A long career, not only in Portugal but in several other countries, Lisbon born 　　Rão Kyao has gained attention for his strong will of rediscovering Eastern 　　music. Playing saxophone and bamboo flute, he found inspiration in jazz and then 　　in indian, arabian and chinese music searching the lost link of traditional 　　portuguese music and the Orient. 　　 　　The portuguese traditional popular city music is a strong reference of Kyao’s 　　taste and background. Since the XIX century, fado shows an amalgamation of 　　influences, such as moorish and arabic. That’s why 1983 is a referential year. 　　Rão Kyao released “Fado Bailado” that year, which was the first platinum given 　　to a portuguese record. With the help of António Chaínho, master of portuguese 　　guitar, he covered some of the most important fado songs, plenty of them 　　popularised by diva Amália Rodrigues. The voice was then translated to a 　　saxophone. 　　 　　By 1996 he returned to the purity of fado with “Viva o Fado”, recorded live at 　　Amália Fado Club. At that time he used the flute but also a traditional fado 　　combo. Only an artist as Rão Kyao, with his extreme sensibility, is able to 　　translate the real soul of fado and the saudade feeling which is extremely well 　　represented in this record. Since “Fado das Canas” till the well known 　　“Mariquinhas”, Rão Kyao evokes the voices of Amália Rodrigues, Alfredo 　　Marceneiro, Hermínia Silva and Lucília do Carmo. As in «Fado Bailado» (1983), 　　once again Rão Kyao took fado to a new dimension. 　　 　　1999 - Recorded “Junção” with the Macau’s Chinese Orchestra and composed the 　　official anthom for the ceremony of transference of the territory of Macau to 　　China. 　　 　　2001 When everyone started talking about a new generation of fado singers (Dulce 　　Pontes, Mísia), the pioneer Rão Kyao recorded once more his unique fado 　　approach. This time with the special collaboration of Pedro Ayres Magalhães and 　　Teresa Salgueiro (Madredeus songwriter and singer), fado singer Deolinda 　　Bernardo and moorish musicians Gazi (violin) and Barmaki (percussion), all of 　　them protagonists of a new vision for the Lisbon song, this time at the light of 　　orient music. 　　 　　2004 - A new album ,”Porto Alto”, has just been released! Rão Kyao describes it 　　as follows: «The jorney of a dream through the music of Portugal, country of the 　　Bread, Olive oil and the Wine». Gerardo Núñez (the virtuoso New Flamenco, Guitar 　　player), Tito Paris (Great Cap Vert Guitar player) and Carlos Gonçalves 　　(Portuguese Guitar player) are some of the guest players in this record. 　　The official presentation was held at Rock in Rio Lisbon on May 28 (Roots Tent). 　　 　　"2009 New double Cd with gests, the first Cd is based on fado music with Camané, 　　Carminho, Sofia Varela and many others. The second Cd is instrumental with 　　Renato Junior on piano and Ruca Rebordão on percussion.