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fado

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fa·do  (fä, f)
n. pl. fa·dos
A sad Portuguese folksong.
[Portuguese, from Latin ftum, fate; see fate.]
fado Portuguese [ˈfɑːdu]
n
(Music, other) a type of melancholy Portuguese folk song
[literally: fate]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fado - a sad Portuguese folksong
folk ballad, folk song, folksong - a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture


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Where much Portuguese cinema tends toward reticence and melancholy, toward the sad, soulful qualities of fado and saudade, Oliveira's is brashly theatrical and garrulous.
That sinking feeling: James Quandt on Manoel de Oliveira's A Talking ... by Quandt, James / Artforum International
We've always been a seafaring people," he said, "and fado reproduces the rhythms of the sea.
Rhythms of the sea by Gladstone, Valerie / Dance Magazine
``Folklore'' (in stores Tuesday) finds this multicultured flamingo whipping up another imaginative omelet of fado, pop, soul, Brazilian and dance elements, and calling on the eclectic Kronos Quartet and Brazil's Caetano Veloso for added flavor.
SOUND CHECK by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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