Sat 12 July 2025 7:00pm

António Zambujo, Miguel Araújo

at Union Chapel, London

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£43.20

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António Zambujo

António Zambujo is a rising star in Portuguese fado. A singer and Portuguese guitar player, he and his band have become a phenomenon and this year broke all attendance records with a long string of shows at the prestigious Coliseu venues in Lisbon and Oporto. Zambujo grew up listening to Cante Alentejano, a regional genre that influenced him while growing up in Beja, Portugal. At the age of eight he studied clarinet at the Baixo Alentejo Regional Conservatory, but fell in love with fado. He was influenced by Amália Rodrigues, Maria Teresa de Noronha, Alfredo Marceneiro, João Ferreira Rosa, Max and others. He regularly sang for his family and friends and won a local fado contest at the age of 16. Having completed his clarinet studies he moved to Lisbon. Mário Pacheco, the well-known Portuguese guitar player and composer, immediately added him to his cast at the prestigious Clube do Fado in the quarter of Alfama. In 2004, he produced his second album “Por meu cante” in addition to playing concerts in Portugal, and touring aboard regularly. He won the Amália Rodrigues Foundation prize as best male fado singer in 2006. Since then, Zambujo has toured extensively in Europe and South America, including numerous sold-out concerts in Paris and Rio de Janeiro. Zambujo and the musicians who accompany him on his unhurried musical journey accomplish a rare harmony and understanding.

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Miguel Araújo

A prolific singer and songwriter known for combining Portuguese music styles with classical and contemporary musical instruments. Even when performing to large audiences, Miguel Araújo’s music always has a certain intimate quality to it – the delicate sound of his guitar imbued with the power to lift the soul. Outside of his acclaimed solo career, Miguel Araújo is a well-respected songwriter who has written for many of the Fado greats, including Ana Moura, António Zambujo and Carminho. In 2016, he teamed up António Zambujo to perform a historical duo at both the Lisbon and Porto Coliseums, selling out an incredible 33 shows – a phenomenon that had never occurred before in the history of Portugal.

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