While I can appreciate the vocal side of Fado, the instrumental side of things was far more interesting to me. I ended up in some Fado restaurant in Alfama on Saturday night and they had this old duck singing for her supper. I have to admit she was very entertaining, really a lot of fun, and I had a chat with her afterwards and she came across as one of those ladies that is larger than life, a total scream. A pure prima donna. When I get to the 'Grab a Granny' stage (not too far off now) I will revisit Lisbon. But the guys doing the instrumental stuff around the corner were exceptional. Regardless, I had a bloody good time and I found the Portuguese people more accommodating than most in my travels so far. Incidentally, met a lot of Portuguese people who had lived in SA at one point or another. Bought a couple of art prints from a lady who had spent most of her life in Brakpan of all places. Go figure......
(19-09-2017, 19:20)Ruby Wrote: Don't remember how I first got to listen to Amália Rodrigues, but suffice to say, that was enough - she was a fantastic singer. The word to describe that indescribable longing is 'saudade' -And to think, I have spent thousands of dollars on therapy over the years and all that was really required was a woman with a large collection of G-strings..........
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