| Product Summary | | Label: Narada Records | | UPC: 00724358410426 | | Release Date: 9/2/2003 | | Buy.com Sku: 60611192 | | Item#: MQ566K | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. As Fontes - Mafalda Arnauth ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Ai Vida - Cristina Branco ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Por Ti - Mariza ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Com Que Voz - Malia Rodrigues ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Meu Amor E Marinheiro - Cristina Branco ~ Various Artists | | | 6. O Instante Dos Sentidos - Mafalda Arnauth ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Primavera - Amalia Rodrigues ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Meu Amor, Meu Amor - Cristina Branco ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Loucura - Mariza ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Talvez Se Chame Saudade - Mafalda Arnauth ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Post-Scriptum - Cristina Branco ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Esta Voz Que Me Atravessa - Mafalda Arnauth ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Foi Deus - Amalia Rodrigues ~ Various Artists | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Compilation producers: Mike Bailey, Rich Denhart. | | Includes liner notes by Paul Vernon. | | Liner Note Author: Paul Vernon. | | "Fado" is a word that means "fate" or "destiny" in Portuguese, but it is also the name of a unique genre of heartbroken love song that has its origins in the Lisbon subculture of the early 19th century, in which the lifestyle and music that took on the name "fado" were defined. The word refers, in part, to the lyrical content of the songs themselves, which is usually concerned with the interference of fate or destiny in the romantic life of the singer. This disc brings together several tracks each by four of Portugal's most important current practitioners of the tradition: Mafalda Arnauth, Cristina Branco, Mariza, and the grande dame of modern fado, Am lia Rodrigues. Accompanied only by six-string classical guitar and/or the Portuguese 12-string guitarra, these four women offer an excellent introduction to the fado tradition. Highlights include Cristina Branco's sweetly heartbroken performance of "Ai Vida," as well as the slightly gruffer-voiced Mafalda Arnauth's equally gorgeous "Talvez Se Chame Saudade," but it is the apparently ageless Am lia Rodrigues who really takes charge, on songs like "Primavera" and the elegant and almost operatic "Foi Deus." Very highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/02/2003 | | Original Release Date : 2003 | | Catalog ID : 84104 | | Label : Narada | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00724358410426 |
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