Fado and the Place of Longing: Loss, Memory and the City

By Richard Elliott and Richard Elliott

Book Overview

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. It is known for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754667952
• ISBN13: 9780754667957
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages