleashes a Fusion of Tradition and Innovation

Tom Orr January 18, 2024 No Comments Portuguese musicRetimbrarworld music

Portugal’s Retimbrar takes their nation’s traditional music and lets it run through their own crisp compositions. “Maneio” (from the album Levantar do Ch​ã​o) shows how…

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Artist Profiles: Retimbrar (Portugal)

Angel Romero April 10, 2021 No Comments percussionPortugalPortuguese musicRetimbrar

Retimbrar is an evolving musical collective from Porto that explores deep Portuguese traditional rhythms, songs, and instruments. Inspired by the country’s musical traditions, TugaBeat is…

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WOMEX Reveals 2021 Opening Program in Porto, Portugal

World Music Central News Room April 9, 2021 No Comments Galandum GalundainaPauliteiros de MirandaPortuguese musicRetimbrarSeivaSopa de PedraUxíawomexwomex 2021

World music expo WOMEX has announced the artists set to perform at the Opening Concert, which focuses on the host country or musical region. Porto…

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