Alberto Mendes, Manuel Lemos, and Mr. Franks performing Portuguese songs and music from the Azores, 1939 - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afccchtml/0009.html
A collection of recordings of Portuguese songs and music made in 1939 by Sidney Robertson Cowell in Richmond, California; includes descriptive notes and audio samples. |
Chasing the Fado - http://bolingo.org/audio/texts/fr105fado.html
An article by an enthusiast for "those Portuguese Blues"; includes discography and resource lists. |
Coimbra Fado - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fado_de_Coimbra
Wikipedia article describes the style of Fado which developed in the university town of Coimbra. |
Fado - The People's Soul - http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~fado/
The origins of Fado, with photographs, sound samples, and essays on the Portuguese guitar. [bilingual] |
Fado Music - http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/staticpages/index.php/fado
World Music Central - article describing the characteristics of Fado. |