"Fado in a Strange Form" in O Independente | "Vanguard Fado" in Semanário "Contemporaneous Folk" in Correio da Manhã | "Strokes of Fado and Poetry" in Jornal de Letras "All of this is Pop" in Blitz | "The first Portuguese cult band of the 2000’s" in Noticias Magazine "A new encounter between Fado and Pop served by a sharp Knife" in Diário de Noticias "A NAIFA is undoubtedly one of the most important bands of the decade if not the most important one. They have perfectly bridged pop and popular, but also Fado and electronics, and on top of that they have the quality of their lyrics as a great bonus." in Jornal de Letras "The third album finally materializes the intention of creating a Pop identity for the Fado soul which has long been aspired by those who make music in Portugal. " in Sound+ Vision blog "The most Fado pop band of our times. The band appeared in 2004 with “Canções Subterrâneas”, an original proposal based on Fado and on core Portuguese imaginaries – with strong lyrics and a very pop freedom -, to create a unique and contemporary kind of music. They’ve returned with a new album of 14 original songs presenting an ironic and malicious portrait of our reality, as its title indicates: “Uma inocente inclinação para o mal” / “An innocent inclination towards evil". " in Expresso All this describes A Naifa’s music. An original modern sound deeply linked to the Portuguese tradition. It’s a combination that results in an intimate music, where Portuguese identity is strengthened by national poetry. The band, initially formed by Luis Varatojo (Portuguese guitar), João Aguardela (Bass), Paulo Martins (Drums) and Maria Antonia Mendes (voice) changed in 2010 after a year of mourning for Aguardela’s death. Nowadays the group includes Luis Varatojo (Portuguese guitar), Sandra Baptista (Bass), Samuel Palitos (drums) and Maria Antonia Mendes (voice). The band released their first album “Canções Subterrâneas/Subterranean songs” in 2004 , which was acclaimed by the critics and the public . In 2006 the second album “3 minutos para a mare encher / 3 minutes before the rising tide“ gave them wider recognition. In 2008 the band released a third album named “Pequena Inclinação para o mal/ An innocent inclination towards evil”. In 2010 a book of memories that included a DVD was released, setting a new phase of the band’s life. 2012 revealed a new and sharper NAIFA. A new album was released . The first original without João Aguardela is named “não se deitam comigo corações obedientes/ no obedient hearts lay with me”. Both critic and public were unanimous praising the band’s comeback. A second life begun! Watch A Naifa live: http://vimeo.com/anaifa www.anaifa.com