24-26/10 (Thursday to Saturday);8 pm
Mandarin's House
Tickets: MOP 120
Fado:
Joana Veiga, Vocals
José Manuel de Castro, Vocals
Paulo Valentim, Portuguese Guitar
Bruno Costa, Classical Guitar
Vasco Sousa, Acoustic Bass
Programme to be announced
Cantonese Naamyam:
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Date
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Programme
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Performers
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24/10
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New Views of Macao Heritage Sites I and II/ The Night Mourning of Pak Fu-yung
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Macau Campo das Belas-Artes Chau Kong
Performers: Chau Kong and Au Ieong Vai Han
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25/10
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Song of the Exile/
The Rendezvous of Twin Stars
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Au Kuan Cheong Chinese Opera Association
Performer: Au Kuan Cheong
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26/10
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Flowers Fall in July/ Wild Geese's Return/ “Lord Bao Judges the Wind that Blows off His Hat” from Palm Civet for Prince
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Macao Folk Arts Association
Performers: Ng Wing-Mui, To Shoi Wah and Tong Kinwoon
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Fado, a musical art form that is uniquely Portuguese, emerged in the middle of the 19th century, when it was spontaneously performed in social contexts and times of leisure, both indoors and outdoors. It was in the 20th century that Fado became more widely known and the first companies of professional singers appeared. The rise to stardom of famous singer Amália Rodrigues began in the 1950s and brought Fado into the international arena. She remained the genre’s most prominent representative until her death. In recent decades, a new generation of young singers has given Fado a new impetus, leading to its recognition by UNESCO as an item of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2011.
The Cantonese Naamyam (Narrative Songs) were originally sung by blind artists as a form of musical storytelling, with lyrics reflecting the hopelessness endemic to the lower classes of society. The unique compositional style of the music and melodies is particularly suited to the Cantonese language as spoken in the Pearl River Delta. Following the art's heyday in the 1950s, when the songs were promoted on radio broadcasts, Naamyam fell into a decline due to the Westernisation of society, with only vestiges enduring as part of Cantonese Opera. Today, the Cantonese Naamyam have once again become more widespread and better understood. They were inscribed on the Tentative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage Items of the Macao S.A.R. in 2009 and on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010.
Duration: approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including one interval
Macao International Music Festival Outreach Programme
PRE-SHOW TALKS: Fado and Naamyam*
