Leva-Me Aos Fados ( Take me to the Fado House ) is the new, fourth album from the most rewarding young singer of Portugal's emblematic genre. Ana Moura is intense, yet very elegant, refined; the same is true of her excellent accompanists.

The young fadista's admirers & champions include older fadistas, young & old fado connoisseurs & the general public. Mick Jagger & Prince ( who plans to record with her ) are also Ana Moura fans. Her take on fado ( 'fate' ) is pure, but not purist. Ana Moura avoids gimmickry, but treats fado as a living genre; she sings only words ( sometimes, new lyrics for old songs ) that ring true to her.

On most songs Ana Moura has just three accompanists: Custódio Castelo on the guitarra portuguesa ( which is not a guitar - more akin to a cittern or mandola, it is wire-strung, with double-courses ) Jorge Fernando on the guitar-proper and bassist Filipe Larsen.

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Good quality, recent, 'live' videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oPip6_9qL8

Ana Moura official site ( in Portuguese ):
http://www.anamoura.net

Her myspace includes content in English:
http://www.myspace.com/anamourafado