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Amalia Rodrigues
Songs in an Ancient Tongue
Genres: International Music, Pop

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Alfama - Am?lia Rodrigues, Dos Santos, Jos? Ca
2. Red Rose
3. My Friend Is Far
4. Gondarem - Am?lia Rodrigues, De Mello
5. Bitter Almond
6. Mine Is Yours
7. April
8. My Love Is a Sailor
9. The Unfortunate One
10. Partridge
11. The Daggers
12. Song of Viana

Amalia Rodrigues, the immortal queen of fado, performs a series of ancient yet familiar fados harkening back to the sources of the tradition. Classics like "Alfama" and "Song of Viana" are juxtaposed against the endeari... more »

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All Artists: Amalia Rodrigues
Title: Songs in an Ancient Tongue
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Celluloid Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 11/14/2006
Genres: International Music, Pop
Styles: Europe, Continental Europe, Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 026617614928

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My favorite of all her records

Eric Germain | Virginia, USA | 11/18/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I own about a dozen Amália CDs and this is my favorite. This is "Fado" music: songs that exist only in the Lisbon area of Portugal. No other music quite like it, and nobody does them better than Amália. All music lovers should mourn her recent passing."

Irreplaceable

Eric Germain | 10/07/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Great, The Only One of such stature in her small country, died today, October 6, 1999. She was 79. She'll be buried Friday, Oct.8, but word is that after the general election scheduled for Sunday, arrangements will be made for her body to be moved to the Jerónimos Monastery, burial place of famous Portuguese like Vasco da Gama and Luiz de Camões, three of whose poems she sang."