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”,…
Paula Ribas – The Twist Queen in Portugal
Ilídia Dias Ribas (Faro, February 23, 1942 – Cascais, November 7, 2023), better known by her stage name Paula Ribas, was a Portuguese singer, nicknamed the "queen of Twist". She…
Buba Espinho
Buba Espinho, a young singer from Alentejo aged just 24, brings with him the legacy of several generations of traditional Portuguese music. Born in Beja, he has experienced and felt…
Sing April: six revolutionary songs – Part 2
“Letra Para Um Hino” (Lyrics to an Anthem), Francisco Fanhais Recorded in Rome in 1975, República was not released in Portugal. And it's a shame. José Afonso and Francisco Fanhais…
Sing April: six revolutionary songs – Part 1
“Grândola, Vila Morena”, José Afonso José Afonso's music is already so digested by our collective memory that, when we listen to an album of his, we listen to what we…
Maria Severa, the first Fado icon in Portugal
Maria Severa is, perhaps, the first fado icon in Portugal. She only lived for 26 years – from 1820 to 1846 –, but Maria Severa Onofriana, her full name, revolutionized…
In search of Portuguese music culture
Portuguese music is rich and diverse, reflecting the country’s history and geographical location. It includes many different styles and genres, which can be broadly divided into classical music, traditional/folk music,…
Cidália Moreira
Cidália Moreira is a Portuguese singer, actress and fado singer born in Olhão, Portugal, in 1944. She is known as the “gypsy fado singer”. From an early age, she demonstrated…
Os Ekos
Formed in 1963, in Lisbon, Os Ekos are one of the most important references of what became known as "yé yé".At the origin of Os Ekos was the vocalist Edmundo…
What is actually… the Portuguese Guitar
Like other European cisterns, it represents both in terms of tuning and in terms of the construction of its interior and exterior, one of the direct developments of the Renaissance…