Fado: The Soul of Portugal

Fado: The Soul of Portugal

Fado: The Soul of Portugal

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Fado is to Portugal what flamenco is to Spain, or tango to Argentina - the musical expression of a nation's soul. Shot through with melancholy and most often sung in a minor key, it's sometimes called the 'Portuguese Blues'. Includes all major the artists, both old school (Amalia Rodrigues) and new (Mariza). Manteca. 2003.

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The Soul of Black Peru
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Soul of Black Peru is THE SOUL of You
  • Byrne got it!
  • This is an AWESOME CD. Must have!
  • seductive, the best, my favorite, haunting, Sexy
  • Phenomenal!
 The Soul of Black Peru
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002MXM
Release Date: 1995-05-30

Tracks:

  1. Maria Lando - Susana Baca
  2. Yo No Soy Jaqui (I Am Not Jaqui) - Manuel Donayre
  3. Canterurias - Cecilia Barraza
  4. Samba Malato - Lucila Campos
  5. Enciendete Candela (Light The Flame) - Roberto Rivas & El Conjunto Gente Morena
  6. Azuca De Cana (Sugarcane) - Eva Ayllon
  7. Prendeme La Vela (Light My Candle) - Abelardo Vasquez & Cumanana
  8. Lando - Chabuca Granda
  9. Toro Mata (Bull Kills) - Lucila Campos
  10. Son De Los Diablos (Dance Of The Devils) - Peru Negro
  11. No Me Cumben (That's Not For Me) - Nicomedes Santa Cruz
  12. Una Larga Noche (A Long Night) - Chabuca Granda
  13. Lando - Peru Negro
  14. Maria Lando - David Byrne
  15. Zapateo En Menor - Vincente Vasquez D.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The Soul of Black Peru is THE SOUL of You.......2004-02-20

I heard the first track on the radio and it blew me away and on the strenght of this song alone I bought the CD for my 42nd birthday. I am very pleased with this CD. It has some really wonderful work on it. I don't know how to speak Spannish but the mucic and singing is soooo good you really won't here the words after a while. If you buy it and are not happy you can send me a flame.
JUST BUY IT !!!

5 out of 5 stars Byrne got it!.......2002-07-19

David Byrne has assembled a masterpiece of rhythm and heart-felt joy. Thank God Luaka Bop put this music out for the rest of the world to enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars This is an AWESOME CD. Must have!.......2000-01-02

This album represents the roots of Afro-Peruvian music. The lyrics of some of the songs provide the passion of the Afro-Peruvians back in the 1800s. The rhythm is sensual and the beat will keep you on your feet. As some of the songs are fast beat, some are a bit slower and more relaxing. Yet they have that spice well known among African music, that little something that makes you want to sway your hips and move your feet to the music. The quality of this wonderful combination (African/Peruvian) is something that you can't do without in your music collection!

5 out of 5 stars seductive, the best, my favorite, haunting, Sexy.......1999-08-31

I am a visual artist and this music conjers up so many incredible images. I have recently worked on a historical project about the Afro-Mexicanos of California. The oral history that is maintained in this work (Afro-Peru) is amazing as well as moving and compelling. This collection is important for the awareness it brings to many latinos regarding their heritage, its contributions,(the SONE), and its unmistakable endurance. The SONE is a musical sound or beat that came from Africa and exists wherever africans lived, Cuba,Peru, Mexico, Etc.

5 out of 5 stars Phenomenal!.......1998-12-16

It's not African, and it's also not Latin American, but a real mix of the two. The result is a truely amazing musical style that becomes addictive from the first song (the hypnotic "Maria Lando"). Everytime I play it somebody asks me: "Hey, what is that great music playing?!"... It holds a place of honnor in my collection!
Soul of Fado
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Soul of Fado
    Amália Rodrigues
    Manufacturer: Deluxe Holland
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    PortugalPortugal | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B0000695OD
    Release Date: 2004-01-01

    Tracks:

    1. Troca de Olhares
    2. Tendinha
    3. Fado Do Ci
    4. Maria da Cruz
    5. Persegui
    6. Corria Atrdas Cantigas (Mouraria)
    7. Piconeros
    8. SNoitinha (Saudades de Ti)
    9. As Penas
    10. Sei Finalmente
    11. Sardinheiras
    12. Ai Mouraria

    Tracks:

    1. Sem Raz
    2. Fria Claridade
    3. Campinos Do Ridatejo
    4. Lorque Tens Cinco Pedas
    5. Ava Maria Fadista
    6. Ave Minha Can Saudade
    7. Dissa Mal de Ti
    8. Fado Ama
    9. Cansa
    10. Que Deus Me Perdoe
    11. Aquela Rua
    12. Fado Lisboeta

    Tracks:

    1. Esquina Do Pecado
    2. Chave da Minha Porta
    3. Tenta
    4. Sabe-Se-La
    5. Confesso
    6. Fado Malhoa
    7. Nao Sei Porque Te Foste Embora
    8. Fado da Saudade
    9. De Um Beijo
    10. CabDe-Vento
    11. Fado Marujo
    12. Fado das Tamanquinhas

    Album Description

    Budget price 3CD set with 36 tracks including 'Troca De Olhares', 'As Penas', 'Maria Da Cruz', 'Sem Razao', 'Esquina Do Pecado' and more. Standard jewel cases housed in a slipcase.
    The Soul of Black Peru
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Wonderful CD
    • This is an unbelievable CD
    • Could be a LOT better
    • Divine Sorcery
    • Looking for more of black Peru
    		 The Soul of Black Peru
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Luaka Bop
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Africa | International | Styles | Music
    BrazilBrazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music
    PeruPeru | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music
    PortugalPortugal | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | South & Central America | Compilations | International | Styles | Music
    Afro BrazilianAfro Brazilian | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00004RD0B
    Release Date: 2000-03-28

    Tracks:

    1. Maria Lando - Susana Baca
    2. Yo No Soy Jaqui - Manuel Donayre
    3. Canterurias - Cecilia Barraza
    4. Samba Malato - Lucila Campos
    5. Enciendete Candela - Roberto Rival/El Conj. Gente Morena
    6. Azucar De Cana - Eva Ayllon
    7. Prendeme La Vela - Abelardo Vasquez & Cumanana
    8. Lando - Chabuca Granda
    9. Toro Mata - Lucila Campos
    10. Son De Los Diablos - Peru Negro
    11. No Me Cumben - Nicomedes Santa Cruz
    12. Una Larga Noche - Chabuca Granda
    13. Lando - Peru Negro
    14. Maria Lando - David Byrne
    15. Bonus Track - The Soul Of Black Peru

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful CD.......2004-12-25

    Devotees of Afro-Peruvian music may lament that this is a "soft" introduction to the genre, but I think it's a rapturously wonderful compilation. The music is so raw, joyous, bursting with energy, soul and rhythm. I've listened to "Son de los diablos" over and over (I mean in one sitting!) and still can't get enough of it's infectious, playful groove. If I met some of these singers, I would cry like a 60's beetles fan. And I'm a guy...

    5 out of 5 stars This is an unbelievable CD.......2001-08-03

    The voices, the sounds and the rythms will transform you to a different world, full of magic, colour, spirit and humanity.

    While familiar with Venezuelan and music from that region, I've never heard this kind of hybrid before.

    It is completely mind blowing. Wonderful stuff.

    The only disappointing track is track 14 (David Byrne-Maria Lando). This reminds me of Ry Cooder and Charlie Musslewhite perfoming with heavy-weight Cuban artists. "Chalk and cheese" I would say. Never-the-less, only one track out of 15 is a very minor pertubation.

    Buy this CD and it will definitely become one of your favorites.

    3 out of 5 stars Could be a LOT better.......2001-07-23

    I was introduced to Afro-Peruvian music by a rather large bunch of Peruvian classmates in college about five years ago. I've heard the albums they've brought in and I've heard this compilation... and the compilation, to me, evokes thoughts of "Afro-Peruvian, sanitized for your protection." I've heard gutsier drum jams elsewhere, and when it comes to the soulful singing of Susana Baca or even the mother of Peruvian folk singing, Chabuca Granda, I've heard better cuts from both elsewhere. It makes for a nice starter, though: if you haven' t been exposed to Afro-Peruvian, this may be a gentle introduction. I expected this to be more "Préndeme La Vela" than "Una Larga Noche", although the mandatory "Samba Malato" is here (go look for Nicomedes Santa Cruz's other stuff, that smokes!), as well as "Toro Mata" (would be better to look for Carlos Soto de La Colina' s original version... some people might think Celia Cruz's was the original). And when I see that famous, quote-unquote, world music scalp collector, David Byrne (salsa band leader Willie Colón's words, not mine) joining in, I have to cringe, although I do realize he's the person behind these compilations and that, without him, you wouldn't be reading this review. I'd rather have you listen directly to albums from the artists in the compilation (particularly Susaa Baca and Nicomedes Santa Cruz, who is an institution in Peruvian music), or from Eva Ayllón, Maria del Carmen Dongo or Peru Negro. However, I do warn you that all the truly gutsy stuff is way too difficult to get a hold of through the normal channels...

    5 out of 5 stars Divine Sorcery.......2000-08-01

    This is the music of Coastal Peru - black/creole music from cities with names like ACARI, CUTUCAN, CANENE, CASA BLANCA. This is a living people, a people of DEEP FEELING, like the people who created the FADO, the MORNA, the SAMBA, FLAMENCO, and the WEST AFRICAN TRANCE AND SUFI traditions. A people rooted in rythm. A people of virtuoso singers and musicians. A revelation. If you ever get a chance to see EVA AYLLON - the greatest living singer and performer - moving across the stage as in some SANTERIA religion (and she "seizes your head")- you will be ready to lay down and die.

    5 out of 5 stars Looking for more of black Peru.......2000-05-13

    I came upon this album via an exposure to Susana Baca's "Maria Lando." I was hoping to find more of the same class of outstanding vocalists, poetic lyrics and entrancing rhythms; and I was not disappointed. This remains one of my all-time favorite collections of music. Soulful laments and lovely paeans to an aesthetic ideal alternate with music that just compels your feet to move. "The Soul of Black Peru" inspires, energizes and transports me anew with every listening.
    Soul of Fado
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Soul of Fado
      Amália Rodrigues
      Manufacturer: Goldies
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00067R1AY
      Release Date: 2005-01-24

      Tracks:

      1. Troca de Olhares
      2. Tendinha
      3. Fado Do Ci
      4. Maria da Cruz
      5. Persegui
      6. Corria Atrdas Cantigas (Mouraria)
      7. Piconeros
      8. SNoitinha (Saudades de Ti)
      9. As Penas
      10. Sei Finalmente
      11. Sardinheiras
      12. Ai Mouraria

      Tracks:

      1. Sem Raz
      2. Fria Claridade
      3. Campinos Do Ridatejo
      4. Lorque Tens Cinco Pedas
      5. Ava Maria Fadista
      6. Ave Minha Can Saudade
      7. Dissa Mal de Ti
      8. Fado Ama
      9. Cansa
      10. Que Deus Me Perdoe
      11. Aquela Rua
      12. Fado Lisboeta

      Tracks:

      1. Esquina Do Pecado
      2. Chave da Minha Porta
      3. Tenta
      4. Sabe-Se-La
      5. Confesso
      6. Fado Malhoa
      7. Nao Sei Porque Te Foste Embora
      8. Fado da Saudade
      9. De Um Beijo
      10. CabDe-Vento
      11. Fado Marujo
      12. Fado das Tamanquinhas

      Album Description

      3 CD set in a digipak. Deluxe. 2005.

      Album Details

      Compilation of her Greatest Hits. Triple CD.
      Soul of Fado
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Soul of Fado
        Amália Rodrigues
        Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        PortugalPortugal | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B000A2GTLC
        Release Date: 2005-02-22

        Tracks:

        1. Troca de Olhares
        2. Tendinha
        3. Fado Do Ci
        4. Maria da Cruz
        5. Persegui
        6. Corria Atrdas Cantigas (Mouraria)
        7. Piconeros
        8. SNoitinha (Saudades de Ti)
        9. As Penas
        10. Sei Finalmente
        11. Sardinheiras
        12. Ai Mouraria

        Tracks:

        1. Sem Raz
        2. Fria Claridade
        3. Campinos Do Ridatejo
        4. Lorque Tens Cinco Pedas
        5. Ava Maria Fadista
        6. Ave Minha Can Saudade
        7. Dissa Mal de Ti
        8. Fado Ama
        9. Cansa
        10. Que Deus Me Perdoe
        11. Aquela Rua
        12. Fado Lisboeta

        Tracks:

        1. Esquina Do Pecado
        2. Chave da Minha Porta
        3. Tenta
        4. Sabe-Se-La
        5. Confesso
        6. Fado Malhoa
        7. Nao Sei Porque Te Foste Embora
        8. Fado da Saudade
        9. De Um Beijo
        10. CabDe-Vento
        11. Fado Marujo
        12. Fado das Tamanquinhas
        A Alma Do Fado: Fado's Soul
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • Excellent survey
        		 A Alma Do Fado: Fado's Soul
        Various Artists
        Manufacturer: Strauss Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        PortugalPortugal | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B00004WFA9
        Release Date: 2000-10-17

        Tracks:

        1. Lisboa E O Tejo - Maria Armanda
        2. Somos Amor - Maria Dilar
        3. Biografia Do Fado - Miguel Capucho
        4. Fado de Cada Um - Maria Ana Bobone
        5. Cinco Sentidos - Carolina Tavares
        6. Na Rua Do Silencio - Joao Braga
        7. Partir Morer Um Pouco - Maria Leopoldina Guia
        8. Fado da Saudade - Maria Dilar
        9. Ama - Rodrigo Costa Felix
        10. Dios Impossiveis - Carolina Tavares
        11. Alamares - Maria Ana Bobone
        12. Mouraria - Maria Leopoldina Guia
        13. Fado - Manuel Cardosa
        14. Coisas Do Nosso Amor - Maria Armanda
        15. O PoDo Borrat- Carolina Tavares
        16. Janela Do Meu Peito - Maria Dilar

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars Excellent survey.......2005-12-22

        For the most part, fado classics performed by renowned fadistas. You can't go wrong there. Strangely, it has two tracks by Maria Ana Bobone. A relative newcomer, she seems to have never recorded a fado CD of her own. These tracks alone make it worth buying the CD. Maria Ana Bobone has the most limpid voice of any fadista I have ever heard, except perhaps Margarida Bessa (who does have a fado CD of her own).
        Fado: The Soul of Portugal
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Fado: The Soul of Portugal
          Various Artists
          Manufacturer: Manteca
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          1. Tudo ou Nada

          ASIN: B0000AVSXD
          Release Date: 2003-09-23

          Tracks:

          1. Anjo Inutil - Amalia Rodrigues
          2. Asas - Katia Guerreiro
          3. O Mesmo Fado - Antonio Zambujo
          4. Techo Ruas No Meu Peito - Antonio Marceneiro
          5. Nao Venhas Tarde - Carlos Ramos
          6. Louco - Alfred Marceneiro
          7. Rio Tejo De Lisboa - Maria Armanda
          8. Cancao Verdes Anos - Carlos Paderes
          9. Partir E Morrer um Pouco - Carlos Do Carmo
          10. Foi Na Travessa Da Pahla - Lucilia Do Carmo
          11. Saudade Das Saudades - Maria Teresa De Noronha
          12. Ha Festa Na Mouraria - Carlos Jose Teixeira
          13. Filosofias - Carmane
          14. Lagrima - Jorge Fernando
          15. Fadista Louco - Joana Amendoeria
          16. Desejo Louco - Ada De Castro
          17. Foi Deus - Waldemar Bastos
          18. O Gente Da Minha Terra - Mariza
          19. Oica La O Senhor Vinho - Amalia Rodrigues

          Album Description

          Fado is to Portugal what flamenco is to Spain, or tango to Argentina - the musical expression of a nation's soul. Shot through with melancholy and most often sung in a minor key, it's sometimes called the 'Portuguese Blues'. Includes all major the artists, both old school (Amalia Rodrigues) and new (Mariza). Manteca. 2003.

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