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Portugal: Portuguese Traditional Music

Various Artists
Portugal: Portuguese Traditional Music As the liner notes explain and the recordings attest, Portugal’s location on the westernmost coast of continental Europe influenced its folk music in significant ways. In addition to older chants, prayers, lullabies, vocal and instrumental music, the album contains several examples of the well-known fado style. Emotional and melancholy, fado has origins in the Middle Ages and experienced a renaissance in the 18th century; in 2011 it was inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Liner notes include translated lyrics for each track.

Track Listing

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101
The Rendez-vous Women's choir with adufe accompaniment, Beira Baixa 02:11
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102
Lullaby (Cançao de Embalar) Elderly woman, Beira Baixa 02:43
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103
Macelada (Picking Camomile) Two elderly women with adufe accompaniment, Beira Baixa 02:03
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104
Christmas Carol Group of women and children, Beira Baixa 04:14
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105
Sao Joao (Saint John) Woman with adufe accompaniment, Beira Baixa 02:53
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106
Desejos (Wishes) Man with guitarra accompaniment, Beira Baixa 02:21
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107
For the Souls in Purgatory Group of men and women during Lent, Beira Baixa 02:00
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108
Aurora teve um menino (Aurora Has Given Birth to a Son) Male soloist and choir, Baixo Alentejo Province 05:52
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109
Os Teus Olhos (Your Eyes) Maria Teresa de Noronha, Raul Nery, Joaquim do Vale, Joel Pina 01:28
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110
A Nossa Rua (Our Street) Maria Teresa de Noronha, Raul Nery, Joaquim do Vale, Joel Pina 03:36
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111
Fado Corrido Manuel Vicente, Guilherme Carvalhais, Avelino do Carmo 03:25
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112
Meia Noite (Midnight) Manuel Vicente, Guilherme Carvalhais, Avelino do Carmo 04:12
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113
Little Fado Manuel Vicente, Guilherme Carvalhais, Avelino do Carmo 03:14
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114
Tirana (The Wild Woman) Ensemble with female singer and choir, Douro Litoral Province 03:32
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115
Um Viva para Toda a Gente (A Vivat for Everyone) Ensemble with female singer, Douro Litoral Province 02:37
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116
Misericordia, Meu Deus (Have Mercy, O Lord) Women's chorus, Douro Litoral Province 01:25
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117
Stone-Cutter's Song Stonecutter, Douro Litoral Province 02:05