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Portuguese music includes many different styles and genres, as a result of its history.These can be broadly divided into classical music, traditional/folk music and popular music and all of them have produced internationally successful acts, with the country seeing a recent expansion in musical styles, especially in popular music.
Cante Alentejano is a Portuguese music genre based on vocal music without instrumentation from the Alentejo region. It was inscribed in 2014 in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, [1] one of two Portuguese music traditions, the other being Fado. [2]
The Portuguese guitar or Portuguese guitarra (Portuguese: guitarra portuguesa, pronounced [ɡiˈtaʁɐ puɾtuˈɣezɐ]) is a plucked string instrument with twelve steel strings, strung in six courses of two strings. It is one of the few musical instruments that still uses watch-key or Preston tuners.
Madredeus (Portuguese pronunciation: [maðɾɨˈðewʃ]) are a Portuguese musical ensemble formed in 1985, in Lisbon. Their music combines traditional Portuguese music, fado and folk music. Madredeus are one of the most successful music groups from Portugal, having sold over 3 million albums worldwide. [2]
In 2015, the Câmara Municipal da Madalena, a government office on the Azorean island of Pico, organized the largest Portuguese folk dance in hopes to promote their hometown and their traditions. 544 people participated in the paired dance forming a gigantic circle located in the city's stadium.
Pages in category "Portuguese styles of music" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Cante Alentejano;
The corridinho is a form of Portuguese folk dance, namely in the Algarve [1] [2] region. The origin of the dance itself is unclear and believed older, although it gained popularity in the 1800s. The name derives from correr, [3] to run which partly describes this type of dance. The dance was performed in a round (dança de roda) in the open air.
Desgarrada is a popular song from northern Portugal, in which singers improvise, challenge and respond to each other, usually to the sound of a concertina. [1] [2] In addition to the name Desgarradas, they are also called Cantares ao Desafio, [3] Cantigas ao Desafio [4] or Cantigas à Desgarrada.