Armando Machado

Armando Artur da Silva Machado (Lisbon, 1899-1974) was a Portuguese fadista, guitarist and "viola" player, meaning the viola caipira guitar.[1] He performed with his wife Maria de Lourdes Machado, a nurse who became an accomplished Fado singer.[2] In 1937 he opened the Adega Machado in Lisbon's Bairro Alto, which was the second fado bar in the bairro, but the first to give daily performances.

In 1996 Belgian conductor Paul Van Nevel selected Machado's So pode ser amor for inclusion on his Tears of Lisbon tribute to Fado.

Notable works

References

  1. Panorama: Issues 23-33 Portugal. Secretariado da Propaganda Nacional, Portugal. Secretaria de Estado da Informação e Turismo, Portugal. Secretariado Nacional da Informação - 1945 "Outro argumento é o carácter excessivamente local do fado, lisboeta Alfredo Duarte (Marceneiro), Ercília Cosia, Júlio Proença, Filipe Pinto e Armando Machado — verdadeiros ídolos do público frequentador dos 'Cafés e lieliros' onde se "
  2. Armando Machado Músicos e Compositores - 05.06.2012
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