Fado: emigration, distance, separation, pain, suffering
Having become famous as “the Queen of Fado”, the Portuguese Amalia Rodrigues – of which today marks the 25th anniversary of his death on 6 October 1999 – is a fundamental name in European and international music. With nearly two hundred albums released under her name, it’s difficult to choose songs that represent her; We hope that our selection will intrigue you and make you discover a voice that perhaps you didn’t know about.
“Portuguese Fado”
“Estrange form of life”
“Cancao Do Mar”
“Foi Deus”
“Povo que lavas no rio”
“A portuguese house”
“Gaivota”
“Tears”
“Cheira in Lisbon”
“It’s ou nao it’s”
