Miguel Braga: Ritual (1990)
I’ll be one of the first to admit this: intriguing album designs draw me in. Even in the age of digital artwork,…
October 25, 2022
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Ban: Mundo de Aventuras (1990)
Just more music for “in between seasons”. What else can you say to describe the latter-day work of, sadly, now defunct, Portuguese…
March 2, 2021
Né Ladeiras: Corsária (1988)
I hate giving you just a taste of anything but Né Ladeiras’s Corsaria has to serve as one today. Ambient and ethereal,…
January 12, 2021
Mix: 40. Galinhas Do Mato (Portuguese Fourth World Special I)
How long ago was the Age Of Discovery? Six centuries ago, in 1418, the story of Portugal began under the leadership of…
May 22, 2020
Júlio Pereira: Miradouro (1987)
This might sound like yet that same old story: Noted folkloric or jazz muso discovers drum machines, synths, and samplers, proceeds to…
August 13, 2019
José “Zeca” Afonso: Galinhas Do Mato (1985)
I always hate to say never, but I’ll wager that you’ll never find another giant of fado music quite like José “Zeca”…
June 2, 2017
Nuno Canavarro: Plux Quba (1988)
There’s something perfect about our imperfect minds. Most of the thoughts we think are the best, most of the time, aren’t the…
December 16, 2016
Fausto: Olha o Fado (1982)
Fausto Bordalo Dias Now that I’ve shared the brilliance of Carlos Paredes and Zeca Afonso with y’all I have to tie the…
September 22, 2014
Jose “Zeca” Afonso: Coro da Primavera (1971)
Zeca – 1971 Today’s track of the day, “Coro da Primavera” (Springtime Chorus), comes from the supremely important Portuguese artist Jose “Zeca”…
September 21, 2014
Carlos Paredes: Canção (1971)
Carlos Paredes – 1971 Imagine launching a revolution without even saying one word. That’s the revolution in sound and in history that…
September 20, 2014