SEP 6 | Camané
Sep 06, 2023
Miner Auditorium
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Original show description below.
Camané is one of Portugal’s greatest proponents and interpreters of fado (fate), the passionate and melancholy music originally sung by early 19th century sailors in the brothels and bars of Lisbon. One of the few prominent male singers in the genre whose popularity has surged with the emergence of contemporary artists like Ana Moura and Mariza, Camané established his bona fides singing in fado clubs and theatrical revues in his late teens. With the esteemed singer-songwriter José Mário Branco as his producer, he captured the improvisational energy of the fado club on his 1995 acclaimed debut recording on EMI, Uma Noite de Fados (A Night of Fados).
Camané toured Europe and recorded such popular albums as Na Linda da Vida, which showcased his increasingly personal interpretations of fado songs as well as his own compositions. Reviewing a 2011 New York performance, The New York Times critic Jon Pareles wrote: “Camané sang about separation, sorrows, haunting eyes and sad memories, along with some rare lighter moments. And he sang about fado itself, as a calling and a burden, though he carried them suavely, in long lines that crested and eased back with nuanced theatricality.”
Camané is a male vocalist of Portuguese fado, and the leading voice of a new generation of male fadistas.
The greatest fadista since Amália Rodrigues and Maria da Fé.
British Biographer David Bret
A major star … one of his generation’s leading fado singers
The New York Times on Camané
A major star … one of his generation’s leading fado singers
The New York Times on Camané
Personnel
Camané vocals
José Manuel Neto Portuguese guitar
Carlos Manuel Proença guitar
Paulo Paz bass
Camané is the Prince of Fado.
World Music Central
Personnel
Camané vocals
José Manuel Neto Portuguese guitar
Carlos Manuel Proença guitar
Paulo Paz bass