Format Details: Second Edition
Release Date: 31 December 2008
Label: World Music Network
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 605633111729
Genres: World Music Fado
Release Date: 30 January 2012
Label: World Music Network
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 605633126020
Genres: World Music Fado
Description
The perfect introduction to one of the world's oldest styles of urban song, a beautiful selection of joyful, sorrowful and heartfelt songs, accompanied by the unique sound of the Portuguese guitar. Featuring the most famous Fado singers of today, including Mariza, Ana Moura and Carminho.
Fado was born in the bustling side-streets and alleys of old Lisbon in the early nineteenth century, and today the tradition is very much alive and kicking in the city. In steamy bars, where the music is always on offer and the drama is frequently high-pitched, strong-voiced singers and skilled guitarists tell their tales of woe and longing. Enjoy a handpicked selection of some of the finest Fado musicians, both old and new, on this engaging Rough Guide.
Bonus CD: Cristina Branco – 'Murmurios'
Cristina Branco is one of the younger generation of fadistas who have reinvigorated the tradition in recent years. This bonus disc was her second album and is now widely respected as a jewel in the fado repertoire. This album won Branco a prestigious French award, the Choc de L'Année du Monde de la Musique, in 1999. The album title translates as 'whispers', and Branco's voice is sensitively soft and shadowy in tone throughout.
Tracklisting
1. Beijos De Fogo - Antonio Zambujo
2. Amor De Mel, Amor De Fel - Katia Guerreiro
3. Rotas Maritimas - Antonio Chainho
4. Tudo Isto E Fado - Joao Pedro
5. Fado Perdicao - Cristina Branco
6. Dois Cantares - Vicente Da Camara
7. Ponto Final - Carlos Zel
8. Variacoes Em Mi Menor - Artur Paredes
9. Fado Amalia - Amalia Rodrigues
10. Confessando - Fernando Mauricio
11. Fado Da Golega - Herminia Silva
12. Trova Do Vento Que Passa - Antonio Bernardino
13. Ate Que A Voz Me Doa - Maria Da Fe
14. Tenho Ruas No Meu Peito - Antonio Chainho
15. Canoas Do Tejo - Carlos Do Carmo
16. Fado Em Cinco Estilos - Maria Teresa De Noronha
17. Amor Mais Que Perfeito - Joana Amendoeira
18. Fado Da Desistencia - Antonio Chainho
19. Amor Em Tons De Sol Maior - Ana Moura
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