Art of Amalia

Amalia Rodrigues is the unchallenged queen of fado--the Portuguese equivalent of flamenco or blues--and one of the greatest singers on record. Her voice is rich and sinuous, with the soulful intensity of a Billie Holiday or Edith Piaf, but a warmth and sense of phrasing all her own. This retrospective ranges from her first recordings in 1952 up to 1970 and gives a superb picture of her work. The instrumentation is simple guitar and Portuguese mandolin, perfectly framing her aching laments and flowing melodies, like a gentler version of flamenco or a continental cousin of Cesaria Evora's morna. The songs include folk and popular material, but the emphasis is on the deep, passionate fado, and it doesn't get any better than this. --Elijah Wald more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-09-2008; The sadness deep in one's heart; Fado is really special music I've ever listened to. It is sad but full of strength,shake the darkness and fragile deep in one's heart. Amalia is the earliest singer famous for singing Fado.This album collected all the traditional songs...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-23-2007; The voice that gets to you in a nice way; Mariza was my first intro to fado. Then I went to Portugal and all they talked about was Amalia. Still I thought I liked Mariza's voice better with that deeper and huskier and at times playful voice. But I had to pay my respect to Amalia...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-07-2007; A lovely overview of the preeminent fadista; While I'm no expert on Portuguese fado music, for the last few years I have been buying and listening to CDs from some of the most notable international performers. Many of them, especially Misia, draw inspiration from the late Amália...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-15-2006; amalia; What can I say about this magnificent fadista that hasn't already been said. As far as I'm concerned no one can ever even come close to this fantastic artist. She puts so much feelings into every song that I can not help but to get teary...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-09-2008; The sadness deep in one's heart; Fado is really special music I've ever listened to. It is sad but full of strength,shake the darkness and fragile deep in one's heart. Amalia is the earliest singer famous for singing Fado.This album collected all the traditional songs...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-09-2005; Poor quality sound; The sound quality of this CD is so poor that I can't bear to listen to it. There is a lot of distortion. If I try to listen to the CD using headphones, then the channel separation becomes a problem; I hear one guitar and the singer's...; read full review | report as inappropriate