DVD I bought of live CD I downloaded. Her concert at Purdue this spring was my entrée to fado and the thing is this, her voice is amazing. She is the modern incarnation of Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues, the most famous of fadistas.
But her voice is massively enhanced by her presence, which is equally stunning. Every emotion in the considerable emotional palette of fado music is etched in her face and body language. This is the chief value of the DVD in a concert recording that is, essentially, a best-of session. And it's magnificent, from the opener Loucura, through Meu Fado Meu and on. Henceforth, when anybody asks me about the fado jag I am on, I will loan them this.
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