| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Playing Time |
010833 |
| Series |
World Music Network. The Portuguese selection
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| Note |
Popular music, folk music and jazz. |
| Performer |
Various performers. |
| Credits |
Compiled by Phil Stanton and Sandra Alayon-Stanton and the World Music Network. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program notes in English on insert. |
| Contents |
Saudases De Coimbra (José Afonso) (2:54) -- Fado Da Sina (Dulce Pontes) (3:15) -- Cançao Do Gaiteiro ; Dança Do Gaiteiro ; Marcha Dos Foliões ; Murnheira (Realejo) (4:56) -- Verdes São Os Campos (Teresa Silva Carvalho) (2:19) -- Despertar (Carlos Paredes) (3:52) -- Ai, Mouraria (Amália Rodrigues) (3:11) -- Contra-Dança I (Vai De Roda) (2:52) -- O Rapaz, Do Casaquito (Terra a Terra) (3:21) -- Décadas (V Império) (4:13) -- Barquinha Do Mar (Lendas & Mitos) (3:50) -- Avenidas (Anabela) (4:14) -- Quem O Fado Calunia (Maria Da Fé) (2:22) -- Fala Da Mulher Sozinha (Margarida Bessa) (2:53) -- Menina Estás á Janela (Vitorino) (3:14) -- Fado Em Cinco Estilos (Maria Teresa De Noronha) (3:00) -- Sou Um Fado Desta Idade (Lenita Gentil) (2:28) -- Maldito Fado (Carlos Zel) (4:18) -- A Alma Do Ganhão (Manuel De Almeida) (3:27) -- Cravo Roxo (Ronda Dos Quadro Caminhos) (2:24) -- É Na Vila Do Redondo (Grupo Cantadores Do Redondo) (2:00) -- Grândol Vila Morena (José Afonso) (3:30). |
| Summary |
Tiny Portugal has a distinguished music heritage that outstrips its diminutive size, the centerpiece of which is the Fado. Moody and full of melancholia like its offspring, the "morna" of Cesaria Evora's Cape Verde Islands, Fado is a musical platform for longing, loneliness, and the trials of everyday life, and is also one of the primary roots of Brazilian music. This collection brings together some of its finest performers, from vintage recordings of Amalia Rodrigues, Maria Teresa De Noronha, and Jose Afonso to modern exponents like Dulce Pontes, Lenda and Mitos, and Realejo. The richness and depth of Fado ranges from simple acoustic guitar accompaniment, the reintroduced hurdy gurdy, electric folk, and contemporary pop to full on symphony orchestras, and its cultural importance is unmistakable on this intriguing compilation from the excellent Rough Guide series. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Popular music -- Portugal.
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Jazz -- Portugal.
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Folk music -- Portugal.
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| Added Title |
Music of Portugal |
| Standard No. |
605633102529 |
| Music No. |
RGNET 1025 CD World Music Network |
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