Fado Tradicional

album by Mariza

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Fado Tradicional is an album by Portuguese singer Mariza, released in 2010. The album marks a return to the traditional fado sound after Mariza's previous explorations with orchestral arrangements and influences from other genres like jazz and flamenco.1

Fado itself is a Portuguese musical genre renowned for its expressive and melancholic character. Traditionally performed with acoustic guitar accompaniment, it combines a narrative vocal style with themes often touching on the harsh realities of life, yearning, and fate. Mariza has been instrumental in popularizing fado globally, bringing this traditional Portuguese music to a wider audience.21

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…returned to her roots for Fado Tradicional (2010). The more expansive and more personal Mundo (2015) was widely praised, and she continued her fusion of other styles with fado in her equally well-received self-titled 2018 release. On Mariza canta Amália (2020) Mariza covered the songs of Rodrigues.
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…returned to her roots for Fado Tradicional (2010). The more expansive and more personal Mundo (2015) was widely praised, and she continued her fusion of other styles with fado in her equally well-received self-titled 2018 release. On Mariza canta Amália (2020) Mariza covered the songs of Rodrigues.
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