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Madredeus
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Madredeus is a Portuguese band whose music combines fado influences with modern folk music. The band's founding members were Pedro Ayr… read moreMadredeus is a Portuguese band whose music combines fado influences with modern folk music. The band's founding members were Pedro Ayres Magalhães (Classical guitar), Rodrigo Leão (keyboard synthesizer), Francisco Ribeiro (cello) an… read moreMadredeus is a Portuguese band whose music combines fado influences with modern folk music. The band's founding members were Pedro Ayres Magalhães (Classical guitar), Rodrigo Leão (keyboard synthesizer), Francisco Ribeiro (cello) and Teresa Salgueiro (vocals). Magalhães and Leão formed the b… read more
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Dead Combo
75,185 listeners
They play Lisbon, the city of the countryside, chimneys and white domes, sceneries of a lost past, the fado, the loiter western, all togeth… read moreThey play Lisbon, the city of the countryside, chimneys and white domes, sceneries of a lost past, the fado, the loiter western, all together in a voodoo of emotions, the Tagus river, misplaced lovers, abandoned angels in the crossroads … read moreThey play Lisbon, the city of the countryside, chimneys and white domes, sceneries of a lost past, the fado, the loiter western, all together in a voodoo of emotions, the Tagus river, misplaced lovers, abandoned angels in the crossroads of destiny, flowers with misplaced colours, saints, burning … read more
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Sérgio Godinho
20,400 listeners
Sérgio Godinho is a Portuguese poet, composer, and singer. He was born in 1945 in Porto, Portugal, and is, probably, the greatest name of P… read moreSérgio Godinho is a Portuguese poet, composer, and singer. He was born in 1945 in Porto, Portugal, and is, probably, the greatest name of Portuguese popular music, after José Afonso. Their music styles are quite different: often Sérgio … read moreSérgio Godinho is a Portuguese poet, composer, and singer. He was born in 1945 in Porto, Portugal, and is, probably, the greatest name of Portuguese popular music, after José Afonso. Their music styles are quite different: often Sérgio Godinho's songs are of a more urban style. Godinho was … read more
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Jorge Palma
40,287 listeners
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Carminho
48,013 listeners
Official site (with long song extracts): www.carminho.net In 2009, Carminho sang "Fado". This was her fado, the one she owned… read moreOfficial site (with long song extracts): www.carminho.net In 2009, Carminho sang "Fado". This was her fado, the one she owned since an early age, when she listened to her parents’ records, when she witnessed the gathering o… read moreOfficial site (with long song extracts): www.carminho.net In 2009, Carminho sang "Fado". This was her fado, the one she owned since an early age, when she listened to her parents’ records, when she witnessed the gathering of fado singers in her own house and when, still a teenager, … read more
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Cristina Branco
84,241 listeners
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Ana Moura
88,688 listeners
Portuguese vocalist Ana Moura, whose soulful and riveting interpretation of her land's captivating fado style has made her a star in E… read morePortuguese vocalist Ana Moura, whose soulful and riveting interpretation of her land's captivating fado style has made her a star in Europe. Ana Moura has become a leading exponent of this poetic, deeply expressive idiom which perso… read morePortuguese vocalist Ana Moura, whose soulful and riveting interpretation of her land's captivating fado style has made her a star in Europe. Ana Moura has become a leading exponent of this poetic, deeply expressive idiom which personifies the Portuguese psyche as it explores such universal t… read more
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Rui Veloso
47,957 listeners
Rui Veloso, born in 1957, is a Portuguese rock singer and musician. Regarded as the “father of Portuguese rock”, this composer and interpre… read moreRui Veloso, born in 1957, is a Portuguese rock singer and musician. Regarded as the “father of Portuguese rock”, this composer and interpreter had a great impact on the Portuguese music scene with the record Ar de Rock (April 1980). Song… read moreRui Veloso, born in 1957, is a Portuguese rock singer and musician. Regarded as the “father of Portuguese rock”, this composer and interpreter had a great impact on the Portuguese music scene with the record Ar de Rock (April 1980). Songs such as Chico Fininho and A Rapariguinha do Shopping were … read more
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Rádio Macau
16,952 listeners
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António Variações
36,016 listeners
António Joaquim Rodrigues Ribeiro, (December 3, 1944 – June 13, 1984) was a Portuguese singer and songwriter. Born in Fiscal, near Braga, h… read moreAntónio Joaquim Rodrigues Ribeiro, (December 3, 1944 – June 13, 1984) was a Portuguese singer and songwriter. Born in Fiscal, near Braga, he was the fifth son (out of 10) of Deolinda de Jesus and Jaime Ribeiro. As a child, his love for m… read moreAntónio Joaquim Rodrigues Ribeiro, (December 3, 1944 – June 13, 1984) was a Portuguese singer and songwriter. Born in Fiscal, near Braga, he was the fifth son (out of 10) of Deolinda de Jesus and Jaime Ribeiro. As a child, his love for music often took him away from his chores and towards the loc… read more