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 Fado Portugues, Songs from the Soul of Portugal. Music Sales Corp.;
Book & CD edition (January 2004). ISBN: 0711982295.
Compiled and edited by Donald Cohen.
The interest in fado music outside of Portugal has grown considerably in
past years thanks to influential artists like Mariza, Cristina Branco, Misia and
others. With the growing interest, new compilations and books are coming out to
shed light on the passionate Portuguese style.
Fado Portugues, Songs from the Soul of Portugal is not a historical account
of fado music, but rather a collection of some of fado's most famous songs,
accompanied by fascinating vintage photography.
The book begins with a brief historical introduction, followed by the sheet
music and lyrics of popular songs, a total of twenty-six songs in melody line
arrangements for voice and guitar, with chord boxes and full lyrics in both
Portuguese and English.
Every song comes with a historical overview that includes the name of the
composer and the history of the song.
The author ends the book with a listing of fado houses in Lisbon, a
bibliography and the track listing of the CD that accompanies the book. All the
artists featured are fado classics, including the great fado diva Amalia
Rodrigues.
Buy
Fado Portugues.
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