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Portuguese Folk Music

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The traditional music of Portugal beyond fado: the a cappella polyphony of the Alentejo, the sung duels of the north, Azorean island dances and the popular pimba of the summer festivals, on Portuguese guitar, accordion and adufe drum.

Portugal · emerged Medieval period · peak 20th century

Also called: música tradicional portuguesa, folclore português

History

Rural traditions were collected by folklorists under the Estado Novo and revived after 1974; the Alentejo's cante was recognised by UNESCO in 2014.

What it sounds like

Polyphonic unaccompanied singing
Improvised vocal duels
Portuguese guitar and accordion
Island and regional dances

Beneath it: cante alentejano, chamarrita açoriana, desgarrada, modinha, pimba

Beside it: fado