Fado - Fado PortuguesThe word Fado means Portuguese music, especially songs that can only be traced back to the beginning 1800, but is most probably much older and has probably also Moorish and Brazilian modinha music that influenced it's form as we know it today. The Fado songs can be about anything, but most often they are full of nostagia, often melancholic and sad. I like to compare the Protuguese Fado in a large sense to the American Blues music of the black people, even if the sound as such is totally different. Amalia Rodriguez - Fado Singer
The best know Fado singer is certainly Amalia Rodriguez. Amalia was the first Fado singer to enjoy international success and as such carried the Fado music into the world. Today there are a number of excellent Fado singers that are known the world over. Coimbra Fado - Fado de CoimbraCoimbra Fado is a differnet type of Fado and has it's origins in the city of Coimbra, Portugal. It was adopted as the music of the university students of this city, also known as Student Fado (Fado de Estudante). It is generally considered the typical music of Coimbra itself. The Coimbra Fado is performed with the traditional Guitarra de Coimbra. Guitarists Artur Paredes and his son Carlos Paredes are considered the pioneers and masters of the Fado de Coimbra. Early Fado Singers
The best know Fado singers before the time of Amalia Rodriguez were: Carlos Ramos, Alfredo Marceneiro, Berta Cardoso, Maria Teresa de Noronha, Hermínia Silva, Fernando Farinha, Fernando Maurício, Lucília do Carmo and Manuel de Almeida. Today's Generation of Fado Singers
Today' generatio of Fado singers have helped to revitalize the Fado and many of them enjoy international success as well as in Portugal and Brezil: Maria Ana Bobone, Mariza, Joana Amendoeira, Misia, Miguel Capucho, Mafalda Arnauth, Ana Sofia Varela, Kátia Guerreiro, Camané, Gonçalo Salgueiro, Diamantina, Cristina Branco and Ana Moura.
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