Fados...a compilation of the traditional Portuguese Fado music sung by international singing stars
I was able to view Fados at its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The only thing truly impressive was the presence of Carlos do Carmo - Portugal's king of Fado music. The film itself spends too much time showing us the offspring of traditional Fado - the "Fado Hip-Hop", "Fado Flamenco" and so on. Compiling as many or more non-Portuguese singers as it did local talent. The few minutes spent in a homage to the one person that will always be the soul of Fado - Amalia Rodrigues, was wasted in a short video of Amalia practicing a new song. Carlos do Carmo cannot sing anything that is not impressing and beautiful and Mariza, Portugal's most popular Fado singer of modern times, also comes through with two delightful songs. Where are Tony de Matos, Herminia da Silva and all the other singers that made Fado popular around the world? Too much time was spent showing us artsy shots of modern dance choreographed to the music that was supposed to be the focus of the film. No narration was included to allow the viewer that is not a connoisseur of Fado music to follow along with the rest of us. How many people will know who Severa is after the credits roll? A much better choice would have been to fill the 85 or so minutes with traditional Portuguese singers bringing this beautiful, soulful song to the screen. After all, who wants to see Brazilian and African singers, who can barely speak the language properly - sing this music that must be as much sung from the heart as it does from the soul?
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Haven´t seen the movie so far but somehow I feel this will be the sound of my opinion. You see...kind of "purist" in what concerns Fado and seeing it side-by-side with hip-hop and flamenco reminds me a little like the Oporto wine mixed with orange juice or tonic water (I am scratching my head now!). About the influences of Africa and Brazil they are undeniable. In fact theories exist whether they are "an influence" or the cradle itself. This I will leave to another post.
I was able to view Fados at its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The only thing truly impressive was the presence of Carlos do Carmo - Portugal's king of Fado music. The film itself spends too much time showing us the offspring of traditional Fado - the "Fado Hip-Hop", "Fado Flamenco" and so on. Compiling as many or more non-Portuguese singers as it did local talent. The few minutes spent in a homage to the one person that will always be the soul of Fado - Amalia Rodrigues, was wasted in a short video of Amalia practicing a new song. Carlos do Carmo cannot sing anything that is not impressing and beautiful and Mariza, Portugal's most popular Fado singer of modern times, also comes through with two delightful songs. Where are Tony de Matos, Herminia da Silva and all the other singers that made Fado popular around the world? Too much time was spent showing us artsy shots of modern dance choreographed to the music that was supposed to be the focus of the film. No narration was included to allow the viewer that is not a connoisseur of Fado music to follow along with the rest of us. How many people will know who Severa is after the credits roll? A much better choice would have been to fill the 85 or so minutes with traditional Portuguese singers bringing this beautiful, soulful song to the screen. After all, who wants to see Brazilian and African singers, who can barely speak the language properly - sing this music that must be as much sung from the heart as it does from the soul?
in IMBD user comments
Haven´t seen the movie so far but somehow I feel this will be the sound of my opinion. You see...kind of "purist" in what concerns Fado and seeing it side-by-side with hip-hop and flamenco reminds me a little like the Oporto wine mixed with orange juice or tonic water (I am scratching my head now!). About the influences of Africa and Brazil they are undeniable. In fact theories exist whether they are "an influence" or the cradle itself. This I will leave to another post.
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