Typical fado scene |
Fado sings about life, deep feelings and the sadness of the experiences that the fadista - the person who sings the fado - lived. It's usually sang by only one person and played with two guitars : a portuguese (it has 12 strings) and a classic one. While it's being sang no one can speak. It's almost as a sacred moment, at least for the Portuguese people.
There are two types of fado : the Lisbon one and the Coimbra one. Both come from different cities. Coimbra has some differences that make it unique within the uniqueness of fado. It's rude to clap after a Coimbra's fado has been sang. If you want to express that you liked the fado, you cough. It's weird, we know !
Our most famous fadista was Amália Rodrigues, she no longer lives. Although her music will always persist as well as the her fado and the fado soul.
We have also some other portuguese famous songs that we love. We hope you all enjoy it :D
Cheers
Us!