Amália Rodrigues

The unrivaled queen of the Portuguese fado  

     Maria João Pires

Acclaimed as one of the greatest interpreters of Mozart.

Humanos

Portuguese indie rock band Humanos were created as a project to record and perform some unreleased music of deceased iconic Portuguese singer/songwriter AntónioVariações (below).

AntónioVariações

Innovative and maverick artist who combined both traditional Portuguese rhythms and folk music with punk, rock, and jazz styles.

Oquestrada  

OqueStrada play the sound of the suburbs singing the old and new city.

Deolinda

A project from Lisbon, Portugal, inspired by fado and its traditional roots in order to create original songs based on Portuguese traditional and popular music.

RuiVeloso

One of the first rockers to emerge in the Portuguese musical scene in the beginning of the 1980s.

Xutos e Pontapés

One of the surviving bands of the Portuguese rock explosion of the '80s, Xutos & Pontapés have a history of more than 20 years.

Madredeus

Their music combines traditional Portuguese music (many times erroneously associated with the subgenre of Fado) with influences of modern folk music. 

Mariza 

Among those artists who shed light on or modernise traditional music, the leaders are often those that have something of an outside edge.

The Gift

A great, energetic band playing music that is very hard to categorize.

David Fonseca

Portuguese musician, singer-songwriter, plays several instruments, and is mainly recognised because of his successful music career, not only solo but also as member of Silence 4.

GNR 

Rock band  formed in Oporto in 1980.

Pedro Abrunhosa 

One of the best song-writers in Portugal.

Jorge Palma

With Rui Veloso, one of the pioneers of Portuguese rock in the 80's.