"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent." Victor Hugo
Amália Rodrigues known as Rainha do Fado ("Queen of Fado) - Coimbra
A Fado dirge calls...
Ancient sounds from a distance
Mariza's fate song...
Love's deep scars revealed...
For love of Fado music
Sing, Saudade Queen...
Today, the word is Fado (Portugal)
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Are you familiar with Fado music? Fado, which means destiny or fate in Portuguese, is a special category of music from the 1820s with origins in Portugal. It is often played with a classical guitar, and can be described as "a form of music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor, and infused with a characteristic sentiment of resignation, fatefulness and melancholia (loosely captured by the word "saudade", or longing)" Wikipedia.
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Haiku: For The Love Of Fado Music... Mariza
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A Fado dirge calls...
Ancient sounds from a distance
Mariza's fate song...
Love's deep scars revealed...
For love of Fado music
Sing, Saudade Queen...
Today, the word is Fado (Portugal)
Are you familiar with Fado music? Fado, which means destiny or fate in Portuguese, is a special category of music from the 1820s with origins in Portugal. It is often played with a classical guitar, and can be described as "a form of music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor, and infused with a characteristic sentiment of resignation, fatefulness and melancholia (loosely captured by the word "saudade", or longing)" Wikipedia.
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