Tim from Xutos: “When we started we didn’t know how to play other’s songs so we made our own. After two rehearsals, we were on a stage“

Tim, a founding voice of Xutos & Pontapés, revisits the origins of a band that helped shape modern Portuguese music. In a conversation marked by humour and candour, he recalls the restless energy of post‑revolution Portugal, when two chords, a rehearsal room and an attitude were enough to start a movement. What began as teenage instinct quickly became cultural legacy. Listen to this conversation on “The Heart & Hustle of Portugal” with Tony Gonçalves