There will be a great gathering of people from the Portuguese diaspora! Mariza will be coming to perform in Lowell in April. (info below)
https://lowellauditorium.com/calendar/2019/4/20/mariza
She's sold over a million records, born in Mozambique. There is a distinctive sound of Fado, starting with Amalia Rodrigues-who is like the Portuguese Edith Piaf, or vice versa.
Here's the traditional version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARS7Zi-Zpkw
Here's one of my favorite of Mariza's songs: Locura
https://youtu.be/BiU0fkwrviM
There is a particular sound of saudade that echoes in both. And it's a language that goes deeper than translation. No matter what the songs are actually about, it breaks my heart.
https://lowellauditorium.com/calendar/2019/4/20/mariza
She's sold over a million records, born in Mozambique. There is a distinctive sound of Fado, starting with Amalia Rodrigues-who is like the Portuguese Edith Piaf, or vice versa.
Here's the traditional version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARS7Zi-Zpkw
Here's one of my favorite of Mariza's songs: Locura
https://youtu.be/BiU0fkwrviM
There is a particular sound of saudade that echoes in both. And it's a language that goes deeper than translation. No matter what the songs are actually about, it breaks my heart.
