Fado

E481345

Fado is a traditional Portuguese music genre known for its melancholic melodies and expressive, soulful vocals often accompanied by classical and Portuguese guitars.

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Label Occurrences
Fado canonical 2
“Fado” 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese cultural heritage
music genre
accompaniment string instruments
associatedCity Coimbra NERFINISHED
Lisbon NERFINISHED
associatedConcept saudade
associatedSocialClassHistorically urban working class
audienceInteraction often performed in silence and attention
countryOfOrigin Portugal NERFINISHED
culturalOrigin Coimbra NERFINISHED
Lisbon NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance symbol of Portuguese identity
hasSubgenre Coimbra fado NERFINISHED
Lisbon fado NERFINISHED
historicalPeriodOfEmergence early 19th century
language Portuguese
meter simple duple and triple meters
notableInstrument Portuguese guitar NERFINISHED
performanceContext intimate venues
live performance
performancePractice improvisation within traditional structures
recognizedBy UNESCO
relatedGenre world music
stylisticOrigin Portuguese folk music
urban popular music
typicalEmotion longing
melancholy
nostalgia
saudade
typicalInstrumentation Portuguese guitar
bass guitar
classical guitar
viola (Spanish-style guitar)
typicalPerformanceForm solo vocal
typicalSetting fado house (casa de fado)
typicalTexture homophonic
typicalTheme fate
loss
love
poverty
the sea
urban life
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2011
UNESCOStatus Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity NERFINISHED
vocalLanguage European Portuguese
vocalStyle expressive
soulful

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Heróis do Mar notableWork Fado
this entity surface form: “Fado”