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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fado
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fado
From Wikipedia, the history of this Portuguse folk music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics.
Fado - The People's Soul
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http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~fado/
The origins of Fado, with photographs, sound samples, and essays on the Portuguese guitar. [bilingual]
Alberto Mendes, Manuel Lemos, and Mr. Franks performing Portuguese songs and music from the Azores, 1939
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afccchtml/0009.html
A collection of recordings of Portuguese songs and music made in 1939 by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Richmond, California; includes descriptive notes and audio samples.
The History of Fado
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http://www.lisbon-guide.info/about/fado
A history and description of a music which has become a world wide symbol of Portugal.
Fado Music
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http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/staticpages/index.php/fado
World Music Central - article describing the characteristics of Fado.
Coimbra Fado
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fado_de_Coimbra
Wikipedia article describes the style of Fado which developed in the university town of Coimbra.
Chasing the Fado
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http://bolingo.org/audio/texts/fr105fado.html
An article by an enthusiast for "those Portuguese Blues"; includes discography and resource lists.
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