My Dear wonderful Cabo Verde Family,
I hope all is doing well.
Last night I went to listen to Mariza's fado concert in Boston at Berklee Performance Center for the first time.
She gave me a thrill of a life time that I will never forget. She reached the depth of my heart and still this morning I am held spellbound by her charm and invigorated by her songs from such a beautiful voice and dance.
She said she was born in Mozambique an African mother and a Portuguese father, and then moved to Portugal when she was 3.
Mariza grew up in the old district of Lisbon called Mouraria. It was there she heard fado and has emerged into one of the soulful singers of that music style.
She went on saying that she had a special song to sing in tribute to her black grandmother. Then, she sang with all her heart and soul and spirit.
Her dance reminded me of the Sufi dances from Turkey. This morning I went to look up about the fado and, to my surprise, I learned about the strong influence the Moors from the North Africa had in that type of music.
Mariza, you taught me another side of my ancestry, which I am proud of.
When she talked about her background and described who she is, I wanted to shout back, “that makes you a “kreola”, but I had to behave in the formal atmosphere of Berklee Performance Center. But I still waved a white hanky and whispered, “sing the song girl.”
I did not understand most of the lyrics of her song but I didn't have to; the melody and rhythm of them said it all. Also, the member of her band, specially the guitarist and the percussionist, were superb. My wife who is Polish loved every moment.
In short, thank you, Mariza, for providing my wife and myself with an unforgettable night. We are getting your album. smile
Deus bless you to continue to what you do best: sing your fado.
Manu Salah
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Although I haven't really bought CDs in a while - since the first Lura release – I recently went to Best Buy and bought Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman and all these opera hits. I have been listening Josh Groban as well. I recommend him to everyone! A great young masterpiece of classical music! Anyways, that's just to say that as I told my wife, "I've been diversifying my musical portfolio lately". I've developed a passion for classical music with good orchestral overture and interludes. So, I'll stop being bias and give fado a try by starting to listen to it with another mindset; not with that youth mentality that preferred mostly pop music, hip pop, zouk, and CV rhythms back in the days.
