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Fado and the Place of Longing: Loss, Memory and the City - Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series Richard Elliott 1st edition
Fado and the Place of Longing: Loss, Memory and the City - Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series
Richard Elliott
Fado, often described as 'urban folk music' emerged from the streets of Lisbon in the mid-nineteenth century and went on to become Portugal's 'national' music during the twentieth. This title considers the ways in which fado songs bear witness to the city of Lisbon, in relation to the construction and maintenance of the local.
256 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 28, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9780754667957 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 240 × 161 × 23 mm · 524 g |
| Language | English |
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