Name: Mariza Canta Amalia
Brand: Mariza

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

0190295175627

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Colour

black

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Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-03-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Warner Music Group

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Mariza

Genre GB

Rest of World

Label GB

Warner Bros

There are no two voices like these. The late Amália Rodrigues, the queen of fado, a unique singer up there with the great voices of 20th century popular song like Piaf, Sinatra, Ella, Oum Kalthoum. Mariza, the young singer that has helped bring fado into the 21st century. Two of the greatest and most influential stylists of fado, the ex-libris of Portuguese popular music, a world cultural heritage. 

Two artists who have a lot in common, beyond their origin. Mariza swept global audiences off their feet like only Amália had done in the 1950s and 1960s, with her residences at legendary venues such as the Paris Olympia or Carnegie Hall. Through her critically acclaimed recordings and unexpected collaborations, Mariza expanded what fado could be – just like Amália had done in the 1960s and 1970s. Mariza became the ambassador of Portugal’s music in the 21st century like only Amália had been able to be in the 20th century. 

2020, the 20th anniversary of Mariza’s career, the centenary of Mmália’s birth. “This the best way i can find to pay my tribute to Amália, and to thank her for the legacy and inspiration she gave us,” says Mariza. Ten Amália standards reinvented for the 21st century, their soul intact, their identity unmistakable, their stylings unexpected. 

For this new album, Mariza invited an old friend – Brazilian musician and producer Jaques Morelenbaum, regular accomplice of Ryuichi Sakamoto or Caetano Veloso. Morelenbaum produced Mariza’s triple-platinum 2005 album Transparente; here, he creates a seductive, inspired series of orchestral arrangements, simultaneously classic and innovative, that allow Mariza to delve into songs we all thought we knew and make them new, fresh, ravishing. 

Mariza Canta Amalia

Music GB