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Clube de Fado (
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Born in a working-class neighbourhood of Lisbon, the melancholic music of fado
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has been around for centuries. Despite its years, fado remains a living art, heard
in tiny restaurants and elegant music halls alike. A lone, powerful voice coupled with the
12-string Portuguese
guitarra
are all the tools needed to bring some listeners to tears, as
songs recall broken hearts, unfulfilled dreams and lost days of youth. In fado, raw emotion
often conveys more than mere lyrics can; even non- Portuguese speakers find themselves
moved by great fadistas.
