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Which country is the origin of the emotional Fado music genre?

Question #150163. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Nov 19 2023.
Originally posted Nov 19 2023 9:07 PM.

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Fado music seems to have its origins in Portugal. In the Portuguese language fado means fate or destiny. The history of Fado is orally traced to the 1820s or 30s. It usually involves a sad tune and often is on the sea or the poor.
The word fado possibly comes from the Latin word fatum ("fate", "death" or "utterance"). The word is linked to the music genre itself, although both meanings are approximately the same in the two languages. Nevertheless, many songs play on the double meaning, such as the Amália Rodrigues song "Com que voz", which includes the lyric "Com que voz chorarei meu triste fado" ("With what voice should I lament my sad fate/sing my sad fado?").

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fado


Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Nov 19 2023.
Nov 19 2023, 9:12 PM
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