
	Where results make sense

Topic: Portuguese music

Related Topics

Latin American music

Samba

List of folk dances sorted by origin

Latin America

	Portugal
		Because Philip II of Spain was the son of a Portuguese princess, Spain invaded Portugal and the Spanish ruler became Philip I of Portugal in 1580; the Spanish and Portuguese Empires were under a single rule.
		The four main organs of Portuguese politics are the presidency, the prime minister and Council of Ministers (the cabinet), the Assembly of the Republic (the parliament), and the Judicial branch.
		Portuguese is spoken throughout the country, with only the villages of Miranda de Douro's Leonese dialect recognised as a locally co-official language as Mirandese, Asturian in Spain is another Leonese dialect but not officially recognized by Spain.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/po/portugal.html (4365 words)

	Latin Music Online - Free MP3 Downloads - Ringtones - Artists - LatinMusic Videos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		While not as popular as the popular music of the USA (also born out of the integration of European music and African music), Latin American genres shares the same characters that made it a universal koine'.
		At the beginning of the 20th century, Cuba's main music was the "son", a fusion of Spanish popular music and the African rhythm rumba (first mentioned in 1928 and probably related to the Santeria religion).
		It includes the music of many countries and comes in many varieties, from the down-home conjunto music of northern Mexico to the sophisticated habanera of Cuba, from the symphonies of Heitor Villa-Lobos to the simple and moving Andean flute.
	latin.music.us (4165 words)

	Books About Brazilian Music in Portuguese
		The history of sertaneja and caipira music: everyone is here, including Inezita Barroso, Pena Branca and his brother Xavantinho, Sérgio Reis, Helena Meirelles and so on.
		I asked the author if there was any truth in the stories I heard over the years about the use of cats' skins for percussion instruments in the morros of Rio...he said not true...the great percussionist Marçal explains it all in his interview...
		A fascinating account of the musical wave that swept Brazil and the world.
	www.maria-brazil.org /books3.htm (893 words)

	Portugal culture. Portuguese literature , poetry, festivals, folklore, music, food & wines. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Without a doubt, the most worldwide known Portuguese poets are Luís de Camões and Fernando Pessoa, but we should also state the modern Portuguese poetry (since the 19th century) has its roots in a handful of relevant poets, from neo-classicism to these days.
		But, it is the modern Portuguese literature that is more internationally known, especially the works of Almeida Garrett, Alexandre Herculano, Eça de Queirós, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, António Lobo Antunes and the 1998 Nobel Prize for literature, José Saramago.
		The music is linked to the Portuguese word saudade (there is no translation into English; it's a word for the mix feeling of sadness, pain, miss and love) and other feelings, and its origins are probably with a mixture of African slave rhythms with traditional music of Portuguese sailors, it has also Arabic influence.
	www.portugalholidayguide.com /portugal_culture.htm (863 words)

	AskMen.com - Nelly Furtado
		With so many musical acts today sounding like the same homogenous contrived and formulated "noise," when something original and fresh comes along, it's easily noticeable.
		Born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, to parents of Portuguese descent, Nelly Furtado has always been surrounded by music.
		Her mother is a former church choir singer, while her father -- a fan of Portuguese music styles, known as "fado" -- sings as a pastime.
	www.askmen.com /women/singer/59_nelly_furtado.html (281 words)

	Classical Music online store - product index - page 2
		Grieg: Piano Music Vol 14 / Einar Steen-nokleberg
		Gurdjieff/De Hartmann: Piano Music Vol 9 / Alain Kremski
		Iannaccone: Chamber Music / Arianna String Quartet, Et Al Music From Charlottenburg Castle / Monoyios, Berlin Barock
	storedaily.com /ArkivMusic/i-2.htm (9754 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)