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| Trio Fado - Portuguese Fado | | |
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If you are looking for the musical expression of the Portuguese within ethnic music, you'll find the Fado: an urban and emotional music, rich in melancholy and longing. Trio Fado plays this music with big devotion, leading the audience to old Lisbon, which becomes experienceable through their songs. | |
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The musicians of Trio Fado connect Berlin in which they live, with Portugal, their common native country. With her yearning voice Maria Carvalho literally dives into the profound songs of the Fado. António de Brito cantillates the male version of the Fado with strong and smoky temperament. Daniel Pircher, an Austrian who went to school in Portugal, generates the absolutely essential sound of the Fado on his twelve string Guitarra Portuguesa, gently flattering around the voice. With his cello arrangements the "fourth trio member" Benjamin Walbrodt gives to the Fado evening a classical quality.
The Trio Fado interprets famous Fados of different epochs with their own arrangements. In their compositions and texts the group preserves the old form of the Fados and intensifies them by the influence of the musical experiences of the musicians. The variety of the instrumentation and the lyrical appeal of the lyrics enrich the earthy, original form of the Fados.
History
At first, Trio Fado was playing in Portuguese restaurants, but soon one could see them on Berlin's stages, such as House of the Cultures of the World, Werkstatt der Kulturen, Passionskirche and the Academy of Arts.
Radio Multikulti became aware of Trio Fado and their important contribution in spreading the Portuguese music in Germany. For several times, in live programs, the group and their music had been introduced to the listeners.
In 2002, António de Brito and Maria Carvalho won the 2nd and 3rd prices in a Fado competition in Germany.
In the same year RTP-Internacional (portuguese Television for Europe) recorded a concert of Trio Fado, which had been broadcasted in the European countries.
In 2005 the first CD of Trio Fado - "Com que voz" was released.
The first performance abroad was in Armenia were Trio Fado gave five concerts and live appearances on Yerevan's television and Radio.
In February 2006 Trio Fado was on Tour in 22 cities in Germany.
In 2006, in April Trio Fado was committed to play during an exposition in the National Gallery in Berlin. Later in June, Trio Fado went to Italy for a five days festival of World Music and played alongside international artists.
In October 2006 they were one of the finalists, chosen from 109 groups, at the World Music award "Creole" in Berlin.
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Trio Fado