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Portuguese rock graduation party at Rock in Rio Lisbon: the 'kids' UHF came to have fun, GNR turned the Douro into the Tagus

On the third day of Rock in Rio Lisbon, the 'graduation ball' of the 'class of 1979' of Portuguese rock – a stage curated by Tim, from Xutos – began early with Porto band Jafumega gathering loyal fans in the space by the Tagus. Later, UHF were 'kids' again and GNR got Lisbon singing along to 'Pronúncia do Norte'. Further on, Xutos & Pontapés present other glories of national 'electric art'. The report on the concerts on this stage will be updated throughout the day.

expresso.pt27 Jun

Portuguese rock graduation party at Rock in Rio Lisbon: the 'kids' UHF came to have fun, GNR turned the Douro into the Tagus

“Every time I turned to the amplifier, I would take a sip of homemade Port wine. We took 15 demijohns from Murça, one of them for Júlio Isidro”

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The concerts he performed with Roquivários are remembered on Posto Emissor by Midus, the group's vocalist/bassist and one of the leading figures of the Portuguese rock boom of the early 80s. “We always asked for beer and water. That day, what water? We had glasses with something in them”

Expresso25 Mar

“Every time I turned to the amplifier, I would take a sip of homemade Port wine. We took 15 demijohns from Murça, one of them for Júlio Isidro”

Midus: “Nobody knew I had been the lead singer of a band until a journalist taught Mel C from the Spice Girls how to sing ‘Cristina’”

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Midus, bassist and vocalist for Roquivários, a prominent band from the Portuguese rock boom, is this week's guest on Posto Emissor. In the BLITZ podcast, the artist spoke about the era of the hit ‘Cristina (Beleza é Fundamental)’, her long career which has continued for several decades in London – and led her to perform with, for example, a former Spice Girl and Bryan Ferry – and the Nutrition course she took during the pandemic.

Expresso20 Mar

Midus: “Nobody knew I had been the lead singer of a band until a journalist taught Mel C from the Spice Girls how to sing ‘Cristina’”