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Fernando Machado Soares - Portugal (Le Fado de Coimbra)

Fernando Machado Soares

Portugal (Le Fado de Coimbra)


Coimbra fado, an idiom as obscure and as splendid as any in Europe (and for centuries, the heritage of that city's university students), has a pure and impassioned classicism unique in my experience. Vocals and guitar backings are ravishing beyond power to describe. The fact that a handful of examples have begun to appear after years of drought is perhaps a proof of salvation by works. ~ John Storm Roberts, Original Music

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