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First-time listeners to this Portuguese chanteuse may become so instantly infatuated with her beautiful, expressive voice and the plucky native guitar of Custódio Castelo that they may not truly care about the fado music traditions the two are carrying on via this enchanting collection. One could simply enjoy the impressionistic English translations of these Portuguese songs, punctuated sweetly and appropriately by an English-language rendering of Joni Mitchell's unabashedly romantic "A Case of You." But for those who want to understand the essence of Branco's artistry, it's interesting to note that her mission is to take fado out of its traditional mode of suffering, melancholy, and impotence and breathe new life into the genre with more hopeful interpretations. Composer and guitarist Castelo helps her realize her vision by artfully combining classics and originals to fit the beautiful tonality of her voice. His melodies tap the memory of the fado but transcend the fatalistic and head boldly into more lighthearted territory. Beyond such definitions, it's simply beautiful to listen to.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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Moraes Moreira, ComposerLyricist - João de Barro, ComposerLyricist - Cristina Branco, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
ARIEL RAMIREZ, ComposerLyricist - Custodio Castelo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Cesar Luna, ComposerLyricist - Cristina Branco, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Fernando Maia, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
Alexandre Silva, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Custodio Castelo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cristina Branco, MainArtist - José Luís Gordo, Author - Ricardo Dias, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Fernando Maia, Interjections, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
Cristina Branco, MainArtist - José Afonso, ComposerLyricist - Ricardo Dias, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
Joni Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - Custodio Castelo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Cristina Branco, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
Alexandre Silva, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Custodio Castelo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Vitorino, Author - Cristina Branco, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Composer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Fernando Maia, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
Alexandre Silva, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Custodio Castelo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cristina Branco, MainArtist - Luiz De Camões, ComposerLyricist - Fernando Maia, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
Alexandre Silva, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Custodio Castelo, Composer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Cristina Branco, MainArtist - Fernando Maia, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel Carvalinho, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Xavier Ermelinda, Author
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
Alexandre Silva, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Eluard, Author - Custodio Castelo, Composer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Cristina Branco, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Fernando Maia, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
Alexandre Silva, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Custodio Castelo, Composer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Vasco Graça Moura, Author - Cristina Branco, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Fernando Maia, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
Custodio Castelo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Cristina Branco, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Fausto, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
Alexandre Silva, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - David Mourao-Ferreira, Author - Custodio Castelo, Composer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Cristina Branco, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Fernando Maia, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
Alexandre Silva, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Custodio Castelo, Composer, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Cristina Branco, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Julio Pomar, Author - Fernando Maia, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
Custodio Castelo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Cristina Branco, MainArtist - Ricardo Dias, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Alain Bertrand Robert Oulman, Composer - Alexandre Manuel Vahia De Castro O'Neill, Author
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
Alexandre Silva, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Custodio Castelo, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cristina Branco, MainArtist - Fernando Maia, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Decca Records France
Album review
First-time listeners to this Portuguese chanteuse may become so instantly infatuated with her beautiful, expressive voice and the plucky native guitar of Custódio Castelo that they may not truly care about the fado music traditions the two are carrying on via this enchanting collection. One could simply enjoy the impressionistic English translations of these Portuguese songs, punctuated sweetly and appropriately by an English-language rendering of Joni Mitchell's unabashedly romantic "A Case of You." But for those who want to understand the essence of Branco's artistry, it's interesting to note that her mission is to take fado out of its traditional mode of suffering, melancholy, and impotence and breathe new life into the genre with more hopeful interpretations. Composer and guitarist Castelo helps her realize her vision by artfully combining classics and originals to fit the beautiful tonality of her voice. His melodies tap the memory of the fado but transcend the fatalistic and head boldly into more lighthearted territory. Beyond such definitions, it's simply beautiful to listen to.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:15
- Main artists: Cristina Branco
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France
- Genre: World
© 2005 Decca Records France ℗ 2005 Decca Records France
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