Fado intangible performing art, from Portugal
Fado intangible performing art, Portugal
Wondering around the streets and blocks of Portugal, in exquisite cafés, you probably will meet those performers, with Portuguese guitars and their beautiful voices, they are creating a view of recreated life and releasing people’s souls.
People coming and gather in this place especially for fado
Fado is a style of intangible performing arts dated back to 1820s when it was first invented, it focused on the hoping for working-class people to express their needs, and it is mostly done by female singers in the streets of Lisbon. One of this period’s attributes is Maria Severa (Gorlinski,2024).
Painting of Maria Severa
The second style of fado was started from 1870s to 1890s in the northern city of Portugal and was combined of many different types of music performing styles from the university students. This time, the main leaders turned from female to male. They appeared more frequently in those places full of cultural senses since this style was born from the literary tradition of Coimbra. The fado queen Amália Rodrigues appeared in 1930s pushing the Lisbon style to a mixture of Mexican and Spanish rhymes.
Photo of Amália Rodrigues
In a word, although these two styles have different backgrounds, they all evoke a feeling called “saudade” in Portuguese, meaning deep memories and painfulness of the past. However, things are going forwards.
Nowadays, more musical instruments have been introduced to this traditional music performing arts. For example, a performance took place in Macao Cultural Center called Mediterraneo in 2024 combined traditional musical instruments in Baroque to modern ones like bass cello, also with creative dancers’ improvised performances which fits the keynote of Fado.
Photo of the contemporary performance “Mediterraneo”
Fado was listed as intangible cultural heritage of Lisbon, Portugal in 2011.
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ReplyDeleteHello guys, Here’s my critical feedback outline on ur blog post on Fado:
ReplyDelete1. Engaging Introduction: The opening effectively draws me in by painting a vivid picture of the Fado atmosphere in Portugal. The mention of performers and their guitars creates a strong visual and emotional appeal for me so that’s good.
2. Ur Historical Context: The post provides valuable historical insights into the origins and evolution of Fado, highlighting its significance as a cultural expression of the working class.
3. Cultural Significance: The explanation of "saudade" interesting for me personally connecting the emotional resonance of Fado to Portuguese culture.
4. Mentioning contemporary performances, like the one in Macao, shows how Fado is evolving, which is relevant and interesting for me.
Few critical things to take care of:
1. Ur Clarity and Structure: The post could benefit from clearer organization. Consider using headings or paragraphs to separate different sections (e.g., history, cultural significance, especially modern interpretations), which would enhance readability.
2. Grammar and Syntax: There are a number grammatical errors and awkward phrases like what Gai noticed too. For example I found like things like
o "People coming and gather in this place especially for fado" could be rephrased for clarity.
o The phrase "the hoping for working-class people" is unclear and could be revised to improve understanding.
3. Citations: The reference to "Gorlinski, 2024" needs proper formatting (e.g., footnote or bibliography) for academic credibility. Ensure all sources are correctly cited too ok
4. Visual Elements r good to me no problem
5. Further Exploration: Consider expanding on the influence of Fado on other music genres or its global reach. This could provide a broader context for readers like me who is unfamiliar with ur heritage product let us also know that this is intangible product and how would u market it.