Noites nas Sete Colinas

Carvalheira Escobar & Cardadeiro, Helder Carvalheira | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 27, 2004)
• Original Release Date: March 27, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: CEC
• ASIN: B0002DUSGG
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,145 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Recordando Amália

2. Evocaçăo

3. Variaçőes em Lá

4. Lisboa ao Entardecer

5. Cançăo de Alcipe / Valsa

6. Variaçőes em Re Menor

7. Nocturno

8. Chula

9. Variaçőes em Mi Menor

10. Selecçőes de Velhos Fados

11. Balada da Saudade / Capricho

12. Variaçőes em Mi

Editorial Reviews

The Portuguese Tribune, April 15, 2004

It is worth your while to purchase [this CD]. . . offer it to your friends and recommend it with . . . passion.

Product Description

The Portuguese Fado is known worldwide as the "Portuguese Blues", the deepest musical expression of the Portuguese people. Recordings of Fados as sung by "Fadistas" are readily available. On the other hand, recordings of "Guitarradas de Fado" (Fado Instrumentals) are not.

Wherever live Fado shows are performed, one of the most anticipated portions of the show is the instrumental set, or the "Guitarradas". This is where the musicians sweat bullets to extract the fastest, most complex passages from their instruments, and contrast them with the sweetest, deepest expressions of their souls that stringed instruments can afford.

These are peak experiences for Portuguese Fado musicians, and they have been deftly captured on the "Noites nas Sete Colinas" CD (the title translates into "Nights on the Seven Hills", referring to Lisbon, which is known as the City of Seven Hills).

After many years of individually honing their musical skills, Helder Carvalheira, Manuel Escobar, and João Cardadeiro played their first Fado show together in March 2003. Later in the year, they embarked on the recording of "Noites nas Sete Colinas", a collection of Guitarradas de Fado based upon classic Fados and Guitarradas by the Portuguese Fado masters. Beyond simply re-recording classic Fados, they created the all-new arrangements and compilations that grace the CD, effectively capturing the essence and deep emotion of Fado.

The three musicians have developed a true camaraderie and friendship that is conveyed with every performance and recording. After all, music is the expression of one's soul, and Fado is the most profound expression for a Portuguese musician. When the feelings in the Fado environment are deep and true, they are easy to convey to listeners, regardless of language or nationality.

Fado. Guitarradas. The soul of Portugal. Come experience this with "Noites nas Sete Colinas".

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Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!!!, October 10, 2008

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J. Cardadeiro "HipHopChick" (Palo Alto, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Noites nas Sete Colinas (Audio CD)

This cd is crazy! It's absolutely the best buy i've made in a long time. Not only does it have slow romantic instrumentals, but it's got lively uptempo music. I am not an artsy kinda gal, and when I got this cd in my stocking... i was hesitant... but let me tell you... it really gets you up and moving, or relaxes you, and helps you sit down for a good book. It's great background music, and just so sharp, crisp, and really elegant sounding. I could go on for days, but nothing I can say does this music justice. The musicians are really talented, and it would be amazing to meet them. I read they are from the bay area... local!! Any age, any music fan would really benefit from getting a cd like this!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Virtuoso exploration, January 7, 2010

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Dion Morris (Ozarks, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Noites nas Sete Colinas (Audio CD)

Noites nas Sete Colinas is a remarkable exploration of the Fado tradition, polished by truly virtuoso playing. The exercises by three truly gifted musicians is not only enlightening, it sounds good. This collection not only has the tradition, it exudes the saudade which is so hard to describe but you know it when you hear it.

In essence, the whole CD is a delight. I can't really pin down or say there is one piece of music which tweaks me more than any other. They are all great to listen to and even here, in the midst of a blizzard, this is good music which makes me wish for a misty night in Lisbon in a Fado club with some great musicians. Ah well ... at least I've added this to my growing collection of this amazing form of traditional music.

Thanks Helder