Rπo Kyao e Yanan - Porto Interior
ARTIST........: Rπo Kyao e Yanan
TITLE.........: Porto Interior
LABEL.........: Fundaτπo Jorge ┴lvares
URL...........: http://www.rao-kyao.com
GENRE.........: Ambient / Instrumental / Folklore
QUALITY:......: 176 kbps avg/ 44100Hz / Joint Stereo
RIP DATE......: 2008-03-03
RELEASE DATE..: 2008-03-01
Tracklist:
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01. Ilha de Coloane 6:05
02. Ilha de Taipa 3:59
03. Macau 7:02
04. A Danτa da Minoria YI 2:06
05. Mordido Pela Saudade 2:06
06. Tema do Amor 3:50
07. Sabendo Quem ╔s 3:54
08. Primavera 2:42
09. └ Oliveira da Serra 2:49
10. Contamplaτπo da Natureza 1:56
11. Fado Menor 2:15
12. Celebraτπo da Paz 3:08
Total 41:52
Release Notes:
A long career, not only in Portugal but in several other countries, Lisbon born
Rπo Kyao has gained attention for his strong will of rediscovering Eastern
music. Playing saxophone and bamboo flute, he found inspiration in jazz and then
in indian, arabian and chinese music searching the lost link of traditional
portuguese music and the Orient.
The portuguese traditional popular city music is a strong reference of KyaoÆs
taste and background. Since the XIX century, fado shows an amalgamation of
influences, such as moorish and arabic. ThatÆs why 1983 is a referential year.
Rπo Kyao released ôFado Bailadoö that year, which was the first platinum given
to a portuguese record. With the help of Ant≤nio Chaφnho, master of portuguese
guitar, he covered some of the most important fado songs, plenty of them
popularised by diva Amßlia Rodrigues. The voice was then translated to a
saxophone.
By 1996 he returned to the purity of fado with ôViva o Fadoö, recorded live at
Amßlia Fado Club. At that time he used the flute but also a traditional fado
combo. Only an artist as Rπo Kyao, with his extreme sensibility, is able to
translate the real soul of fado and the saudade feeling which is extremely well
represented in this record. Since ôFado das Canasö till the well known
ôMariquinhasö, Rπo Kyao evokes the voices of Amßlia Rodrigues, Alfredo
Marceneiro, Hermφnia Silva and Lucφlia do Carmo. As in ½Fado Bailado╗ (1983),
once again Rπo Kyao took fado to a new dimension.
1999 - Recorded ôJunτπoö with the MacauÆs Chinese Orchestra and composed the
official anthom for the ceremony of transference of the territory of Macau to
China.
2001 When everyone started talking about a new generation of fado singers (Dulce
Pontes, Mφsia), the pioneer Rπo Kyao recorded once more his unique fado
approach. This time with the special collaboration of Pedro Ayres Magalhπes and
Teresa Salgueiro (Madredeus songwriter and singer), fado singer Deolinda
Bernardo and moorish musicians Gazi (violin) and Barmaki (percussion), all of
them protagonists of a new vision for the Lisbon song, this time at the light of
orient music.
2004 - A new album ,öPorto Altoö, has just been released! Rπo Kyao describes it
as follows: ½The jorney of a dream through the music of Portugal, country of the
Bread, Olive oil and the Wine╗. Gerardo N·±ez (the virtuoso New Flamenco, Guitar
player), Tito Paris (Great Cap Vert Guitar player) and Carlos Gonτalves
(Portuguese Guitar player) are some of the guest players in this record.
The official presentation was held at Rock in Rio Lisbon on May 28 (Roots Tent).
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