Portugal
Some Portuguese immigrants feel isolated as they grow old in their adopted home
Margarida Xavier came to Massachusetts in the 1960s, when the Portuguese community in New Bedford was a booming microcosm of life back home. As younger generations integrate, life for the most elderly immigrants, who still maintain the culture and language of their home, are feeling isolated.
Take Note! Afro-Lisbon Electric
Over the past six months or so (if not longer–see our coverage of Batida), we’ve been hearing an increasing stream of fascinating music coming out of Lisbon. While we’ve long known that the Portuguese metropolis had a large and musically … Read more »
Angola Soundtrack 2: Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978
1961 was the year the Portuguese colonial government officially banned carnival in the musseques (African ghettos) of Angola, an act of cultural repression that (as so often is true) had the opposite effect. Instead of remaining silent, the people of … Read more »
Angola Soundtrack 2: Hypnosis, Distortions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978
1961 was the year the Portuguese colonial government officially banned carnival in the musseques (African ghettos) of Angola, an act of cultural repression that (as so often is true) had the opposite effect. Instead of remaining silent, the people of … Read more »
DJ Marfox Does A Barrel Roll into Lisbon
Over the past decade, DJ Marfox, has earned a reputation as one of the leading lights of Lisbon’s dance scene by blending the distinct sounds of the city’s fiercely independent DJ scenes to produce a potent mixture increasingly popular among … Read more »