Portugal: death of fado singer Carlos do Carmo
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Portugal: death of fado singer Carlos do Carmo
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Posted today at 5:51 p.m.
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He died at the age of 81. The President, the Prime Minister and the Mayor of Lisbon paid tribute to him.
Carlos do Carmo, in 2007.
Carlos do Carmo, in 2007. José Goulão / CC BY-SA 2.0
Portuguese Carlos do Carmo, one of the most famous fado singers, considered “the voice of Lisbon”, died on Friday January 1, at the age of 81. He immediately received a series of tributes from the music scene and leaders of his country.
“It is with extreme dismay and deep pain that the government learned of the death of Carlos do Carmo and decided to declare a day of national mourning which will be observed next Monday,” said the office of Prime Minister Antonio Costa , in a press release.
“His direct knowledge of popular fado, linked to the sophistication of a music lover who followed world music, as well as his limpid style, allowed him to obtain the recognition of the public and the critics from the first disc, which ‘he recorded in the 1960s,’ reacted the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
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“One of the greatest references” of fado
Rewarded in 2014 with a Latin Grammy Award for his entire career, Carlos do Carmo had performed on the greatest European stages, such as the Olympia in Paris, the Royal Albert Hall in London or the Frankfurt Opera. .
The 20th century Portuguese Music Encyclopedia describes it as “one of the greatest references” of fado, emphasizing the importance of a new style inaugurated with his 1977 album, Um homem na cidade (“A man in the city” ).
“He was the voice of the city and it will not forget him”, reacted the mayor of Lisbon, Fernando Medina, after the announcement of the death of the singer, born December 21, 1939, in the Portuguese capital .
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