Pimba, the Glossary
Pimba is a Portuguese type or genre of music with an uptempo style and/or folk song features, corny romantic or saucy and vulgar lyrics, which was often associated with poorly educated public from rural areas and suburban poor or working-class neighbourhoods, as well as with Portuguese economic migrants living abroad who spend their holidays in their ancestors' localities across the Portuguese countryside.[1]
Table of Contents
15 relations: Ana Malhoa, Economic migrant, Guimarães, List of Portuguese telenovelas, Maria João Bastos, MEO Arena, Monica Sintra, Patron saint, Portuguese language, Queima das Fitas, Quim Barreiros, Rosinha, Schlager music, Tony Carreira, Turbo-folk.
- Pimba music
- Portuguese styles of music
Ana Malhoa
Ana Sofia Lopes Malhoa Moreira known as Ana Malhoa (born August 6, 1979) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter, TV host, actress and businesswoman. Pimba and ana Malhoa are Pimba music.
Economic migrant
An economic migrant is someone who emigrates from one region to another, including crossing international borders, seeking an improved standard of living, because the conditions or job opportunities in the migrant's own region are insufficient.
See Pimba and Economic migrant
Guimarães
Guimarães is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga.
List of Portuguese telenovelas
This is a list of Portuguese telenovelas.
See Pimba and List of Portuguese telenovelas
Maria João Bastos
Maria João David da Silva Bastos (born 18 June 1975) is a Portuguese actress. Pimba and Maria João Bastos are Pimba music.
See Pimba and Maria João Bastos
MEO Arena
MEO Arena (formerly Altice Arena; also referred to by its former name, Pavilhão Atlântico) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Lisbon, Portugal.
Monica Sintra
Mónica Sintra (born 10 June 1978) is a Portuguese singer. Pimba and Monica Sintra are Pimba music.
Patron saint
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person.
Portuguese language
Portuguese (português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.
See Pimba and Portuguese language
Queima das Fitas
The Queima das Fitas (Portuguese for Ribbon Burning) is a traditional festivity of the students of some Portuguese universities, organized originally by the students of the University of Coimbra.
See Pimba and Queima das Fitas
Quim Barreiros
Joaquim de Magalhães Fernandes Barreiros (born June 19, 1947, in Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal), known professionally as Quim Barreiros, is a Portuguese Pimba music writer, singer and accordion player, more known for his double entendre songs. Pimba and Quim Barreiros are Pimba music.
Rosinha
Rosa Maria, known by her stage name, Rosinha, is a Portuguese Pimba singer, songwriter and accordion player. Pimba and Rosinha are Pimba music.
Schlager music
Schlager ("hit(s)") is a style of European popular music and radio format generally defined by catchy instrumental accompaniments to vocal pieces of pop music with simple, easygoing, and often sentimental lyrics. Pimba and Schlager music are popular music.
Tony Carreira
António Manuel Mateus Antunes (born 30 December, 1963), known professionally as Tony Carreira, is a Portuguese singer and musician.
Turbo-folk
Turbo-folk is a subgenre of Serbian contemporary pop music that initially developed during the 1990s as a fusion of techno and folk.
See also
Pimba music
Portuguese styles of music
- Cante Alentejano
- Chamarrita
- Chula (music)
- Coimbra Fado
- Desgarrada
- Fado
- Hip hop tuga
- Pimba
- Pimba music
- Portuguese folk music
- Rock music in Portugal
- Villancico
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimba
Also known as Música popular portuguesa, Pimba (Portuguese Country Music), Pimba Music.