Fados from Portugal, Vol. 1: Fado de Lisboa 1928-36

Fados From Portugal

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1992
• 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.com Sales Rank: #554,908 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fado Dos Dois Tons - Marianna Silva

2. Olhos Fatais - Alfredo Duarte

3. Quem Mais Jura

4. Fado Frakelin - Maria Emelia Ferreira

5. O Sonho

6. Fado Vitorio

7. Fado da Paixao - Marianna Silva

8. Ciganita - Armandinho, Armandinho

9. Fado Britinho - Marianna Silva

10. Fado da Mouraria - Maria Emelia Ferreira

11. Fado Do Ciúme - Armandinho, Armandinho

12. Fado da Minha Almeida

13. Os Beijos Sao Como as Rosas - Maria de Carmo Torres

14. Fado Corrido - Maria Emelia Ferreira

15. Cabelo Branco - Alfredo Duarte

16. O Meu Portugal - Ermalinda Vitoria

17. Fado Antigo - Marianna Silva

18. Variações Em la Menor - Armandinho, Armandinho

19. Fado Do Aljube - Maria Emelia Ferreira

20. Consagracao Ao Fado

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

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.