Anthology of Portuguese Music, Vol. 1: Tras-Os-Montes and Vol. 2: Algarve

Trás-os-Montes, a province in northeastern Portugal, has remained relatively isolated from the rest of Europe, allowing for what American musicologist Kurt Schindler called "the most grandiose survival of medieval music," including the preservation of the gaita de foles (Portuguese bagpipe). The province has also been a refuge for Portuguese Jews and their folk traditions for hundreds of years. Vol. 1 of the Anthology of Portuguese Music continues the quest for the region’s unique multiethnic sounds, featuring a multitude of haunting a capella recordings of harvest songs, sung prayers, secular ballads, and ritual dances with castanets, bombo (bass drum), and other instruments endemic to the region.

In contrast, the Algarve region in southern Portugal is a popular tourist destination. Musical influences from Morocco and Andalusia are audible in the stray bended notes, even though the sounds are distinctively Portuguese. These recordings originate from several small villages in the region and were carefully chosen by musicologist Fernando Lopes Graça for their folkloric authenticity. They range from religious ballads, lullabies, and holiday songs to more well-known forms like the corridinho (a joyful dance).

Track Listing

101	Alvorada (Aubade)	Manuel Aires	03:15
102	Conde Ninho, O: Harvest Song	Albino António Gonçalves and Francisco Machado	01:21
103	Manhaninha De. S. João: Religious Ballad	Maria Pires and Carlos Gonçalves	02:07
104	Agora Baixon o Sol: Threshing Song	Albino António Gonçalves and Francisco Machado	01:09
105	Viste lá o Meu Amado: Excerpt from Passion Play	Maria Teresa dos Reis Sevivas and Teresa de Jesus Reis	02:32
106	Murinheira: Transmontana Dance	Carlos Gonçalves, Maria Pires Gordilha, and António Martins Peleias	02:03
107	Dona Ancra: Traditional Ballad	Nerida da Purificação Juan	03:54
108	Deus Te Salve, Rosa: Pastoral Ballad	Florinda Rodrigues	01:34
109	Faixinha Verde: Threshing Song	Júlia Barreira	01:35
110	Li-La-Ré: Song	Maria Pires Gordilha	01:48
111	Valdevinos: Harvesting Song	Florinda Rodrigues and Alberto Gomes	01:33
112	Dona Filomena: Ballad	Ana do Rio	01:59
201	Malva, Malveta: Threshing Song	Amélia Afonso and João Barreira	01:15
202	A Mal-Casada: Threshing Ballad	Florinda Rodrigues	01:46
203	Perdigão, O: Threshing Song	Francisco Machado	01:56
204	Galandum: Dance Song	n/a	00:48
205	Vinte-Cinco: Dance of the Sticks	n/a	02:54
206	Mineta: Spinning Song	Júlia Barreira	01:27
207	Encomendação das Almas: Religious Chant	José Manuel Martins	01:37
208	Cantilena da Pedra: Stone-Loaders Song	António Valdemar Correia da Silva	01:31
209	Bendito: Prayer Song	Francisco Rodrigues	02:46
210	Ró-Ró: Lullaby	Justina de Jesus Igrejas	01:46
211	Redondo: Pastoral Dance	José da Igreja	02:59
212	D. Fernando: Romance-Ballad	Ana do Rio	02:47
213	Dá-Lá-Dou: Shepherd's Song	Dinora Fernandes and Ana do Rio	01:50
301	Leva, Leva!: Fisherman's Song	n/a	04:08
302	Dona Mariana: Ballad	Adélia Rosado	04:49
303	Baile Mandado	José de Sousa	01:18
304	Oração do Probezinho: Religious Ballad	Ana Custódia	02:45
305	Despique: Challenge Song	José Vitorino	01:08
306	Oração de Santo António: Religious Ballad	Deolinda Branco Pereira	01:26
307	Dom Varão: Romance-Ballad	Adélia Rosado	03:07
308	Excelências da Virgem, As: Religious Song	Ana Custódia	01:30
309	Janeiras: New Year's Carol	José Nunes Fernandes	01:44
310	Ai-O-Linda!: Song	José Ventura	02:00
401	Oração das Almas: Prayer for the Dead (Carol)	Manuel José Domingues and Manuel José da Eira	03:10
402	Deus Te Salve, ó Rosa: Pastoral Ballad	Adélia Rosado	02:39
403	Três "Cavalheiros", Os: Religious Ballad	Ana Custódia	02:10
404	Corridinho (I): Dance Melody	José de Sousa	01:40
405	Salvé-Rainha: Antiphony to the Virgin	Manuel Grade Natal	02:24
406	Laurinda: Romance-Ballad	Mariana Vitorino	03:02
407	A Confissão da Virgem: Religious Ballad	Deolinda Branco Pereira	01:46
408	Cativo, O: Romance-Ballad	Anastásia Maria	01:28
409	Corridinho (II)	n/a	01:41
410	Faça Ai, Ai, Meu Menino: Lullaby	Maria da Conceiçâo Pacheco	02:07
411	Boas-Festas: Christmas Carol	Maria da Conceiçâo Lima and Júlia Castro Fernandes	01:58