Amalia Rodrigues - Amalia Canta Portugal

Am liaRodrigues is one of the most recognized and cherished voices in the worldIn herintensity, she embodies the culture and memory of a people that does not turnits back on the fight, that is proud of its roots and that loves passionatelyand vertiginously. Celebrated and remembered by the portuguese communities,heard even by those who do not understand the words, she is still today anunparalleled artist and appreciated for her versatility. Am lia sangthe poets, elevated the portuguese language and left us an unrepeatable legacy.She joined her voice to the fight for freedom and won her place as a Woman. In thetwentieth century she traveled the world, tore up social conventions andasserted herself as a universal interpreter. She transformed Fado, gave herselfto Jazz and Folklore, sang in Italian, Spanish, French and English. In her 50years of career, she stepped on the most famous stages in the world. FromOlympia in Paris to Carnegie Hall in New York, from Sankei Hall in Tokyo toCanec �o in Rio de Janeiro. She performed in Australia, Mexico, Lebanon, andmany other geographies so far away from our own Europe. But her home was inPortugal, the streets of her beloved Lisbon, the affection of her people. Sheinterpreted, wrote, and created in harmonious collaboration with her composers,musicians, and sound technicians some of the best national portuguese songs.The studio sessions were magical, prodigious moments of this geniality. Even on herbirthday Amalia was unique. She chose, for herself, the 1st of July tocelebrate her arrival in the world, even tough her birth certificate statesthat it was on July 23, 1920. Wecelebrate Am lia in a collection that brings together the most beautiful themesto which the diva gave her brilliance, her sophistication, her passion, and herlove. A great and extraordinary journey through the discography of Am liaRodrigues.