Fado: Folk Music of Portugal
Many argue that fado roots are much older, back to the 15 th century, when women were crying longing for their husbands that went for the...
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Many
argue that fado roots are much older, back to the 15th century, when
women were crying longing for their husbands that went for the never sailed
seas and other argue that Arabic inprint in Fado is visible, particularly in
instruments. And the Arabs left Portugal in the 13th century, but
their influence in crafts and music succeeded. Fado is frequently sung with a
Portuguese guitar.
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The
city of Coimbra developed a unique scene in the late 19th century.
Coimbra, literary is the capital city of the country, it is now known for being
more developed and majestic. The sound has been expressed as the song of those
who remember and like their impressions, not those who have irreversibly lost
them by Rodney Gallop in 1936. A linked type is the guitarrades of the 1920s
and 30s, which is best known for Dr. Antionio Menano and a group of virtuoso
artists he made, including Artur Paredes and Jose Joaquim Cavalheiro. Scholar
fado performed by students at the Coimbra University has maintained a custom
since it was invented in the 1890s by Augusto Hilario.
Beginning
from the year 1939, the profession of Amalia Rodrigues fado was an
internationally well-known genre. A film actress and singer, Rodrigues made
many stylistic inventions that made her possibly the most powerful fadista of
all time.
A
new generation of young artists has contributed to the social and political
renewal of fado music, adapting and combining it with modern movements. Current
fado artists such as Camane, Mariza and Misia brought the music to the new
public. The sensuality of Misia and other female faddistas (fado singers)
include Cristina Branco Ana Moura, Katia Guerriro, Maria Ana Bobone, Cuca
Roseta and Mariza has walked fine tempo between carrying on the custom of
Amalia Rodrigues and try to bring a new spectator. Misia and Carlos do Carno
were also popular; fado singers like Ricardo Riberiro and Miguel Capucho were
one of the best male fado singers of the current generation.
