Jáfu'Mega

JAFUMEGA is a band from Porto formed at a time when the home-grown music scene in the city was highly dynamic, especially in terms of Portuguese rock music. The group’s history dates back to 1978 when various Porto musicians from some of the most highly renowned bands of the time came together. Although very young, these musicians had a great deal of experience in a variety of areas that allowed them to spread their talent into different musical genres, which was crucial to shaping the band’s sound and which over the course of just three albums left their name indelibly marked on the history of modern Portuguese music. After recording their first album, “Estamos Aí”, in 1980, sung in English, Jafumega took the country by storm thanks to the success of “Ribeira”, a song which stood at number one for weeks. In their first album for Polygram, “Jafumega”, and which forms the basis of this concert, are songs of major impact, such as “Latin’América”, “Kasbah”and“Nó Cego”, that have led to the band being described as the “idols of Porto”.