Recent Posts Tagged With 'Portugal'

• Deolinda: Cançao ao Lado

  Posted on Saturday October 10th, 2009 at 21:19 in Portugal, world, fado, deolinda

  "Deolinda combines Portuguese fado and Brazilian music brilliantly.Without a doubt, one of the freshest, most charming and beguiling releases I've heard in quite some time comes from the Portuguese group Deolinda, named for the fictitious female crea...

• Melech Mechaya: Budja Ba

  Posted on Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 17:25 in Portugal, klezmer, melech mechaya

  Melech Mechaya is a festive journey through klezmer music, with a contagious sound of arabian flavours, gypsy rythms and the yiddish tradition. From Hungary to Israel, from the Balcans to New York, those are parties and celebrations with standing aud...

• Mísia: Garras Dos Sentidos

  Posted on Sunday May 10th, 2009 at 00:26 in Portugal, world, fado, mísia

  "There's a wonderful light and shade to Misia's music, which truly comes of age on this album. Like all fado, the themes of the songs are lost love, death, betrayal, and loneliness, but she updates the great Portuguese tradition by bringing in more o...

• VA: Portugal - The Story Of Fado

  Posted on Monday January 5th, 2009 at 11:32 in Portugal, world, va, fado

  "Fado (translated as destiny or fate) is a music genre which can be traced from the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with much earlier origins. In popular belief, Fado is a form of music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea ...