D.R.Sax
In 1993, in Porto, Rui Fernandes, ex-member of Ban and Zero, joined Pedro Saraiva (ex-Culto da Ira and X-Position) with a view to forming a group in the area of…
Christmas Sung in Portuguese
Today is December 1st and Christmas is just around the corner. With it come gifts, the hustle and bustle of shopping, family gatherings, food, and of course, our Christmas music…
When songs skip to other activities
Source: madeinportugalmusica.pt We associate music with many moments in our lives – that moment when we saw our great love for the first time, the song that played when we…
Talking to Carlos De Castilho about his Clave24 project
Henrique Vidal is, like many, a big fan and enthusiast of the music made in Portugal and its history. Former FM radio announcer and journalist, he invited Carlos De Castilho…
Pedro e Os Lobos
Pedro e Os Lobos is the solo project of Portuguese musician Pedro Galhoz, founded in the city of Almada in 2010. Marked by an indie rock sound, with guitars as…
Mata Ratos
Mata-Ratos is a band formed in early 1982 in Oeiras, in the suburbs of Lisbon, influenced by British and American punk rock from the late 70s and early 80s. The…
What is actually… Folclore
Sources: CNC / Patrimatic / e-cultura.pt / Lino Mendes Type of Heritage:Intangible Heritage As early as 1878, Folklore was recognized internationally as “traditional knowledge, the untold history of a people”,…
Salada De Frutas (Fruit Salad)
Initially created in 1979 as a trio called Dia d'Água, formed by Lena d'Afgua (voice), Luís Pedro Fonseca (keys, ex-Chinchilas) and Zé da Ponte (bass, ex-Homo Sapiens) they recorded a…
Mundo d’Aventuras (Adventure World)
José Salvador and António Salvador, two brothers, born in Beja and emigrated to the Netherlands in the early 80s, and Rik Zwann created Mundo de Aventuras, an openly pop band.…
Sindicato
Sindicato were created at the end of the 1960s. This project was practically a “who’s who” of national rock at the time. Ricardo Levy and Júlio Gomes (guitars), Edmundo Falé…