Portuguese Fado available on Narada

            Portuguese Fado became my new favorite music after I heard Mariza live at Alverno College on Oct. 16 and listened to Cristina Branco’s mind-bending sexy “Sensus” CD.

            After a preview story on Fado and Mariza ran Oct. 7, Mario Martin of Milwaukee’s own Narada Records called to say that his company has two Fado CDs in its catalogue.  “Fado – Exquisite Passion – is a compilation album featuring Branco, Mariza, Mafalda Arrauth and three historical cuts by their patron saint, the late, great Amalia Rodrigues.  “Encantamento” is Arnauth’s solo album.

            All four of these singers are fabulous in different ways.  Hear for yourself at www.narada.com/images/AlbumPage/fado/fado_page.htm and www.narada.com/images/AlbumPage/Encantamento/encanc\tamento_page.htm.

—Tom Strini