Tuesday, July 17, 2018
The Rough Guide to World Music: Portugal
By Isabel de Lucena , Andrew Cronshaw
Portugal is best known as the home of fado, the passionate and elegant music of Lisbon and Coimbra
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Amália Rodrigues (Augusto Cabrita)
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