The Music of Portugal

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On this edition of All Songs Considered: you may fall in love with Portugal. Host Bob Boilen visits the city of Porto and meets one amazing Portuguese radio dj, Alvaro Costa. Costa takes us on a journey that includes master of the Portuguese 12-string guitar Carlos Paredes but also includes Portuguese rock, reggae electronica but also pimba, the most popular music of all.

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Mariza

CD: Fado Curvo
Song: "Caravelas"
Label: Times Square

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Carlos Paredes

CD: Guitarra Portuguesa
Song: "Verdes Anos"
Label: Nonesuch

Listen to "Verdes Anos"

Rodrigo Leão

CD: O Mundo
Song: "Carpe Diem"
Label: Sony BMG (Portugal)

Listen to "Carpe Diem"


Visit Rodrigo Leão's Site for more information.

Mário Barreiros Sextet

CD: Dedadas
Song: "FJP #2"
Label: A Chave Do Som

Listen to "FJP #2"


Visit Mário Barreiros' label site for more information.

Sativa

CD: Sativa
Song: "54x56"
Label: self-released

Listen to "(Unknown)"


Visit Sativa's site for more information.

Blind Zero

CD: Mundial 2002 compilation
Song: "Heroes"
Label: Universal Music Portugal

Listen to "Heroes"


Visit Blind Zero's site for more information.

Paulo Gonzo

CD: Ao Vivo No Coliseu
Song: "Dei-te Quase Tudo"
Label: Sony BMG Music (Portugal)

Listen to "Dei-te Quase Tudo"


Visit Paulo Gonzo's site for more information.

Tony Carreira

CD: Ao Vivo No Coliseu
Song: "A Minha Guitarra"
Label: Espacial

Listen to "A Minha Guitarra"


Visit Tony Carreira's site for more information.

Megafone

CD: Megaphone3
Song: "Real"
Label: A Pérola Negra

Listen to "Real"


Unfortunately, Megafone has neither a working label nor band site. Happy hunting!

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