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continental drift: portugal
This week Continental Drift is back to our regularly scheduled programming; we are drifting to the coastal country of Portugal. Listen to the playlist here, and listen back to the episode here.
Located on the Iberian peninsula, Portugal is home to 10 million people, making it the 89th most populous country in the world. Portugal was the first global maritime and commercial empire, pioneering maritime exploration when they “discovered” and then colonized Brazil in the 1500s. As a result of their colonization and location on the mediterranean, lots of Portugese culture is made up of a blend of other cultures, including those of Brazil, African countries, and other European countries.
possibly A Severa
Despite being one the longest continually existing nation states in Europe, Portugal just has one prominent cultural music genre. That is Fado, from the Latin fatum, meaning fate. This genre is characterized by mournful lyrics about the sea, longing, melancholy, life among the poor, as well as the use of portuguese guitar. It is heavily associated with Lisbon, and lyrics often come from classical poems.
Fado possibly carries Afro-Brazilian roots, as it may have originated when Portugal’s court was in Rio de Janerio (1804-1822). The idea here is that Brazilian immigrants brough fofa and lundu dance music to Prortugal, which blended into Fado.
Lisbon prostitute Maria Severa Onofriana (A Severa) was first famous fado singer, and she is credited with establishing fado as a genre of marginalized people. She is known not only for her great performing talent, but also for her romance with prominent aristocrat Count Vimoso. The first Portuguese sound film was centered on her life (1820-1846), directed by Leitao de Barros. The idea here was that the social distance of Maria and Vimoso was too great to allow a marriage, which caused Maria to die of a broken heart. In reality, she died of tuberculosis in 1846, at 26, alone in a brothel. According to legend, her last words were, “I die without ever having lived.”
Fado segment:
Uma casa portuguesa // Amália Rodrigues
In agradecimento miss moira // Custódio Castelo
Amor Não Digas Não // Maria Clara
Maneio // 7 Saias
Fado has one prominent subgenre, Coimbra fado. Whereas typical fado is associated with Lisbon and primarily female performers, coimbra fado is strongly associated with the university and town of Coimbra, and is strictly sung by men. It is described by Rodney Gallop as for “those who retain and cherish their illusions, not of those who have irretrievably lost them.” It is often performed in a full academic outfit: dark robe, cape, leggings, and sung at night, in dark city squares.
This is “Fado od Coimbro” by the Serenata Monumental da Queima, students of Coimbra University. The original is by Rui Lucas, Antonio Vicente, and Joao Paulo Sousa. The lyrics are of graduation, moving on, and leaving the city, colleagues, and friends.
Fado Coimbra sample:
Fado Coimbra Serenata Monumental Queima
Portugal was one of the first countries in Europe to have a significant jazz scene. The Hot Clube de Portugal in Lisbon, founded in 1948, was one of the continent’s first jazz clubs. This club is still alive today!
Jazz sample:
Chifre // André Fernandes
The Flee Project is ”a cultural engineering platform dedicated to the documentation and enhancement of hybrid cultures.” They find music with very localized and specific purpose (such as working songs or healing songs) and rerelease it, commissioning remixes and reinterpretations from modern, forward-thinking artists. This particular project takes on Portuguese fishing songs. The original was recorded by ethnomusicologist Armando Leca in 1939 or 1942, FISH DANCE VERSION is by simoncello, who is french, based in greece. “Leva leva” means “up up,” referring to the term Portugese fishermen would use while hauling fishing nets.
Flee Project Segment:
Leva Leva // Armando Leça
Leva Leva (versão da dança do piece) // s1m0nc3ll0
Portugal has a thriving electronic music scene. Mix mag credits the “thriving music scenes and nightlife, low rents and good weather” for encouraging musicians and DJs to move to Lisbon.
Nidia
Electronic segment:
Next Stop // André Leiria
Cycles // Jorge Caiado
Nik Com // Nidia
Cantiga Da Ponte // Sensible Soccers
Indie segment:
Lena del rey // Ciclo Preparatório
Luz de Candeia // Madrepaz
Thanks for tuning in to Continental Drift! Catch the drift next week in Kazakstan.
100 wreks #33 – with russelbuck!
Tonight on 100 wreks special guest russelbuck curated a playlist of acid bass, y2k rave, happy hardcore, dariacore, and more of the digital goodies from around the soundcloud scene!
Tracklist and soundcloud playlist: R.A.V.E. - G Jones + Eprom SACCHARINE (Trans Pride War Dub) - atsuda work (empyrean tears remix) - ducky DOG BUS - METAROOM + TELEMIST IMMATERIAL (GASSED UP MIX) - ALICE GAS Do Ya Like - pewtwo CALIFORNIAAAAAAA GIRLSSSSS X3 - Maple i'm seeing more and moreangels in the night - 99jakes ride&back&home - qwaston seanie - dylazy the joke is on you - leroy ta1lsd004 - ta1lsd0ll dont say "i can sample that" for 24 hours challenge - gingus/steej hyperfixation mix - pinkmouse/steej cherubim - dshi + ravine
velvet 11-9-22
freedom in a wheel spin~*
promise me / marg
it was the song / m&o, donnie trumpet
tired faces / arjuna oakes, serebii
tiptoeing / hope tala
i’m a rock / jitwam
hotline / black party
best / greek
got it like that / jae stephens
smithereens / rasharn powell, ab001
someone / maeghan maples
you and i / shiv
pair of you / fig
i don’t know / linda lyndell
hard / dreamer isioma
deep green / christian kuria
spotify playlist here!
Tokyo Dreams – 11/8/22
Another week, another bop! Comin’ at ya with some high quality classic city pop this week. Enjoy!
-STERO
Tracklist:
Kiyotaka Sugiyama; S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe – River’s Island
Onyanko Club – Don’t take off your sailor suit
Hitomi Tohyama – Wanna Kiss
Every Little Thing – Everyday.
S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe; Kiyotaka Sugiyama – NEVER ENDING SUMMER
Anri – CAT’S EYE – (NEW TAKE)
Anri – STAY BY ME
Ami Ozaki – Junjou
Yuki Kato – Love Potion
Taeko Onuki – Tokai
Miki Matsubara – Bay City Romance
PIPER – Summer Breeze
Junko Ohashi – Paper Moon
Yoko Oginome – LAZY DANCE
Makoto Matsushita – September Rain – 2020 Remaster
Hatsumi Shibata – It’s the Falling in Love
Spotify:
girl rock! 11/8/22: female DJs and women in electronic
This week girl rock! is highlighting women of electronic music, specifically DJs. Find our playlist here, and picks below:
Sky Kisses // Kedr Livanskiy
Sayaw // Pamcy
Your Love // Qrion
Do the Right Thing // Shuko, Hannah V
Day Dreaming // Brijean
More Than a Woman // Kelly Lee Owens
Szechuan // Fatima Al Qadiri
Can you // Park Hye Jin, Galcher Lustwerk
Both of Us (Edit) // Jayda G
Where My Girls At? (Honey Dijon Remix) // 702, Honey Dijon
Sun Phase // Pretty Girl
Estacion Esperanza // Sofia Kourtesis, Manu Chao
Starry Night – Original Mix // Peggy Gou
WIZZ (COBRAH REMIX) // COUCOU CHLOE, COBRAH
