Summary
THE Portuguese are not a nation normally associated with sporadic outpourings of joy. Singing in the street is not unknown - but the singing is in the style of fado, the melancholic and nostalgic folk music that Portugal has made its own.
Literally meaning "fate", fado emerged from Lisbon's docks in the 19th-century as the city's sailors lamented their lost loves and dashed expectations.See the full content of this document
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After Fado Hosts Aim to Dance to Different Tune
Since then, the mournful roots music has addressed other painful moments in Portuguese history, from the lengthy military dictatorship of Antonio de Oliveira Salazar to the costly wars ...
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