Music from Portugal Sol - Stockholm Lisboa Project - 18.99 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. Diagonal - Stockholm Lisboa Project - 18.99 The artists say: In this project, we explore our cultures and traditions Then travelling diagonally through Europe. Portugal in the southwest and Sweden in the northeast of Europe are 4.000 kilometers apart from each other geographically, but in music sometimes very close. We have to listen carefully to the inner voice of each song that we play. What does the song tell us? How does the song want to be performed? Sometimes it says "play me in a fado style". Other times it says "I need Nordic clothes". A few times it says "I was born in Portugal and have a cousin in Sweden". We call it "fado, polska and beyond". But that is to simplify this project, because the music doesn't let itself be defined in words, just in music! - The ensemble is Liana on lead vocals, Filip Jers on diatonic, chromatic and bass harmonica, Sérgio Crisóstomo on violin and Simon Stålspets on Nordic mandola, diatonic accordion. Listen Ao Vivo em Macau (Live in Macau) - Conjunto Joao Domingos - 11.99 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. Amarte - Manuel d'Oliveira and Mediterraneo - 9.99 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). Outra Vida - Joao Afonso - 11.99 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. Pulsar - Dancas Ocultas - 14.99 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 A Flor de Pele - Joana Amendoeira - 18.99 One of the "New Generation" of Fado singers, she offers a new attitude, without disregarding tradition. Born in 1982, she is one of the youngest fadista from Portugal performing today. She has been performing non-stop around Portugal and the world. With musical direction by Custódio Castelo, À Flor da Pele is imbued with an intensity that belies her youth. The album is of a Fado group, and not just a Fado singer with her accompanying musicians. Artists in the band include guitarists Pedro Amendoeira and Pedro Pinhal and Paulo Paz on bass. Era uma vez um Jardim - Maria Teresa - 18.99 Maria Teresa is an outstanding Fado singer with multiple facets and influences to her talent. Born in France to Portuguese parents, she sings the popular tradition of the country of her origins as well as that of Brazil. Teresa's sensual voice brings out the purity and emotion of this powerful musical genre, which she learned from her mother. Featured artists include Tarcisio Gondim, Renaud Gillet and Toninho Do Carmo on guitars, Francis Varis on accordion and Salvador Douezy and Zé Luis Nascimento on percussion. Historias da rua - Dona Rosa - 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 Segredos - Dona Rosa - 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. Voices of Alentejo - Ensemble Vidigueira - 16.99 Rich traditional vocal music from Portugal, by an all male choir from this barren region between Lisbon and the Algarve coast. Deep polyphonic choir music that has much in common with the now more familiar southern Italian groups. Listen Travessa da Espera - Danzas Ocultas - temp out of stock-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). 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. 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.