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Santos & Pecadores special with Tim: “Olavo had to think: ‘today I sing funk, tomorrow I sing rock, good heavens, what do I do with my dreadlocks?’ There is less pressure today”

Santos & Pecadores are back and are starring in a 6-episode special season of Posto Emissor, always featuring guests. In the second episode, Tim recreates ‘Não Voltarei a Ser Fiel’ by Santos & Pecadores, while the band, together with their guest, gives new life to ‘Às Vezes’ by Xutos & Pontapés. In a lively conversation, the group from Cascais spoke about the hiatus in their career after an album “that none of us were happy with”.

expresso.pt28 Apr

Santos & Pecadores special with Tim: “Olavo had to think: ‘today I sing funk, tomorrow I sing rock, good heavens, what do I do with my dreadlocks?’ There is less pressure today”

Chantiers d'Europe: Portugal in the spotlight in Paris

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Seven Portuguese productions, ranging from Camané to Robert Wilson, are part of the 14 shows at the Chantiers d'Europe, at the Théâtre de la Ville, between May and June.

observador.pt27 Apr

Chantiers d'Europe: Portugal in the spotlight in Paris

Santos & Pecadores special with Tim: “At the beginning, Tozé Brito heard us playing and said: ‘you’re cute kids, but the music is rubbish’. I went home crying”

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Santos & Pecadores are back and are starring in a season of 6 special episodes of Posto Emissor, always with guests. At the origin of this series of conversations and musical sharing, which BLITZ presents on Wednesdays, is the project “These Songs Speak For Themselves”: in the second episode, Tim recreates ‘Não Voltarei a Ser Fiel’ by Santos & Pecadores, while the band, together with the guest, gives new life to ‘Às Vezes’ by Xutos & Pontapés.

expresso.pt25 Apr

Santos & Pecadores special with Tim: “At the beginning, Tozé Brito heard us playing and said: ‘you’re cute kids, but the music is rubbish’. I went home crying”

Winners of the 8th Portuguese Music Awards are revealed

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In the list of most nominated artists this year, right after Carminho, are Calema, Napa, and Vizinhos. The winners of the 8th edition of the PLAY awards are announced this Thursday in Lisbon.

observador.pt23 Apr

Winners of the 8th Portuguese Music Awards are revealed

José Luís Tinoco, composer, painter, and 'architect' of songs like "No teu poema", has died

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He was 93 years old.

Correio da Manhã16 Apr

José Luís Tinoco, composer, painter, and architect of songs like "No teu poema", has died

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The composer, visual artist, and architect José Luís Tinoco died on Wednesday night in Lisbon at the age of 93, a family source told Lusa.

RTP Notícias16 Apr

José Luís Tinoco, composer, painter, and 'architect' of songs like "No teu poema", has died

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He was 93 years old.

Correio da Manhã16 Apr

Facing the storm, here is the new corner of Sereias

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“A Odisseia de Carlos Bizarro” is the new album from a band that continues to navigate between jazz and punk as if they were both children of the same rebellious noise. We spoke with them.

Observador2 Apr

Facing the storm, here is the new corner of Sereias

Midus: “Tim from Xutos said to me: ‘don’t you remember when you got your first bass and I went to your house in Almada to see it?’ We would have a party”

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Midus, bassist and vocalist of Roquivários, the band behind ‘Cristina (Beleza é Fundamental)’ and ‘Ela Controla’, recalls on the Posto Emissor podcast the times when owning instruments was “a novelty” and the camaraderie he shared with other musicians from the Portuguese rock boom.

Expresso26 Mar

Midus: “Tim from Xutos said to me: ‘don’t you remember when you got your first bass and I went to your house in Almada to see it?’ We would have a party”

“In the lyrics ‘Cristina... don’t take it the wrong way’, I had to think about inner beauty to be able to sing ‘Beauty is fundamental’ without feeling bad”

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On the podcast Posto Emissor, Midus, bassist and vocalist for the band Roquivários, recalls ‘Cristina (Beleza É Fundamental)’, the band’s biggest hit which made history during the Portuguese rock boom of the early 80s: “The lyrics were about an ex-girlfriend of [saxophonist Mário] Gramaço, and it didn’t make sense for me to be saying ‘beauty is fundamental’.”

Expresso24 Mar

“In the lyrics ‘Cristina... don’t take it the wrong way’, I had to think about inner beauty to be able to sing ‘Beauty is fundamental’ without feeling bad”

"It is a blessing to participate in a project like this": João Só challenged 14 artists to set Florbela Espanca to music

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D.A.M.A, Carolina de Deus, Os Quatro e Meia, Cláudia Pascoal, and Luís Trigacheiro are some of the names included in 'Florbela'.

Correio da Manhã24 Mar

"It is a blessing to participate in a project like this": João Só challenged 14 artists to set Florbela Espanca to music

Carlão: "If I look in the mirror, I don't see any kid there"

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After turning 50, he made his new collection of songs a self-portrait: “Quinta Essência 75-25” is the result. Before the release on March 27th, Carlão explains in an interview how he got here.

Observador22 Mar