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

Various Artists
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

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Manuel Aires
03:15
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102
Albino António Gonçalves and Francisco Machado
01:21
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103
Maria Pires and Carlos Gonçalves
02:07
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104
Albino António Gonçalves and Francisco Machado
01:09
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105
Maria Teresa dos Reis Sevivas and Teresa de Jesus Reis
02:32
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106
Carlos Gonçalves, Maria Pires Gordilha, and António Martins Peleias
02:03
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107
Nerida da Purificação Juan
03:54
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108
Florinda Rodrigues
01:34
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109
Júlia Barreira
01:35
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110
Maria Pires Gordilha
01:48
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111
Florinda Rodrigues and Alberto Gomes
01:33
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112
Ana do Rio
01:59
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201
Amélia Afonso and João Barreira
01:15
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202
Florinda Rodrigues
01:46
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203
Francisco Machado
01:56
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204
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00:48
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205
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02:54
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206
Júlia Barreira
01:27
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207
José Manuel Martins
01:37
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208
António Valdemar Correia da Silva
01:31
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209
Francisco Rodrigues
02:46
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210
Justina de Jesus Igrejas
01:46
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211
José da Igreja
02:59
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212
Ana do Rio
02:47
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213
Dinora Fernandes and Ana do Rio
01:50
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301
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04:08
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302
Adélia Rosado
04:49
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303
José de Sousa
01:18
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304
Ana Custódia
02:45
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305
José Vitorino
01:08
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306
Deolinda Branco Pereira
01:26
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307
Adélia Rosado
03:07
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308
Ana Custódia
01:30
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309
José Nunes Fernandes
01:44
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310
José Ventura
02:00
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401
Manuel José Domingues and Manuel José da Eira
03:10
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402
Adélia Rosado
02:39
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403
Ana Custódia
02:10
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404
José de Sousa
01:40
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405
Manuel Grade Natal
02:24
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406
Mariana Vitorino
03:02
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407
Deolinda Branco Pereira
01:46
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408
Anastásia Maria
01:28
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409
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01:41
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410
Maria da Conceiçâo Pacheco
02:07
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411
Maria da Conceiçâo Lima and Júlia Castro Fernandes
01:58