Music from Portugal Outubro - Bevinda - 17.99 Bévinda is tenth album in what has already been a remarkable artistic career, a live recording of a concert the singer gave in Riccione in January 2006 as part of the Suoni migranti festival. She's accompaned here by an excellent band (Philippe de Sousa on Portuguese guitar, Mathias Duplessy on classical guitar, Philippe Foch on tablas and percussion, Nicolas Gorge on drums, Côme Aguiar on bass) responsive to her every move and twist of invention. As well as being a great vocalist, BEVINDA is also a talented songstress in her own right. All but two of the songs in the set (O grito di Amalia Rodrigues and Carlos Gonçalves, and Multidoes inspired by Charles Baudelaire) are her own work, often written in collaboration with members of her band. Travessa da Espera - Danzas Ocultas - 18.99 The Portuguese diatonic accordion quartet Danças Ocultas is a favorite around here, so it's a pleasure to finally be able to offer one of their CDs in the shop. Four accordions, no extra fluff, brilliant musicians doing challenging and beautitful music with Portuguese roots and a global outlook. Alma Livre - Dona Rosa - 18.99 The third album (2007) by this wonderful Portguese fado singer stil holds close to the raw roots and rhythm of the style. Viagem de um Som - Terra d'Àgua - 16.99 Terra d'Aqua are the Portuguese duo of Maria Anadon on vocals, and Davide Zaccaria on cello, classical guitar and keyboards Missangas - Joao Afonso - 14.99 Born in 1965 in Mozambique of a Portuguese family, Afonso early on began to make new connections between the music of east African and his traditional homeland of Portugal, and his music has always reflected his dual cultural citizenship. This is his first solo album, created in 1997 under the production of Julio Periera, and it shows the magnificent range of musical tones he is capable of, as a musician and as a composer. Para Além da Saudade - Ana Moura - 17.99 The 2007 release by the young fadista from Portugal is deep into the tradition, the voice simply set against a small acoustic ensemble of Custodio Castelo and Jorge Fernando (Portuguese guitars) and Filipe Larsen (bass guitar). Amarte - Manuel d'Oliveira and Mediterraneo - 17.99 This CD by the Portuguese guitarist was recorded live in 2005, in Praça de Santiago, Guimarães. The musicians of the ensemble Mediterrâneo are José Lima (acoustic bass), David Leão (flute and bagpipe), Mário Gonçalves (drums) and Rui Ferreira (piano). Pulsar - Dancas Ocultas - 18.99 The freereed quartet Danças Ocultas is back their third recording of accordion music from but not in the tradition, an inventive and creative group of instrumental works by one of Europes best art music ensembles, recorded live. Highly recommended Portugales - Various Portuguese Artists - 15.99 An excellent 2 CD collection of roots music from Portugal, compiled by the equally excellent Resistencia label in Madrid, from the early roots-rock of Jose Afonso's band Ritual Tejos to the contemporary folk music of Dulce Pontes. 27 tracks from well know traditional musicians, unknown and innovative adventurers, jazz and Brasilian influenced dance music and everything in between. Artists include Sergio Godhinho, Rui Veloso, Setima Legiao, Amelia Muge, Vai De Roda, Julio Pereira, Fausto, GNR, Jose Afonso and Radio Macau. Zanzibar - Joao Afonso - 17.99 A prime mover in the new folk scene in Portugal, this singer with east African heritage mixes worldly roots with a world-wise lyricism. Oba Train - Terrakota - 17.99 This Lisbon based band is inspired by the noises of the street and markets, real people’s lives, the world’s social and political issues, blending together North African music and African blues, flamenco and ska, and quotes from the Caribbean and Brazil, always delivered with enthusiasm and a passion to communicate. Incognita Alquimia - Dazkarieh - 17.99 The 2006 release from the Portuguese world music ensemble. El Corazon Tiene Tres Puertas - Dulce Pontes - 22.99 El Corazón Tiene Tres Puertas is the 2007 recording by the sensational young Portuguese singer, stunning live concert performances on 2 CDs and a free DVD (Pal format) of a different concert in Istanbul plus some special features. Her mixture of fado, folk songs and creative new music makes her one of the most interesting performers on the scene today. Aconteceu - Ana Moura - 17.99 The second recording by this up and coming Portuguese fadista offers traditional songs and newly written compositions. Tudo ou Nada - Katia Guerreiro - 17.99 Just when I think there can't possibly be 'another great fado singer' along somes this beautiful young voice. She was born in South Africa in 1976, lived in the Azores and then in Lisbon. In those few years she has developed a solid, unassuming style and a serious following in fado circles. Maybe not quite yet 'a fado great,' she is a good voice to listen to and an artist to watch for future developments. Outra Vida - Joao Afonso - 17.99 Portuguese-via-Mozambique artist João Afonso's 2006 release is as warm and occasionally quirky as what I have come to expect from this songwriter and singer. This one has some more Afro-pop inferences than previously, and it is rhythmically solid while still holding on to the subtle and sweet tone that is Afonso's trademark. Comes in a a small hard-cover book, with charming drawings, and lyrics in Portuguese, with Spanish translation. a Monte - Amelia Muge - 17.99 One of the greatest singers in Portugal (says Cliff), in an innovative contemporary folk setting. This CD was available here a few years ago, and I finally have it back in stock again. Casa do Fado - Various - 37.99 2 CD set presents an anthology of historic fado, offering tracks by the most famous performers of Portugal’s national music. Amalia Rodrigues gets nine out of the thirty tracks. Guitarist Armandinho gets five. Maria Teresa de Noronha, Dr. Edmundo de Bettencourt and Madalena de Melo also appear. There are plenty of lesser known artists as well, and the set offers an excellent selection for all but the most complrehensive collectors of Portuguese fado. Lope Kai - Eneida Marta - 18.99 The music of Guinee-Bissau-born artist Eneida Marta is colored by a variety of influences from traditional music: her father's Angolan roots, the Portuguese Diaspora (she is a resident of Lisbon) and a variety of African cultures. Marta speaks Fula, Biafada, Bijago, Mandjak, Mankanya, Futa Fula, Balanta, Papel and Mandinga. There is also the instrumentation, the tchifre cow horn, the onomatopoeic bumbulum tree trunk drum, the tina, made from a wine barrel cut in two, immersed in water and played only by women. This is vibrant music from one of the under-recorded corners of West African. Lusofonia - Maria Teresa - 18.99 The record label says of this Portuguese singer: 'Generosity and attention to detail are the key words in this new work. She’s generous in the way she chooses to share with us the treasured melodies of her childhood, the songs her mother used to hum to her as lullabies. Her attention to detail shows in her choice of repertoire; in an utterly personal an detailed universe of her own creation, she recreates the emotions still alive in her memories and conveys them to us her listeners...' Guarda-me a vida na mão - Ana Moura - 16.99 The music we call fado is an old music, unique to Portugal. Part of a long musical tradition, the Lisbon fado is as integral a part of the city’s character and culture as its history, religion and language. Ana Moura is one of the finest of a new generation of wonderful young fadistas (fado singers) that is responsible for the explosive resurgence in popularity of this hauntingly lovely song form, not only in Portugal itself, but throughout Europe, the Americas, even Asia. Ana Moura follows in the tradition of the great singers of earlier generations such as Amalia Rodrigues, but her music is in no sense derivative. She is a serious student of the fado and, while she loves the traditional forms, in Guarda me a vida na mão she has totally made them her own, with superb modern arrangements performed by some of today’s most prominent fado musicians-all very gifted performers in their own right. Moura, whose deep, rich, contralto voice is as radiant as her face, also performs a number of the newer fados. Coimbra - April in Portugal - Various - temp out of stock-17.99 A completely curious idea: take one of the most famous songs of Portugal and collect all the various versions of it together. Arists include Perez Prado, Louis Armstrong, Amália Rodrigues, Bing Crosby, Caetano Veloso, Eartha Kitt, Chet Atkins, Liberace, Bert Kaempfert, Enoch Light, Vic Damone, Xavier Cugat and many more. 24 versions as varied as the planet they came from, from jazz to swing, fado to folk, pop and even Trinidad steel band. Canto Maior - Maio Moco - 17.99 Formed in 1985, Maio Moço ('The New May') are well repsected as one of the major Portuguese folk ensembles, and band that has researched and presented the folk music of many regions of Portugal and presented them in concert and on record for almost 2 decades. für José Afonso - various - 17.99 Jose Afonso (1929-1987) was a leader in the creation of a political songs (canção de intervenção) movement against the totalitarian regime of Portugal leading up to the 1974 revolution. This collection gathers together an excellent group of artists under the direction of Julio Pereira to pay contemporary tribute to this master of the Portuguese nova canção. O mar… - Maria Teresa - 17.99 In these 14 songs, this artist invites us to leave the 'Porto das palavras' and accompany her on a musical journey connecting the music and culture of Brazil and Portugal. Maria Teresa weaves true magic into this selection of Portuguese and Brazilian classics. The arrangements (by her own musicians) are impeccable down to the finest detail, highlighting all the scope and force of this remarkable artist, who pours her heart and soul into her singing Ao Vivo em Macau (Live in Macau) - Conjunto Joao Domingos - 17.99 After a career spanning more than four decades in the music of Mozambique, this African musician and his band have finally made their first recording on CD, produced in Macau during the Portugal Day celebrations on 10 June 1995. It's raw, gritty and full of soul. Electric guitars, bass and drums are pumped up by a rugged horn section, keyboards and singers. Women's Voices of Portugal - V.A. - 16.99 Solo and Choral music for female voice Antologia do Centenario 1903-2003 - Banda de Armada Portuguesa - 16.99 The Portuguese Navy Band is presented in a series of songs dating back to the earliest days of recorded music and coming right up to 2003. Brass bands and vocal groups in true navy band styles and a few surprises. Macaréu - Gaiteiros de Lisboa - 17.99 The 2002 release from this unique Portuguese folk-rooted, but highly experimental, ensemble. Mulemba Xangola - Bonga - 16.99 Bonga Barceló de Carvalho is the godfather of Angolan roots-pop music, and this recording shows off some of his best work, recorded in Portugal and featUring not only his splendid Angolan roots, but some great Afro-Cuban sounds as well. Music for Portuguese Guitars - Pedro Caldeira Cabral - 22.99 Two CDs of ancient music for the guitar feature one of the great Portuguese players of the instruments, in solo settings and with small chamber ensembles. Memorias da Guitarra Portuguesa features Pedro Caldeira Cabral on guitarra portuguese, Fernando Alvim on classical guitar and Duncan Fox on double bass. A Guitarra de Seculo XVIII features Caldeira on English guitar, Marcos Magalhaes on harpsichord, Kenneth Frazer on Baroque cello and Duncan Fox on Baroque violin. The Journey of Sounds - A viagem dos sons - (special order) 210.99 A stunning 12 CD collection of music from around the world, joined together by their common connections to Portugal. Mozambique, San Tome, Macau, Malaca, Sri Lanka, Goa, Cape Verde, Brazil and much more. Women's Voices of Portugal - V.A. - 11.99 PORTUGAL. Women's Voices of Portugal. Solo and Choral music for female voice Voices of Alentejo - Ensemble Vidigueira - 11.99 PORTUGAL. 'Voices of Alentejo'. Ensemble Vidigueira At Tambur - At Tambur - temp out of stock-17.99 This Portuguese band joins violin, drums, hurdy-gurdy, acoustic guitar, flutes, double bass, voice and accordion in a musical exploration of folk music both traditional and imagined. They draw heavily from other cultures, especially Arabic and North African, but always inject a genuine local flavor into their music. In a nation where the fado rules, this band is showing the world what else is possible in the context of Portuguese tradition. Addtional instrumentation includes Galician bagpipe, accordion, double bass, bodhrán, and vocals. Novas vos tragos - Various Portuguese Artists - temp out of stock-17.99 A remarkable modern concept-work that brings together some of Portugal's best musicians, including Amelia Muge, Brigada Victor Jara, Gaiteiros de Lisboa, Joao Afonso and Sergio Godhino. Dazkarieh - Dazkarieh - temp out of stock-16.99 Reissued in 2006: The first recording by this unique Portuguese ensemble merges Portuguese folk roots with modern sensibility, a touch of the middle-east and excellent musicianship in something far different than any of those individual parts. Segredos - Dona Rosa - temp out of stock-17.99 Accompanied by Enzo D´Aversa and Raul Abreu on accordion, guitar, bass, piano, and percussion, Dona Rosa presents a new kind of Portuguese performance. In contrast to her first CD Historias Da Rua there are only two solo pieces on Segredos, and she even speaks about her own memories and experiences. Besides fados Dona Rosa sings traditional Portuguese songs that have been significant to her. Historias da rua - Dona Rosa - temp out of stock-17.99 Traditional fado and folk songs of Portugal, sung in straightforward, folk style, accompanied by accordion, triangle, and on two tracks by the Bulgairan choir Angelite Dazkarieh (2004) - Dazkarieh - temp out of stock-16.99 The 2004 release by one of Portugal's most interesting roots ensembles carries the band's musical vision into the new century. It's a swirl of Portuguese tradition and global influences, deeply rooted, yet innovative, all acoustic and full of energy. Sol - Stockholm Lisboa Project - temp out of stock-17.99 Stockholm Lisboa Project's new CD is about bringing Portugal and Sweden's traditions together. From Portuguese fado to Swedish polskas, they journey through melancholy and high energy. The beautiful voice of Liana (Portuguese National Fado Award Winner twice) and the combination of Nordic mandola, Portuguese mandolin and violin makes this project an exclusive combination of strong personalities revealing an amazingly powerful mixture. The musicians: Liana (vocal), Luis Peixoto (Portuguese mandolin, bouzouki and vocal), Sérgio Crisóstomo (violin and vocal) and Simon Stålspets (Nordic mandola, harmonica and vocal) make a unique and unusual addition to the world of cultural fusion.