FADO (Fate)

[PCP]

Today the song of my hometown was selected to be part of the "Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity".

You don't know what is that? Neither did I before I heard in the news that "Fado" is now part of it.

It turns out that is a list of cultural representative immaterial cultural benchmarks on its most diverse varieties and from the most diverse earth cultures.

After I found out I had a good time having a look at the ones that were a already selected. Look at the movies, lots of interesting stuff:

UNESCO Culture Sector - Intangible Heritage - 2003 Convention :

Regarding the Fado, let me share that with you, that's a kind of Portuguese Blues, or maybe the Blues are a kind of American Fado, since the Fado is older

The one that was the biggest Portuguese diva, a legend, Amália Rodrigues singing "Canção do Mar" (Sea Song):





A very popular Fadista, Carlos do Carmo singing "Canoas do Tejo" (My first boat was a 80 year's old Canoa do Tejo):




And for last Mariza, one of the best from the new generation singing "Barco Negro" (black boat):





Songs about sea and and boats are one of the most popular "Fado" thematic, after all sea and boats play an important part on Lisboa story.

[killarney_sailor]

From my limited exposure to Fado music it should be on the list. As the world becomes more interconnected we run the risk of a homogenization of music and media.

[PCP]

Thanks, I love Fado but I am also a big fan of cultural diversity and I like a lot of different musical expressions. What would be the world without diversity? a Boring place

Regards

Paulo

If some of the moderators look at this, please alter the name of the thread. I screw up. "Fado" means not Faith but Fate: It should be FADO (Fate)

[tdw]

Sorted for you Paulo.

I cannot remember whether I first heard Fado through recommendation on SailNet or whether it was when I visited Lisbon a few years back. Hauntingly beautiful.