- country:Portugal
- region:Lisboa
- style(s):Fado
- label:World Connection Agency
- type:Band
- artist posted by:El Caiman Producciones
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The Deolinda Project has produced an irresistible debut album which brings to life vignettes from Lisbon life. In the short time since its release at the end of 2008, "Cancao ao lado" (The Song next Door) has shot from nowhere into the Portuguese charts and after 22 weeks there CHECK it achieved Platinum status with over 20,000 sales.
Deolinda is an intriguing concept album, delivered live in wildly flamboyant concerts which draw audiences from the 30-something age group of the musicians, to grand-parents and small children. The secret to their popularity must surely lie in their exuberant, sometimes comic performances, the sweet and catchy or softly melancholic guitar melodies, and music littered with emotive references to fado and other less prominent musical traditions. The songs carry the stories of Deolinda - always explained by the dynamic, charismatic singer, Ana Bacalhau (meaning Salted Cod) who brings to life Deolinda's stories.