Fados From Portugal 1

Fados From Portugal | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Heritage Music
• ASIN: B0000039XJ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #931,726 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fado Dos Dois Tons - Maria Silva

2. Olhos Fatais - Alfredo Duarte

3. Quem Mais Jura - Madalena De Melo

4. Fado Frankelin - Maria Emelia Ferreira

5. O Sonho - Maria Do Carmo Torres

6. Fado Vitoria - Jose Porfirio

7. Fado Da Paixao - Maria Silva

8. Ciganita - Maria Silva

9. Fado Britinho - Armandinho

10. Fado Da Mouraria - Maria Emelia Ferreira

11. Fado Do Cuime - Armandinho

12. Fado Da Minha Almeida - Ermalinda Vitoria

13. Os Beijos Sao Como As Rosas - Maria Do Carmo

14. Fado Corrido - Maria Emelia Ferreira

15. Cabelo Branco - Alfredo Duarte

16. O Meu Portugal - Ermalinda Vitoria

17. Fado Antigo - Maria Silva

18. Variacoes in a - Armandinho

19. Fado Do Aljube - Maria Emelia Ferreira

20. Consagracao Ao Fado - Jose Porfirio

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing rare fado oldies!, December 5, 2001

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This review is from: Fados From Portugal 1 (Audio CD)

One of of the best archival compilations in Interstate Music's Heritage series-- the first of two very solid volumes featuring rare 78s of Portugal's national music-- the soulful, mournful acoustic ballads known as the fado. These Depression-era recordings are striking for their directness and stark simplicity, which contrast sharply with the increasingly stylized and lacrymose production of modern fados recorded since the 1950s. These ancient tracks captured an otherworldly, plaintive style which would be lost to us without reissues such as these. A swell starting place for anyone who is curious about Portugese music, and completely essential for devotees of the fado.