The Portuguese most traditional music genre - the Fado - was added today to UNESCO’s list of World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. These intangible heritages includes traditions and skills passed within cultures.
As said a few weeks ago by me on a post:
Fado is a music genre traditional and original from Portugal. In this type of music the Portuguese guitar is very used and the songs and lyrics are fatalistic. Amália Rodrigues, Carlos do Carmo, Mariza, Mafalda Arnauth, and Cristina Branco are amongst the most famous individuals associated with this genre.
Fado songs are usually performed by a solo singer accompanied by an acoustic guitar and the Portuguese guitar (a twelve wire string guitar).
The request was submitted on July 2010 and it was an initiative of Portuguese Parliament.
The committee that took this decision was chaired by the Ambassador of Indonesia to UNESCO, Aman Wirakartakusumah, and consisted of 24 countries, including Spain, Kenya, Japan and Venezuela.
Mariza, one of the most known comtemporary Fado singers, and the ambassador of Fado’s UNESCO candidacy said that should Fado be honored “perhaps we Portuguese may take greater pride in who we are, especially in the so very grey times we currently live in.” - it's actually true. Because I feel that everyone is now proud of something that is ours. Maybe we are not that bad we just need to focus on what we are good at.
Recently, the Fado Museum was created in Lisbon to preserve Fado’s heritage.
More than a different type of music it's a portuguese symbol and part of our identity.
I'm now going to show several Fados from our most known "Fadistas" (those who play Fado):
Amália Rodrigues - Gaivota
Mariza - Chuva
Carlos do Carmo - Lisboa, menina e moça
And to end, what we call "Fado de Coimbra" a type of Fado original from Coimbra (the city of the students).
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