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The Oregon Symphony In April: Old Favorites Share The Spotlight With New Discoveries
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AmericanTowns.com, The Oregon Symphony In April: Old Favorites Share The Spotlight With New Discoveries >>
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She may not yet be a household name in the United States, but Mariza who was born in Mozambique and raised in Portugal – is a world music phenomenon, having gone in a few short years from singing in a Lisbon bar to selling out major concert halls from Moscow and London to New York and Sydney.
The Washington Post says of her: “Mariza’s superb contralto voice and fearless sense of drama are reviving and reinventing the traditional fado style, and the results ... are nothing short of spectacular.”
In addition to the Oregon Symphony, Mariza is accompanied by her small ensemble of Portuguese musicians and Portuguese guitar.
Fado, the mournful, soulful folk music of Portugal, may be the Portuguese counterpart to American blues. But don’t think of it as simply sad music. “It’s realistic rather than sad, and it takes you deep into the soul of a human being,” Mariza says. “In fado we sing about many things, God, love, death and sadness – but happiness, too.” 03/10/09 >> go there
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