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Hidden Gems of Europe - NYTimes.com
Hidden Gems of Europe - NYTimes.com
Lisbon
"It’s Not Just Fado
"It’s Not Just Fado
For generations, Lisbon’s reputation has been wrapped up in fado, the centuries-old folk music that drifts like teary, windblown tissue from the city’s timeworn fado houses, which are de rigueur stops for travelers. Anyone who has spent an evening listening to those softly plucked guitars, lovelorn lyrics and wailing female vocalists will probably think that the Portuguese capital is a haven of heartbroken fishwives pining away for distant sailors.
Banish those notions. Lisbon has a diverse live playlist that features everything from jazz to African music — if you know where to look.
“Right now there are some really cool things happening in Lisbon,” said Luís Filipe Rodriuges, music editor of Time Out Lisbon. “We also have an amazing free jazz scene.”
For instance, the venerable, well-respected Clube de Portugal (hcp.pt) has a densely packed program of Portuguese jazz bands, touring acts, jam sessions and performances by the house orchestra. For a lively night of percussive beats and dancing, there is the newly reopened B. Leza, (blogdibleza.blogspot.fr), an African club in a warehouse near the Tagus River. Live music from the Cape Verde islands is a particular specialty, along with singers and bands from Angola, Mozambique and Brazil. The spirited soundtrack is the perfect antidote to fado-induced melancholy." SETH SHERWOOD
Sunday, October 7, 2012
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