Fado and the Place of Longing: Loss, Memory and the City (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series) Kurt Bächtold ins Theater

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Wer möchte nicht die Dinge um sich herum klarer wahr nehmen

es ist der immanente Gott

das einfache Möglichkeiten aufzeigt

Und dabei helfen eine Menge guter Tricks und kleiner Kniffe

Fado and the Place of Longing: Loss, Memory and the City (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series) Kurt Bächtold ins TheaterFado, often described as 'urban folk music', emerged from the streets of Lisbon in the mid nineteenth century and went on to become Portugal's 'national' music during the twentieth. It is known for its strong emphasis on loss, memory and nostalgia within its song texts, which often refer to absent people and places. One of the main lyrical themes of fado is the city itself. Fado music has played a significant role in the interlacing of mythology,