Portuguese music

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Portuguese music is characterized by a mixture of lightness, impulsion and desire. It also provides extensive influence of music styles from the former overseas colonies such as Cape Verde and Brazil, the Portuguese music add an extra ingredient exoticism.

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Traditional Portuguese Music

Ancient Portuguese music is well defined by the structural and common practices of Western Europe. The many cultural influences on early Portuguese music combined to create a refined and sophisticated sound. These influences were mainly Spanish dances, French and Italian ornamental expressions, and the occasional addition of an exotic North African instrument.

Portuguese music in the Age of the Conquistadors was largely responsible for the introduction of European tonality in the western hemisphere. With military conquest, the forced adoption of artistic style was common in countries like Brazil and New Guinea on the South American continent, along with Angola and Burundi in Africa. Ancient Portuguese music was sophisticated and reflected popular European style and form. Combined with indigenous music from areas of conquest, is helped to form some of the most attractive and dance-worthy music anywhere. Of particular note; the ukulele in Hawaii was a hybrid between Portuguese and Polynesian guitars. The ukelele sound is unique in the world, but is attributed to the international reach of Portuguese music.

Modern Portuguese Music

Modern Portuguese music is largely composed and adopted from cross-cultural club sounds, and Portuguese language folk. Luso, or New World-born Portuguese music is popular in the Americas, while dance hits and parade tunes still captivate Brazil, the Azores region, and the Portuguese mainland. Both Portugal and its most prominent satellite Brazil, regularly produce world class artists who achieve recognition on international pop charts with music that ranges from classic dance mixes, to experimental techno music.

Portugal is completely integrated with modern European culture. Visitors to Portuguese South American regions, as well as, Mediterranean and continental destinations will find that the club, restaurant, and media music is very similar to the music of English-speaking nations. In the modern world, Portugal is seen as leaving its militaristic history behind. It is replaced with the adoption of cutting-edge mainstream art and music.

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