Her voice swooped, shimmered and boiled over as it coaxed every last emotional nuance from the material' ¡Ð The New York Times
New queen of fado
strikes fresh note
Diva Cristina Branco reaches deep into the heart and soul with her dramatic rendition of fado. Her crisp, expressive alto resonates with anguish yet at the same time soothes and heals as she breathes new life into the Portuguese folk genre, as if splashing new colour onto a canvas.
Currently Portugal's hottest new fado star, the singer has redefined the bittersweet musical tradition, using the texts of Portuguese poets as lyrics, while retaining its beauty and essential form. With a background in pop, she has also reinvigorated fado through her choice and interpretation of songs making her music accessible to all ages. Some critics have already likened her to fado queen Amália Rodrigues.
In her Hong Kong debut, Cristina Branco will perform a number of fado classics made famous by Rodrigues, including Tive um coração perdi-o and Ai Maria, as well as works by Alain Oulman who frequently composed for Rodrigues.
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