Thursday, December 7, 2017

Carminho - Alma

Styles: Vocal, Fado
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:36
Size: 154,7 MB
Art: Front

(3:43)  1. Lágrimas Do Céu
(2:03)  2. Malva-Rosa
(3:47)  3. As Pedras Da Minha Rua
(3:40)  4. Bom Dia, Amor (Carta De Maria Jose)
(3:03)  5. Folha
(3:19)  6. Meu Namorado
(2:06)  7. Fado Das Queixas
(3:51)  8. Fado Adeus
(3:22)  9. Cabeca De Vento
(2:34) 10. Impressao Digital
(2:55) 11. Talvez
(2:41) 12. A Beira Do Cais
(3:55) 13. Ruas
(3:37) 14. Saudades Do Brasil Em Portugal
(3:54) 15. Disse-Te Adeus

Carminho has been hailed as arguably the finest fado singer from her generation, a promise she seeks to confirm with her second album, Alma. Once again working with producer Diogo Clemente and the same A-list musicians featured on her acclaimed 2009 debut, Carminho lends her exquisite voice to an immaculate repertoire that includes both fado standards and new compositions, some even penned by the singer herself. Alma is also poised to become a success in the world music circuit, particularly in Spain, where Carminho's popularity grew following her 2011 duet with Spanish romantic pop singer Pablo Alborán, which reached the top of the charts. ~ Mariano Prunes https://www.allmusic.com/album/alma-mw0002336471                

Alma

7 comments:

  1. Beleza! No kidding. And right in the well-trodden path of still apparently inexhaustible fado traditionalism. I.e., no maddening rock fusion input, no updated lyrics reflecting all the social changes of the past 50 years, no electronic amplification. Just the real thing -- of yesteryear. (Não deixa o samba morrer! E o fado ... também não!) Wish the person playing the Portuguese guitar were identified on the contracapa, because the guitar is gorgeous, too -- so will have to look this Caminho (and her accompanist) up on the Internet. "Alma" is her second album? I shall now have to click on your Caminho "label" and see if you've already blogged her first album and I somehow missed it. Caminho, on the present album, sings Vinícius's great "Saudades do Brasil em Portugal". Saudades de Portugal aqui no Brasil ... as well. It's a two-way street. Beijos,

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  2. Personnel:
    Acoustic Bass – Diogo Clemente (tracks: 4, 15), Marino De Freitas (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7 to 10, 12, 13)
    Cello – Daniela Gonçalves
    Contrabass – Mário Franco (tracks: 6, 11, 14)
    Percussion – Quiné
    Piano – Ruben Alves
    Portuguese Guitar – Bernardo Couto (tracks: 3, 5, 7 to 9, 13), José Manuel Neto (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 12), Luís Guerreiro (tracks: 15), Mário Pacheco* (tracks: 11), Ângelo Freire (tracks: 4, 10, 15)
    Viola – Cecile Pays
    Viola [Viola De Fado], Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Diogo Clemente
    Violin – António Figueiredo, Katarina Majewska

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  3. Wow! Thanks! Much appreciated.

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