Porto: Live Portuguese Fado Experience with Port Wine
Four artists, male and female Fado singers and top musicians, open their hearts and invite you to get intimate with Fado in all its unique and different expressions. Immerse into the experience, with hand-picked personal testimonials in various languages, and see Fado up close and personal.
Experience first, traditional Fado, an intense style from Lisbon, where it all began. Then, enjoy the stylings of the unique Portuguese Guitar while tasting a Tawny Port. Listen and witness the Lisbon and Coimbra playing techniques.
Discover the Coimbra Fado, completely unique to the Portuguese people and sung live by a male singer, a former student at the Coimbra University, as tradition demands. Then, discover Amalia Rodrigues, the queen of Portuguese Fado. Watch how she transformed traditional Fado and brought unprecedented recognition.
Finally understand how Fado survives and thrives through the years, and how it is preserved, as you will see by the end of the show.
Visit: Fado na Baixa, Rua de Sao Joao 99A, Porto 4050-553 Portugal
All of our Fado - four live artists; heartfelt testimonials in your language; the Traditional Lisbon Fado, the exquisite Coimbra Fado, the Portuguese guitar, Amalia Rodrigues and the Fado today. The only truly complete and moving Fado concert in the country, not to miss if you are in Porto!
The show “Mine. Unique. Fado.” aims to let the audience get really intimate with Fado. You will watch selected recorded testimonials in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish, of figures tightly associated with this musical genre, which will help you to understand "what is Fado for the Portuguese".
The concert chapters:
Traditional Fado: the people's Fado of hoarse voices and careless language;
Mysteries and evolution of the Portuguese Guitar, the faithful companion of all Fado singers.
Coimbra Fado, unique, traditionally only sung by men, students of the Coimbra University.
Amália Rodrigues, the queen of Fado.
Fado today and to the fusion of Fado with new contexts, musical styles and audiences.
Informacion Adicional
"Wheelchair accessible"
"Stroller accessible"
"Service animals allowed"
"Near public transportation"
"Transportation is wheelchair accessible"
"Surfaces are wheelchair accessible"
"Most travelers can participate"
"Fado na Baixa is a "Clean&Safe" small auditorium properly licensed for live music, specifically Fado Music"
"The specific Clean&Safe seal for performance venues affirms customers of the venue's ability to abide by the sector-specific Portuguese legislation health requirements and recommendations."
"This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Duration: 1 Hour
Cancellations and refunds:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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