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Suffering, melancholy and impotence in the face of fate are the tragic emotions that people expect when listening to traditional fado music. The long tradition of the fado has brought forth several fixed formulas to express these feelings. Their faithful repetition does, however, wear down this wealth of expression and flatten emotions, eclipsing the singers' lyrics.
Cristina Branco has chosen a different path. She has not sought a naive break with tradition but, in preserving the best of it (just listen to some of the classics she sings), she uses her authentic interpretation to breathe new life into the fado tradition. With her beautiful voice and sensitive rendition, she aims to merge the lyrics with the fado music, to make someone experiencing them hear them as inseparable. READ MORE…
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