Product Review

The album "Fados" presents the songs from Carlos Saura's new movie and offers the past, the present and the future of the great Portuguese music Fados, the album, features the songs of the new film by Carlos Saura, that just recently opened in Quebec, outlines the past, the present and the future of the great music of Portugal, and features Fado singers such as Carlos do Carmo, Camané or Mariza, along with performances by Caetano Veloso, Lila Downs, Chico Buarque and Miguel Poveda, among others. The soundtrack album is a journey through this typically Portuguese style, combined with the latest musical tendencies, and features all the current leading Fado singers including Carlos do Carmo, Mariza, Camané, Argentina Santos, Ricardo Ribeiro, Ana Sofia Varela, mixed in with the new generations that adopt reggae or hip-hop overtones; the recreations of the old Fado venues; great singers from other countries that have a close connection to the genre (such as Caetano Veloso, Lila Downs, Chico Buarque, Miguel Poveda...) the memory of mythical figures such as Maria Severa, Armandinho, Alfredo Marceneiro, Lucília do Carmo, the late, great Amália Rodrigues...