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Mar 6, 2009 · March 5, 2009. If you want a sense of the glorious emotional excesses that permeate fado, the soul music of Portugal, you need only listen to the legendary fadista Amália Rodrigues, who...
- Carlos Saura
May 22, 2024 · Fado singer Carminho wowed audiences with her performance in Poor Things. Here's where she catches fado in Lisbon, from the iconic Mesa de Frades to insider hangout Tasca da Bela.
Sep 23, 2023 · Fadistas, the singers who breathe life into this musical genre, continue to carry on the tradition, interpreting the pain and joys of life through their voices. Their performances, filled with raw emotion and vulnerability, transport listeners to a realm where time stands still.
May 15, 2017 · The greatest Portuguese fadista of all time was Amália Rodrigues, the ‘Queen of Fado’ – the entire country even went into three days of mourning when she passed away in 1999 – but here are a few current fado singers who have definitely made names for themselves.
- Nina Santos
Júlio Dantas’ work would later be adapted to movies by Leitão de Barros, who directs the first sound film in 1931, also named “A Severa". The movie premiered at São Luiz, in a national event environment, on the 18 June 1931, and stayed on for over 6 months; it was seen by over 200.000 spectators.
The film combines fado performances from top artists, dance from Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde and archive footage. In the song centrepieces, artists deliver contemporary versions of fado classics. Lined up fadistas include young female star Mariza as well as Grammy award-winner Carlos do Carmo.
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“FADOS” is the new masterpiece from award-winning director Carlos Saura and the latest installment in his musical cycle initiated more than 15 years ago by “SEVILLANAS” (1992), “FLAMENCO” (1995), “TANGO” (1998 - Oscar Nominee for best foreign film), “SALOMÉ” (2002) and “IBERIA” (2005).
