Music from Portugal – Celina da Piedade

Celina da Piedade fell in love with the accordion in her childhood, and gaved her first concert at the age of 6, in Castro Verde (in the south of Portugal). Her entusiasm for traditional dance and music made her one of the most proliftic musicians in this area in Portugal. She participated in hundreds of balls and folk music workshops. She dedicates herself activelly to the study and promotion of the musical heritage from Alentejo. She’s a co-author of the book “Caderno de Danças do Alentejo”, edited by “Pé deXumbo” Association, and she’s a member of “Violas Campaniças” group.

Her beautiful song “Roubei-te um beijo”

Music from Colombia – Lizandro Meza

Lizandro Meza, born in 1939 is a columbian accordeon music player and singer. Listen to his wonderful track “Soledad”:

Listen to his great song senderito de amor too!

Music from Portugal – Celina da Piedade

Celina da Piedade fell in love with the accordion in her childhood, and gaved her first concert at the age of 6, in Castro Verde (in the south of Portugal). Her entusiasm for traditional dance and music made her one of the most proliftic musicians in this area in Portugal. She participated in hundreds of balls and folk music workshops. She dedicates herself activelly to the study and promotion of the musical heritage from Alentejo. She’s a co-author of the book “Caderno de Danças do Alentejo”, edited by “Pé deXumbo” Association, and she’s a member of “Violas Campaniças” group.

“Disse-te Adeus”

Music from Portugal – Danças Ocultas

“Danças Ocultas” is the name of a musical group consisting by  Artur Fernandes, Filipe Cal, Filipe Ricardo and Miguel Francisco. “Danças Ocultas” accepted the challenge to explore, imagine and design new musical languages​​, transforming the world by the sound and developing all the possibilities of the machine invented in the nineteenth century – the diatonic accordion, in Portugal known as “concertina”.

The music “Esse Olhar”

 

Music from Portugal – Quim Barreiros

Quim Barreiros, born in 1947, is a popular portuguese singer and accordeon musician. Here’s his song “Os Bichos Da Fazenda”:

 

Music from Brazil – Luiz Gonzaga

Regarded as a spokesman for the rural culture of his beloved northeastern desert homeland, accordionist, composer and singer Luiz Gonzaga helped to popularize the humble country music of the Northeast of Brazil.