The Heart & Hustle of Portugal

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  Mackenzie Arromba’s songs may be sad, but she’s full of life 14.08.2026 19min

  Mackenzie Arromba is a young artist from Ontario, Canada, that has won two IPMA awards. At 25, that is a feat most artists don’t even dream. She joins Tony Gonçalves for a conversation about mental healt and longing for community
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  David Rodrigues is the portuguese culinary creator making culture go viral 07.08.2026 9min

  Half English, half Portuguese, always honest, Dave's videos have become a space where culture is passed down without pressure and tradition is kept alive without judgment
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  A neuroscientist turned into a fado star:‌ meet Mariana Arroja 31.07.2026 20min

  In this episode of podcast Heart & Hustle of Portugal: On Location, IPMA award winner Mariana Arroja sits down with Tony Gonçalves to talk about the song that changed everything, what it means to carry Portuguese roots across borders, and why fado doesn't need translation.
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  Nelson Sobral: A black belt with a guitar, Portuguese at heart 24.07.2026 18min

  Nelson Sobral talks to Tony Gonçalves before his show at the IPMA. He talks about his love for the band Kiss and his favourite portuguese food. Listen to his conversation on the Heart and Hustle of Portugal podcast live from the IPMAs.
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  D.A.M.A. uses their music to protect Portuguese culture 17.07.2026 19min

  D.A.M.A. sit down again with Tony Gonçalves, before their act on the IPMA, to talk about portuguese heritage, food and what it means to be a genre
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  Ricardo Farias knows that being Portuguese means pride 10.07.2026 13min

  Ricardo Farias is a TV host and one of the most reconizable faces in the north-american portuguese community. Before stepping on stage to host the IPMA, he sat with Tony Gonçalves to talk about heritage and… chorizo
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  The Manic Boys and Girls Club perform… by not performing 03.07.2026 12min

  Manic Boys and Girls Club return for a special episode live backstage at the IPMA. Fernando and Bela talk about heritage, performance and the differences between live shows and recorded music
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  Sophia Tavares lost her voice, then ended up on the IPMA stage 26.06.2026 14min

  Sophia Tavares was nominated for Best New Talent at the 2026 IPMA. She sat down with Tony Gonçalves to talk about her love for music and how she almost lost her voice.
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  NCIS Star Daniela Ruah Shares a Story She's Never Told Anyone 19.06.2026 15min

  Daniela Ruah was born in Boston, grew up in Lisbon, and got her big break in New York. She built a career that took her from gymnastics competitions to NCIS: Los Angeles, and never stopped coming back.
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  Rerelease: Chazz Palminteri's “A Bronx Tale” in Lisbon and a love for sardines 12.06.2026 34min

  Chazz Palminteri sold out his “A Bronx Tale” in Lisbon, the second time he performed his breakthrough show outside of the United Sates. We revisit his conversation with Tony Gonçalves on the podcast The Heart and Hustle of Portugal.
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  Nuno Bettencourt: “Collect your first dollar, you’re no longer a pure artist”, even if you win a Grammy 05.06.2026 1h 19min

  Nuno Bettencourt, one of the most celebrated guitarists in rock, left the Azores for Massachusetts at four years. The Extreme founder sits with Tony Gonçalves to revisit a journey that took him from his brother’s verdict “you’ll never amount to anything in music” to global stages, a Grammy, and the obsession with craft that still keeps him writing songs in hotel rooms while the tour bus rolls on.
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  At 16, Bankrol Hayden almost died, so he wrote a hit song about it 29.05.2026 28min

  American rapper Hayden Inacio, professionally known as Bankrol Hayden, discusses his music career and cultural identity from his Modesto, California origins, born in a family of Portuguese descent, to gaining prominence in the music industry at a young age, accumulating over a billion streams early in his trajectory.
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  Carlão was once either too white or too black: now he functions on love and music 22.05.2026 48min

  Born in Angola and raised on the south bank of Lisbon, in Almada, by Cape Verdean parents, Carlão, the voice of the emblematic hip-hop band Da Weasel, joins Tony Gonçalves in an earnest and nostalgic conversation about being 50, about legacy and about growing up either too white or too black.
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  Richie Campbell: Portugal gave him the foundation, Jamaica gave him his purpose 14.05.2026 38min

  Richie Campbell did not build his artistic foundation at home. To conquer Portugal, the singer first had to find his voice in Kingston, grounding his identity in the purposeful, historically charged roots of Jamaican reggae. It is a story of reverse-engineering a career: bypassing local industry gatekeepers, leveraging the early internet, and seeking authenticity an ocean away before finally bringing his sound back to Lisbon. Listen to his story on “The Heart & Hustle of Portugal”.
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  Pedro Abrunhosa’s legacy is making legacy in a country that had nobody like him before 08.05.2026 1h 1min

  Renowned Portuguese musician Pedro Abrunhosa sits down with Tony Gonçalves to reflect on a career that spans 30 years, records with Maceo Parker and Prince’s band, multiple number one hits in Portugal and sold out venues. From the funky beginnings with “Viagens” to the ballads and anthems of today, Abrunhosa is not just a household name, he is one of the most important Portuguese musicians of all time
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  Joana Vicente: Independent film and the AI revolution 06.05.2026 33min

  In this special episode of The Heart & Hustle of Portugal, recorded live, producer Joana Vicente discusses her decision to leave senior institutional roles, including the leadership of the Sundance Institute, to return to direct involvement in filmmaking. After years away from the work, she makes the case for working closer to filmmakers at a moment when the independent film ecosystem is under renewed pressure.
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  The Legendary Tigerman: from punk rock roots to playing for Joey Ramone 01.05.2026 57min

  For more than two decades, Paulo Furtado has built The Legendary Tigerman as a fiercely independent project, shaped by instinct, discipline and a refusal to compromise creatively. Listen to this fascinating artist on “The Heart and Hustle of Portugal”
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  Nelson Freitas sold millions of records and created a new sound. Now he’s retiring on a high note 24.04.2026 55min

  Nelson Freitas speaks like someone still in motion. In a wide‑ranging conversation with Tony Gonçalves, the Dutch-born artist looks back on 25 years of music built without shortcuts, from selling records out of car trunks to filling dance floors across the Lusophone world and announcing “Legacy”, which he calls his final album.
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  Serena Kaos turned chairs on “The Voice Portugal” then turned heads on the streets of London 17.04.2026 51min

  Serena Kaos is a Portuguese singer‑songwriter who first caught public attention with a four‑chair turn on “The Voice Portugal” before choosing a harder, quieter route. She moved to London on impulse and began building her career from the street up as an independent busker. With a second album just released, she speaks candidly with Tony Gonçalves about fear, work, and the cost of artistic freedom.
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  Ângelo Freire carries the soul of Portugal with him 10.04.2026 53min

  Angelo Freire has spent most of his life slightly out of view, shaping the sound of contemporary fado from the place where it is built rather than displayed. A prodigy of the Portuguese guitar, he has accompanied some of the most decisive voices of the genre and, in doing so, helped carry a tradition that is both rigorously codified and quietly alive. Listen to him and his portuguese guitar on The Heart & Hustle of Portugal