sempre que lisboa canta

Lisboa: Gisela João apresenta "Fado Virado ao Norte" no CCB - http://local.pt/lisboa-gisela-joao-apresenta-fado-virado-ao-norte-no-ccb/

Carminho (Fado)

FADO!Argentina Santos, Portugal

Carminho - Marcha de Alfama

Pedro Moutinho & Mayra Andrade - Alfama

AMÁLIA RODRIGUES - "ALFAMA"

Marta-Pereira-da-Costa playing portuguese guitar

A foto remonta aos anos trinta do século passado e mostra o famoso restaurante "Ferro de Engomar", situado na Estrada de Benfica e entretanto desaparecido. Maria Alice estreou-se nesta casa da qual foi depois proprietária. Por confirmar a identidade das fadistas que aparecem na foto. Foto: Arquivo Fotográfico da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa

Maria Severa, who lived in Lisbon in early 19th century was the first Fadista in Portugal to be acclaimed as a Fado performer. She is sometimes accredited with not just the popularity but also the origin of Fado music. She was a prostitute that sang fado and also played the Portugese Guitar. Severa has been uplifted to mythical proportions, and there are plays, musicals written about her life; including the first sound movie in Portugal in 1931. Severa died when she was only 26.

Maria Severa, the iconic fadista