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Fado (destiny or fate) is a music genre which can be traced from the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with much earlier origins. It is characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor. The music is usually linked to the Portuguese word saudade, a word describing a sentiment that is commonly considered to have no accurate translation in any other language. A similar but not accurate English translation might be a lingering, often nostalgic desire .

Some enthusiasts claim that Fado's origins are a mixture of African slave rhythms with the traditional music of Portuguese sailors and Arabic influence. There are two main varieties of fado, namely those of the cities of Lisbon and Coimbra. The Lisbon style is the most popular, while Coimbra's is the more refined style. Fado performances include only a singer, a Portuguese guitar player and a classical guitar player but more recent settings range from singer and string quartet to full orchestra


Mariza - Fado em Mim (02 ^ 95mb)

Mariza, bornin Mozambique, moved to Portugal when she was three, and was raised in one of the most traditional quarters of Lisbon, Mouraria and Alfama, where she learned how to sing fado. She has a Portuguese father but her mother hails from Mozambique. Growing up, and until she became a fado singer, Mariza sang in a wide variety of styles, including gospel, soul and jazz. Released in 2001, Mariza's first album, Fado em Mim, was an instant success in Portugal. This led to her recording company launching the disc internationally and taking advantage of the good reception that Portuguese music was enjoying at the time in Europe and in other countries, such as Mexico and Japan.

When Mariza's second album, Fado Curvo, was released in 2003, she was already considered as one of the best singers of what some call the New Fado movement. Mariza's voice, which harks back to the grand divas of the musical form, like Amália Rodrigues, and her interpretations of fado standards brought her great international recognition in a short amount of time, leading to her being the recipient, in March 2003, of BBC Radio 3's award for Best European Artist in World Music. For the Olympic Games of Athens 2004 she sang "A Thousand Years," as a duet with Sting. It was released on the official pop album of the Athens Olympics, Unity, on which fado is sung in English and Portuguese.

Her third album, Transparente, was recorded in Brazil and released in 2005. Mariza was also one of the artists who performed at Live 8; she sang at the Eden Project in Cornwall. Since that time, Mariza has been invited to a large number of concerts and events to promote Portuguese culture around the whole world, from Australia to Finland, the United States and Argentina. That album eventually reached top ten in countries like Holland, Spain and Finland. Her live album Concerto em Lisboa received in 2007 a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album. Not her first live release as Live at womad 2002 came limited as a bonus disc with the release i got in 2002.



01 - Loucura (3:28)
02 - Poetas (3:26)
03 - Chuva (4:04)
04 - Maria Lisboa (2:42)
05 - Ó Gente Da Minha Terra (4:02)
06 - Que Deus Me Perdoe (3:36)
07 - Há Festa Na Mouraria (3:14)
08 - Terra D'Água (2:29)
09 - Oiça Lá Ó Senhor Vinho (2:58)
10 - Por Ti! (3:29)
11 - Oxalá (2:26)
12 - Barco Negro (4:00)
13 - Ó Gente Da Minha Terra (piano) (5:54)

Mariza - Live at Womad 2002 ( 02 ^ 78mb)

14 - Loucara (4:25)
15 - Maria Lisboa (2:50)
16 - Barco Negro (4:53)
17 - Variacoes sorbre armandinho (3:59)
18 - Primawera (5:16)
19 - Há festa na mouraria (2:56)
20 - Oica lá ó Sr. Vinho (3:29)
21 - Estranha forma de vida (5:00)

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