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Portuguese vocalist Ana Moura, whose soulful and riveting interpretation of her land’s captivating fado style has made her a star in Europe.

Ana Moura has become a leading exponent of this poetic, deeply expressive idiom which personifies the Portuguese psyche as it explores such universal themes as lost love, separation, and longing.

As Ana explains, “It’s very special because it’s all about emotions and feelings. It needs no translation.”

Ana was born in 1980, in Santarém, the bustling capital of the Ribatejo province in the center of Portugal’s heartland on the Tejo River northeast of Lisbon.

The city of half a million souls is also one of Portugal’s most historic cities — an ideal place to develop an appreciation for fado. “I’ve been singing fado since I was little, because grew up listening to it at home,” she recalls of her early home life. “My parents sang well, and at family gatherings, we all would sing.”

Like young people everywhere, she soon developed an appreciation for other styles of music. The lure of singing fado, however, never waned. In her late teens, while sing pop and rock music with a local band, Ana always included at least one fado in each performance. Then, one night on a whim, about five years ago, she and some friends went to one of Lisbon’s storied fado houses — small performance venues where singers, guitarists and aficionados gather to worship the affecting style that’s become Portugal’s most important music export.

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temptated_angel wrote:
November 2009

preso entre o sono e sonho

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joaquinmorenog wrote:
August 2009

una voz hermosa, y.... atención al detalle: "ella tb está buena!!"

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Laepo wrote:
April 2009

Ela é linda! e a voz...

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Valisum wrote:
March 2009

Excelente musica. Gostaria de convidar, quem estiver interessado, a participar num fórum nacional sobre folk e neoclássica. http://folklusitania.heavenforum.com/index.htm Saudações Lusitanas.

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fckarakizil wrote:
February 2009

perfect voice !!!!!!!!

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NelisDePelis wrote:
February 2009

Mooie vrouw! Mooie stem!

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SinsWritter wrote:
January 2009

ela mora no meu bairro! =D

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mondeguinha wrote:
January 2009

Aqui esta uma voz que me faz recordar belos momentos da minha vida e me toca no coração e me faz chorar de alegria!Sou fa

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Wassupian wrote:
October 2008

La ví hace dos años en un bar en Lisboa, cantado "So do Fado, io so Fadista", y nos quedamos todos boquiabierto!, y en el concierto de los Rolling Stones, ni te digo ya! Ana Moura...es una diosa...

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devilie wrote:
October 2008

Uma belissima voz e um belissimo fado :)

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Dragon_Berlin wrote:
October 2008

Ana Moura war Heute (05.10.2008) im Admiralspalast, und es war einmalig schön.

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PauloGVieira wrote:
August 2008

Absolutely love her version of 'Lavava No Rio, Lavava' - perfectly blends together Lisbon then and now.

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Anezinha28 wrote:
April 2008

Como ja era esperado de uma grande fadista,Ana Moura recebeu disco de platina.E a música agradece ;)

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Teofila wrote:
March 2008

Dernier album excellent !

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Velvet_Nancy wrote:
October 2007

e o mick jagger tb gostou ehehe

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Velvet_Nancy wrote:
October 2007

se Lisboa tivesse banda sonora, lá constaria de certo Ana Moura...:) gosto!

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Joscelyn wrote:
September 2007

ai por que é que a gente não se encontra? :P

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Anezinha28 wrote:
September 2007

Feliz aniversário!!Que DEUS abençoe essa voz maravilhosa e este talento singular!!

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El_Natos wrote:
May 2007

her voice is horrible... Parece uma cabra do monte

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redorange wrote:
March 2007

esta shoutbox estava vazia mas agora ja' nao esta'... ;-)

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Apr 17 Ana Moura Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, Boston, United States
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