Cristina Branco
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Biography
[Edit]By rights, Cristina Branco shouldn't sing the urban Portuguese song form called fado. The genre, whose name translates as 'fate,' has its history in Lisbon, a enigmatic, poetic, working-class style about accepting the lot life and love has dealt. But Branco, who grew up in rural Almeirim, Portugal, has established herself as one of the country's foremost fadistas, with a growing international reputation. Born in 1972, she grew up listening to blues, jazz, and music from around the globe. Although she sang for her friends and family, she had no aspirations to make a living from her voice. At 18, she began college, studying social communications, and it was there she experienced her moment of epiphany. One night a friend played her a record by the late Amália Rodrigues, Portugal's greatest fado singer, and she was hooked on the music, with a burning desire to perform it herself. Still, she didn't dive headlong into a musical career. While continuing her studies, she began singing semi-professionally. It wasn't until 1996, at the age of 24, that she recorded her first album, the live Cristina Branco in Holland. It was an unusual move for an artist who was unknown, even in her own country, but it helped establish her, and lay the groundwork for her first studio album. Released internationally in 1999, Murmúrios found her collaborating with acclaimed fado guitarist Custódio Castelo, a partnership that has continued. 2000 saw her issue a special cultural project, Cristina Branca Canta Slauerhoff, with the words of Dutch poet J. Slauerhoff set to music by Castelo, although the record was only released in Europe. It was followed in 2001 by her "real" second album, Post-Scriptum, which saw her further refining the fadista's art of sorrow, pain, and joy.
Collections
Title: Fado Portugal
Genre: Latin
Title: Fado (World Heritage)
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: A Tribute to Amalia Rodrigues
Genre: World Music, Latin, Pop
Title: Rough Guide to Fado (Second Edition)
Genre: Latin
Title: Fado Portugal
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: New Queens of Fado
Genre: World Music
Title: Fado Vol. 3
Genre: World Music
Title: ΓΥΝΑΙΚΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΣΜΟΥ / GINEKES TOU KOSMOU
Genre: World Music
Title: Fado Sempre! Ontem, Hoje E Amanha CD3 - Hoje - Today
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: The Rough Guide To Unwired Europe
Genre: Ethnic
Title: The Rough Guide To Fado
Genre: World Music
Title: Jazzadelic 05. 1
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Title: Acoustics Lounge Vol. 19
Title: 100% Pure Music (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Different Shades Of World Song (CD1)
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Summer & Beach: Nacional Pop Music (CD2)
Genre: World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: National Pop Music Vol. 02 (CD3)
Genre: World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: Yellow Day: Pop Folk Music (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, World Music, Pop, Dance Pop, Folk
Title: National Pop Music (Vol. 04) (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Um Só Dia 2023 (Um So Dia) / Um So Dia 2023 (Um So Dia)
Genre: Latin
Featuring albums
Title: Ceia Louca
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Genre: Blues, World Music, Latin, Songwriter/Lyricist