Just a little strip of land between the continent and the Ocean. A frontier. That's Portugal, a long border between the old and the new world. And as all the frontiers an incredibly rich, and mixed country with an enormous history, and a future all to define yet.
Musically speaking, I think there's a lot to know about Portugal. Let's try a start:
This artist and his guitar can create atmospheres that change as fast as the sky over the Atlantic ocean. I loved it. Free download.
An album of pure jazz, composed by a bass player, a musician that express all the influences of the Iberian peninsula and its strong relationship with other frontiers like Cuba, Mozambique, Angola. His music is original and yet classic. Can't miss it.
A superfresh release (it says tomorrow?). This album reminds me somehow of Tuck&Patty. Guitar and voice in first plan, beautiful songs, soft atmospheres, but in a completely portugues key. Free download.
This project is part of a group of albums that intend to preserve and make circulate the music of Azores islands. These little pieces of Europe lost in the middle of the Atlantic ocean are kind of a mistery to most of the people. Discovering the traditional music of the islands is like opening a little window on a secret waiting to be unveiled.
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