Rita Braga (Lisbon, 1985) is a Portuguese singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known for her eclectic and whimsical style, moving between minimalism, cabaret and experimental pop. With a distinctive voice and a playful approach to songwriting, she draws inspiration from a wide range of influences, including vintage tunes, film music, and surreal storytelling. Her repertoire includes songs in more than 10 languages.
As a solo artist, over the last fifteen years she has toured extensively all over Europe and also in the US, Brazil, Australia and Japan.
Fado Tropical (2026) is Rita Braga’s first album sung entirely in Portuguese. Inspired by research into 19th- and early 20th-century fado archives, texts and scores, Fado Tropical revisits the origins of the genre while exploring new sonic territories.
Her 4th album, Illegal Planet (Comets Coming, 2023), was described as “An engrossing disc that somehow reveals more layers with each listen” (Shindig! Magazine). “Rita’s music knows no frontier and her ability to combine convention and experimentation delivers a sound that manages to sound traditional and futuristic at the same time.” (At The Barrier – Best of 2023)
Before that, she released Time Warp Blues (2020), co-produced with Andrea Rocca in London; Bird on the Moon(Lunadélia Recs, 2018/Moorworks, Japan 2019), which was listed in The Wire magazine’s “Top 15 Ukulele” list; Gringo in São Paulo (2015), an EP written and produced while on a residency in Brazil; and the critically acclaimed debut album Cherries That Went To The Police, produced by Bernardo Devlin.
She wrote and performed a sci-fi minimal ukulele pop operetta called A Quantic Dream. The show combined a dream sequence, astrophysics, burlesque, animation and lighthearted existentialism.
Braga graduated in Music Sciences at the New University of Lisbon and completed the MA Performance Making at Goldsmiths, University of London, in 2019. She has also worked as a visual artist, doing illustration and animation, alongside composing soundtracks for animated shorts and TV commercials.
Her numerous collaborations include work with Ana da Silva, Felix Kubin, Ian Svenonius (The Make-Up), The Legendary Tigerman and Nik Phelps.
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