Inside the Azores’ bubbling music scene, deep in the Atlantic Ocean

Inside the Azores’ bubbling music scene, deep in the Atlantic Ocean

Spaces Between the Beats — Set over 800 miles away from mainland Portugal, the Azores archipelago has historically been well detached from Portugal’s music and culture. But in recent years, a local scene has begun to emerge. On the docks of a small fishing village on São Miguel’s north coast, the largest island of the Portuguese Azores archipelago, around 50 musicians take to the stage. They’re all wearing hooded capes, with each responsible for…