was one of the members of Quarteto 1111 (the first major Portuguese pop band
in the 1960s), and since then has emerged as one of the main musicians and composers.
He is currently the administrator of Universal Music Portugal.
David
Ferreira:
is one of the most attentive editors regarding the emergence of new values and
tendencies in Portuguese music. He is currently editor in Emi Music Portugal.
Hernâni
Miguel:
has been the manager of some of the most important artists in the Portuguese
urban music scene. He was the mentor behind the first major compilation of Rap
music in Portugal: "Rapública".
Cool
Hipnoise/Spaceboys:
Tiago Gomes, Francisco Rebelo and João Gomes form a trio which, from
the more modern approaches of Funk, Jazz and even Reggae, has blended musical
elements from the Portuguese-speaking world, namely from Brazil and Africa.
They are essential in Portuguese modern music.
Chullage:
rapper with an intense social conscience and a refined sense of activism. After
two albums he is a reference in the way of portraying social realities through
music.
Conductor:
is portrayed in the documentary as the producer of the Conjunto Ngonguenha,
a project from Angola which, from samplings of Angolan music has put together
a Hip Hop album.
Kika
Santos:
the greatest voice of Soul music in Portugal. Projects such as Dr Sax, Loopless,
under her own name and in dozens of collaborations, make of her one of the most
versatile and important voices around.
Celina
Pereira:
singer and researcher of Cape Verdean music. She is also associated with projects
in the field of education in multiculturalism, such as traditional Cape Verdean
story-telling to immigrant children.
Pedro
Tenreiro:
DJ, music collector and also the editor of Norte Sul, the record company which
incorporates Valentim de Carvalho, the most historical of the 20th century Portuguese
music labels.
Tito
Paris:
one of the main ambassadors for Cape Verdean and African music in the whole
world. Composer, musician and singer of a unique repertoire.
N´Du:
drummer which, resorting to the African matrix, manages to imprint an innovative
sound to the bands with which he has worked, whether they be of Reggae, Hip
Hop, Nu-Jazz, Funk or traditional rhythms such as Batuque, Gumbé or Semba.
Essential in the Lusophone fusion.
Carlos
do Carmo:
to refer Fado without mentioning Carlos do Carmo would be like telling an incomplete
story. He as sung some of the best Lusophone poets, and his progressive stance
has enabled Fado to release itself from some of its oldest orthodoxies renovating itself as musical genre.
Melo
D:
one of the pioneers of Portuguese Hip Hop. He has participated in several bands
throughout the years. His field ranges from Soul to Funk or Hip Hop, as you
can ascertain from his most recent solo albums.
Luís
Maio:
journalist and music critic in the newspaper "Público". He
has become a respected opinion leader. His reporting work during the explosion
of Portuguese rock music in the 1980s is still considered a reference.
Vítor
Belanciano:
journalist and music critic. He has distinguished himself, since the 1990s,
for his interpretation of new musical phenomena.
Rui
Pereira:
one of the most brilliant Historians of his generation, he is one of the main
Portuguese specialists in Arab studies and in the relation between Portugal
and the African continent.
Nuno
Sardinha:
one of the biggest specialists in African music and journalist in the RDP África
radio station. His programme, "Música sem Espinhas" is followed
by millions of people.
Tó
Ricciardi:
DJ, producer and editor of Nylon, the label which resorted to the Lusophone
sphere to create sounds and beats such as Nu-Jazz, Funk, Dub, House and other
electronic genres.
José
da Silva:
the Lusafrica label is unanimously considered one of the best within the African
music panorama. He perceived the potential of Cesária Évora (who
has sold more than 5 million records), being a producer and one of the most
talented and attentive of Lusophone editors.
Raul
Indipwo:
he started out with the Duo Ouro Negro in the 1950s creating Lusophone musical
blending, and is today recalled as one of the greatest ever Portuguese-speaking
artists.
Sam
The Kid:
resorts to sampling in order to disclose the Portuguese music legacy, and is
one of most talented rappers and producers in Portugal.
Kalaf
e Lil´John:
part of the One Week Project, Buraka Som Sistema and the Enchufada label. The
former is the central figure of spoken-word in Portugal, the latter one of the
most versatile producers working in the country.
Johnny:
one of the pioneering Hip Hop and Drum'n'Bass Djs in Portugal, founder
of the Cool Train Crew and one of the biggest specialists in Jazz and African
music in the country.
Messias:
Reggae is a global phenomenon. Messias has been creating Reggae in Portuguese
since the 1990s, and is the front-man of the band Mercado Negro.
Sara
Tavares:
a unique talent and a figure of Pop music in Portugal. She creates a very unique
Lusophone blending, as you might perceive in her latest album, "Balancé".
Her voice is pure gold.
Gilles
Peterson:
pioneer of the Acid Jazz scene, main figure of BBC's Radio 1, he is one
of the major supporters of Brazilian music in the record industry.
Duda
Guennes:
Brazilian journalist who has been living in Portugal since the 1960s.
Emanuel
Pamplona:
one of the "April Captains" from the Portuguese Armed Forces, who
were responsible for the 25 April 1974 Revolution which put an end to Fascism
and gave birth to Democracy.
Pac
Man:
singer of one of the biggest bands in Portugal - Da Weasel, whose sound
gravitates around Hip Hop, Rock and Pop.
Karlon
(Nigga Poison):
Nigga Poison are a Rap band who use the Cape Verdean Creole (which merges Portuguese
and African languages) as a key piece in his sound.
Tekilla:
rapper, skateboarder, actor and Portuguese urban music buff.
SP
& Wilson:
if there is any valuing of beatboxing in Portugal, these two can surely be blamed
for it.
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