{"product_id":"maria-marques-portugal-portuguese-fados-and-folk-songs","title":"Maria Marques: Portugal: Portuguese Fados and Folk Songs - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003ePortugal: Portuguese Fados and Folk Songs\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eMaria Marques\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eMonitor Records\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e731807134024\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eInternational\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2012-05-30\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Most closely associated with cantinas in Lisbon and cafes in Coimbra, the fado is a popular Portuguese ballad form typifying the Portuguese spirit of saudade. More than mere longing, \"saudade has a deeper meaning that permeates the whole Portuguese attitude toward the past... a kind of wistful nostalgia... but love-usually a lost love-is always the underlying theme.\" the studio recordings in this collection feature some of Portugal's most prominent fado performers of the time, singing stories of unrequited love, national pride, destiny, and homesickness. At times humorous, at other times solemn, the collection presents the breadth and depth of the fado's many forms. Lyrics in Portuguese and English are included in the liner notes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Suadade Vai-Te Embora (Saudade Go Away) \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Rosinha Dos Lim?Es (Little Rose of the Lemons) \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Tristezas (Sadness) \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Igreja de Santa Cruz (Church of Santa Cruz) \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Lisboa, Da Beira Mar (Lisbon By the River Bank) \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Fado de Vila Franca (Fado of Vila Franca) \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Destino (Destiny) \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Sempre Que Lisboa Canta (Whenever Lisbon Sings) \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Lisboa N?O Sejas Francesa (Lisbon, Don't Be French) \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Mentiras de Amor (Love's Lies) \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Fado Faia (The Fadista's Fado) \u003cbr\u003e1.12 Meu Alentejo (My Alentejo) \u003cbr\u003e1.13 Desgarrada (The Singing Contest)\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maria Marques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32779110875207,"sku":"16951907","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/1506661.jpg?v=1747363010","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/maria-marques-portugal-portuguese-fados-and-folk-songs","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}