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For the first time Florbela Espanca’s poetry in book and disc.

To interpret 18 poems by the poet, the editor Samuel Lopes chose 18 female voices from fado.

The recurring theme in Fado coincides with some of the themes that most touched Florbela Espanca: love, destiny, the condition of ‘being Portuguese’, the feminine, intimacy ”

Simone de Oliveira, Mísia, Joana Melo, Ana Lains, Kátia Guerreiro, Sandra Correia and Joana Amendoeira are some of the voices that interpret Florbela Espanca’s verses.

Fadista Carla Pires, in the image, a guest artist usually invited to Macega Winery, is one of the voices that immortalized the poetry that marked the tragic existence of this singular poet.

On November 11, discreetly, just as she sang, left the fado singer Teresa Tarouca.

She also had the merit of being the first fado singer to interpret Fernando Pessoa’s poems.

In her musical choices, Teresa Tarouca expressed special appreciation for Alfredo Marceneiro, João Ferreira-Rosa, Pedro Homem de Mello and, from the most recent authors, Tiago Torres da Silva.

She was also known for the sensitive melancholy with which she interpreted the darkest themes.

Begins to be tradition, was held at Clube de Fado, Bairro de Alfama, the 5th edition of Fado Night Lux / SEAT. The guests celebrate São Martinho among friends, which is an opportunity to get along well in one of the most prominent fado houses in Lisbon.

There were many guests, Helena Isabel, Elsa Matias, Maria Jose Galvao de Sousa, Ana Caceres Monteiro, Manuela Couto, Sofia Garden, among the many who filled the house.

On December 20th, Coliseu dos Recreios, Camané and Mário Laginha present the album “Here is quiet”, which includes five unpublished themes. Once again, the aristocratic aspect of fado is recovered, when interpreted in the halls of the 19th century.

The singer goes back to singing Marceneiro’s repertoire, recorded poems from the epic Luís Vaz de Camões and several famous poets, David Mourão-Ferreira, Alain Oulman, Manuela de Freitas, Maria do Rosario Pedreira, Fernando Pessoa, among others.

Mário Laginha’s piano arrangements, without any intention of replacing traditional guitars, coat and enhance the beauty of the chosen poems.

The year 2019 will be marked by the significant presence of Fado & Food Group at one of the most notorious international fairs, the World Travel Market in London, 40th edition.

For the first time since the Fado & Food Group was created in 2012, the size reached, currently with 4 fado houses in the historic districts of Lisbon, has justified its own stand.

This significant step has been entirely justified, others follow.