Carlos Do Carmo - Fado Maestro
ARTIST........: Carlos Do Carmo
TITLE.........: Fado Maestro
LABEL.........: Universal
URL...........: http://www.carlosdocarmo.com/
GENRE.........: Ethnic
QUALITY:......: 173 kbps avg/ 44100Hz / Joint Stereo
RIP DATE......: 2008-11-22
RELEASE DATE..: 2008-11-17
Tracklist:
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01. Gaivota 4:02
02. Por Morrer Uma Andorinha 2:57
03. Canoas Do Tejo 3:33
04. Bairro Alto 2:47
05. Lisboa, Menina E Moτa 3:08
06. Um Homem Na Cidade 3:53
07. Os Putos 3:26
08. O Madrugar De Um Sonho 3:56
09. Duas Lßgrimas De Orvalho 2:16
10. Nπo ╔s Tu 4:13
11. Fado PenΘlope 4:06
12. Sonata De Outono 2:55
13. Nasceu Assim, Cresceu Assim 1:59
14. Teu Nome Lisboa 6:59
15. Palavras Minhas 5:25
16. Pontas Soltas 3:26
17. Fado Da Saudade 4:11
Total 63:12
Release Notes:
Carlos do Carmo, born 1939, is a Portuguese fado singer, one of the finest in
the "Lisbon Song".
His most famous songs are Lßgrimas De Orvalho, Lisboa Menina E Moτa and Canoas
do Tejo. He sang many songs written by songwriters like Ary dos Santos. He
helped to open Lisbon fado to other musical influences, like jazz and French
music.
The son of fado (Portuguese folk songs) singer and fado house owner, Lucilia Do
Carmo, Carlos Do Carmo (born Carlos Manuel de Ascencao Almeida in Mouraria,
Lisbon, in 1939) has established his own reputation as a passionate singer of
Portuguese folk songs, as well as one of the most distinctive voices in the
world. Unfortunately obscured by the international fame of Amalia Rodrigues, he
remained a national , rather than international, star. He first left Lisbon in
his youth, to study hotel management in Switzerland but, with the death of his
father in 1962, Do Carmo soon joined his mother to help her run their fado
house, the Faia. Encouraged by his friends' response to his singing, Do Carmo
soon began to perform at the fado house. While fado remains at the core of his
music, Do Carmo has used Frank Sinatra-style and French-style pop balladry and
Brazilian bossa nova to give his music its distinct flavor. His uniqueness,
apart from the special timbre of his voice, is in his ability to bring composers
from other styles such as jazz. This is mainly seen in his success "Um Homem na
Cidade", which although now known as a fado classic, has an obvious jazz chord
progression. His main successes came in the 70s, as he was one of the most
prominent singers commemorating freedom during the Lisbon uprising of 1974,
along with Fernando Tordo and Paulo de Carvalho amongst others. In the 80s, his
remarkable "Um Homem no Pais" was the first CD ever recorded in Portugal. He has
worked closely and nurtured the development of other fado singers such as Mariza
and Camane. Carlos is currently working towards making Fado part of UNESCO's
world heritage cultural patrimony via countless concerts and the recording for
Carlos Saura's film on fado, which premiered on the 6th of September in Toronto
International Film Festival. Performances in the Albert Hall, Olympia, Carnegie
Hall, and Salle Pleyel are just part of his vast gig curriculum. His great
classics include "Bairro Alto", "Gaivota", "Canoas Do Tejo", "Os Putos", and
"Estrela Da Tarde".
Fado Eterno is his first official Best Of, compiled to celebrate 45 years of
career. It includes "Fado da Saudade", which won the Goya Prize for Best Song,
as it was the main theme for "Fados", directed by Carlos Saura.