Members T.B. Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 I came across this video slide show in today's New York Times, checkout the Portuguese Mandolin. http://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2007/02/20/world/20070221_FADO_FEATURE.html Trina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 Very cool. More music needs to be played in kitchens while people are eating and drinking.The article is worth a read.There is no stage, no microphone, no spotlight, not even candles here. It is the kind of place that hangs a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 checkout the Portuguese Mandolin. It's actually a Portuguese guitar, 12-string! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 Anyone who isn't moved at all by Fado music would hardly deserve to be called human, IMO. *takes his Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted February 21, 2007 Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 Fado is Portugese blues, in the same spirit that flamenco is Spanish gypsy blues, and well-worth listening to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T.B. Posted February 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 It's actually a Portuguese guitar, 12-string! Wow! I didn't get a chance to read the article/paper until this evening. In Latin America the Portuguese 12 string guitar has Darwin-zed into 4, 8, 10 string Mandolins -- sometimes called the Bandola in Brazil -- varying in shapes and in scales. The African Banjo is another perfect example of how culture/people and geography transformed that instrument. I'm fascinated by this type of stuff. Trina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T.B. Posted February 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 21, 2007 Fado is Portuguese blues, in the same spirit that flamenco is Spanish gypsy blues, and well-worth listening to! I'm with Pascal, if Fado music can't move you, you're either comatose or brain dead. Brazilian folk music/musicians can be found singing/playing on You-tube. You can hear the Fado influences, as you can in the different styles of Brazilian music. Trina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 In Latin America the Portuguese 12 string guitar has Darwin-zed into 4, 8, 10 string Mandolins -- sometimes called the Bandola in Brazil -- varying in shapes and in scales. Haven't heard of the bandola, but I've heard tons of choro with the bandolim.Here's a random choro In the slower choro pieces, you can hear the fado influence. When the tempo kicks up, it's sounds really invigorating.For more choro, I really dig this compilation Cafe Brasil. And, by the way, choro also features the cavaquinho (ukulele) and the 7-string guitar--and you'll often hear a clarinet.Whoa, overload. When the weather gets warmer, I start playing much more Brazilian music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phlat Phive Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 I love fado (and Port ). I would really like to get my hands on a Portuguese guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phlat Phive Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 I really like Branco's "Ai Vida." A beautiful song, among my favourites. It doesn't feature a Portuguese guitar, but Jorge Fernando's spanish/classical/gut strung/whatever guitar makes up for it. In fact, the entire album that song was originally released on (Branco's 'Post Scriptum') is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phlat Phive Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 This is a song from Post Scriptum I think. It might be 'N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 I love fado (and Port ) I would really like to get my hands on a Portuguese guitar. It was a 1999 vintage. Nice... That's one of the problem with GAS: As if there weren't enough guitars to buy, GAS tends to rapidly extend to ouds, buzuqs, saz, portuguese guitars, etc... Oh, and for whoever may be interested, I'll add my voice to the choir of recommendations for Cristina Branco's "Post Scriptum". It is a lovely record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phlat Phive Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 Too true. I'd want all of those.A friend of mine has a saz, buzuki, oud and some other stuff (even a guitar ). Jamming at his place is a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tony Burns Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 Thank you so much for sharing that -I want to go their ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T.B. Posted February 22, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 Checkout Joao Batista site. I visited Batista guitar shop a couple of years ago in Sao Paulo Brazil, the Grenada Spain of guitar building. Check out the variations of the "Mandolin" and the Banjo. Batista had guitars in his shop with 14/17 strings!http://www.jbinstrumentos.com.br/index.php?option=content&task=view&id= Trina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phlat Phive Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 Checkout Joao Batista site. I visited Batista guitar shop a couple of years ago in Sao Paulo Brazil, the Grenada Spain of guitar building. Check out the variations of the "Mandolin" and the Banjo. Batista had guitar in his shop with 14/17 strings!http://www.jbinstrumentos.com.br/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=Trina I'd like to, but I think that this: Voc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T.B. Posted February 22, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 I'd like to, but I think that this: Voc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phlat Phive Posted February 22, 2007 Members Share Posted February 22, 2007 Thanks. No need to apologise I don't speak any Portuguese at all, but speaking tourist-level Spanish helps me make at least some sense of it when I try to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T.B. Posted February 23, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 Just checked out your You-tube videos, serious Flamenco chops. MollDur, I was very impressed with your work in progress "Tremolo Melody". I viewed some of your favorites and came upon Feliciano aka jsome1 playing the Portuguese guitar, 12-string! I'll check back to see how your song "Tremolo" is progressing. Cheers. Trina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phlat Phive Posted February 23, 2007 Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 Glad you liked it. That's a good motivation to finish the piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members srw Posted February 23, 2007 Members Share Posted February 23, 2007 Anyone who isn't moved at all by Fado music would hardly deserve to be called human, IMO.I've seen the Fado artists 'Marisa' a few times and I was blown away...BLOWN away... She is the most expressive singer i've ever seen. If she comes through your town you MUST go see her. You'll be blown away too. The guitar work of the supporting musicians are also worth checking out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scodiddly Posted February 24, 2007 Members Share Posted February 24, 2007 I did sound for Christina Branco a couple years ago - very cool! She had 3-4 guys playing those various Portugese guitars, and they're very interesting up close. Much different than the usual Spanish guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted February 24, 2007 Members Share Posted February 24, 2007 I did sound for Christina Branco a couple years ago - very cool! She had 3-4 guys playing those various Portugese guitars, and they're very interesting up close. Much different than the usual Spanish guitars.Whoa! Tell us more, if you please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scodiddly Posted February 24, 2007 Members Share Posted February 24, 2007 Um, what to say? It has been a couple years, after all. Well, the most interesting thing was the tuners on these guitars. More like the the Steinberger bass tuners, a straight screw with the string attached to a travelling nut. Much different than the usual worm-gear tuner we're all accustomed to. Fancy inlays, of course. The singer (Christina) was fairly young, the players were all older guys and really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted February 24, 2007 Members Share Posted February 24, 2007 Um, what to say? It has been a couple years, after all.Well, the most interesting thing was the tuners on these guitars. More like the the Steinberger bass tuners, a straight screw with the string attached to a travelling nut. Much different than the usual worm-gear tuner we're all accustomed to. Fancy inlays, of course. The singer (Christina) was fairly young, the players were all older guys and really good. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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