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..Fado, bossanova, folk music, jazz, blues, mexican, alternative, world music.
And here are some of my favourite artists - just some of them!!! - EN
..Basia, Sade Adu, Swing Out Sister, Bangles, Bananarama, The Singers Unlimited, Nu Shooz, The Smiths, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Bob Marley, Tony Bennet, Michael Wolff, Harry Connick Jr, Tori Amos, Beth Gibbons, Portishead and MANY MANY OTHERS!!! Other tongues & diverse rythms:
Edith Piaff, Dalida, Charles Aznavour, Pauline Esther, Cesaria Evora, Galandum Galundaina, Madredeus, Teresa Salgueiro, Mísia, Cristina Branco, Kátia Guerreiro, Mafalda Arnauth, Ana Moura, Mariza, Amália Rodrigues, Camané, Né Ladeiras,and MANY OTHERS!!!
Poética Saudade Fado Belém is created in 2005 by Marcela Ortiz Aznar (Mars Productions).
Marcela was born in La Jolla, California and she lives in Mexico City.
She always felt a passion for Portugal.
And is when she has a first encounter with the music of Madredeus and of Amália Rodrigues that she began to research more about Portugal and its different music.
She then listens to various artists including: Mísia (one of her great favourites) , Cristina Branco, Kátia Guerreiro, Teresa Salgueiro, Filipa Pais, Mariza, A Naifa, Clã , Sergio Godinho, María Teresa , Né Ladeiras, Mafalda Arnauth, Ana Moura .. and others.
Her first contact with portuguese tongue was the MPB (Brazilian popular music) like: Astrud Gilberto, Chico Buarque, Elba Ramalho, Margareth Menezes, Marisa Monte, Adriana Calcanhotto, Daniela Mercury, Paula Toller , and others.
So all this music inspired her to begin this proyect.
She chooses FADO for a simple reason: she loves it!
Travelling to Portugal has been a great teaching for her, also because she believes in learning by knowing the place , the people, the costumes.. the dialy life of a country in orther to get to know their feelings and their music.
In 2006 she sang at the " Taverna D' El Rey " (nearby the Fado Museum , in Lisbon)and at the "Clube de Fado". In 2007 she sang at the Cafe Luso and again with her friends at the Taverna D' El Rey , Tasca do Chico , Bacalhau de Molho also in the portuguese capital.She always remembers with happines the warm welcome that she has received at these places (Casas de Fado) by allowing her to sing.
She also creates in 2007 "Fado by Foreigners" a group of foreigner fadistas that are in tour. In 2008 she produces concert-festival "Amália X anos por fadistas estrangeiras"
PSFB counts with guitarrist, & arranger Javier Noyola Zarazúa and Gerardo Franco Granados; both have being playing progressive rock , bossanova at many venues in Mexico.
Fado being played in Mexico is not that easy... unfortunately there are not big opportunities to play this music.
In 2006 PSFB participated at ARTES POR TODAS PARTES. They won this contest by playing Fado. She created the term / name / concept that is the IMAGE of PSFB: "Fado por manos mexicanas" - "Fado by mexican hands". And in 2007 , they participated and won again at: RESCATARTE, held by the Cultural Ministery. This time the concept Marcela offered was : "Portugal con Alma de Barro" - "Portugal with clay soul"
PSFB has two records: The first one released in 2006 including well known fados.
You can also look at a video where PSFB performs at Casa Portuguesa for Tv program "A dónde ir". Marcela sings a piece of Mísia's "Xaile de siléncio" as a TRIBUTE for her.
The second album(2007) where they also include traditional fados , poems written by: Sérgio Freitas (Porto,PT) and Robertson Frizero Barros (Porto Alegre,BR) those which Marcela musicalized.
They included also Camané's well known fado
"María II" as a TRIBUTE for him. This Cd is called "Stravaganza" by MARS PRODUCTIONS.
" Nosso Fado ... " is the name of PSFB third album (2009) that includes traditional fados with lyrics written by Marcela, R. Frizero Barros & Nuno Miguel Guedes. Also fados "Amalianos" and others.
Despues de mucho tiempo paso a saludarlos y esperando que sigan adelante .... y haciendoles la pregunta obligada ...donde consigo su disco? y espero verlos pronto ...por favor mandenme las fechas de sus eventos en el df ... de verdad admiro mucho su trabajo y espero se acuerden de mi ....es dificil con tanta gente que conocen jajaja . pero bueno les mando saludos!!!
OLA AMIGA EU AMEI O TEU FADO, A TUA VOZ!!!!! PARABENS!! ESTOU ENCANTADA!! JA SOU TUA FÃ!!!! AMEI...... VAMOS MANTER NOS EM CONTACTO BEIJINHOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2009! Best wishes from Madrid! / ¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo 2009! ¡Mis mejores deseos desde Madrid! Juan Carlos
