Atlantic Waves “A Festival of Exploratory Music” is Portuguese music extravaganza that takes place every year in London UK [update 2012 – sadly this festival no longer takes place]. It features international collaborations with musicians coming fom Portugal, Cape Verde, Brazil, Angola…
Learn Portuguese with Linkword – A Critical Review
I purchased the Linkword course in European Portuguese around two months after I started to teach myself the language. Previously I had been trying to read a book that was obviously completely above my level and desperately trying to figure…
Moon Over Lisbon – A Song for You
Some of you may know that I also write music and sing. I am currently writing an album entitled ‘Flame’. I thought I would offer you a little gift of a song to say thankyou for taking the time to…
In Love with Lisbon meets Catavino
I am delighted that Catavino.net has today published an article I wrote for them on Portuguese Fado music. Catavino is dedicated to Iberian Wines and you will find a wealth of information over there. Please take a look – Portuguese Wine and…
Crash Victim Awakes Speaking a Foreign Language
Things like this catch my eye and I thought it would be in keeping with the learn Portuguese section of the site to post more information regarding the art and science of learning a language. My degree was in English and…
Ao Viandante – A Portuguese Poem
This is a poem that sits under a tree in the hushed gardens of Castelo de São Jorge. For some reason it really caught my eye and I spent quite some time there just looking at the words, trying to…