-português-
Showcase de apresentação do projecto Amália Hoje na Fnac Chiado em Lisboa a 22 Maio 2009.
Amália Hoje é um projecto criado para prestar homenagem aos fados de Amália Rodrigues reinventando-os, sob uma abordagem pop actual, com cantores vindo de diferentes géneros musicais - Fernando Ribeiro (Moonspell), Sónia Tavares (The Gift) e Paulo Praça (Turbo Junkie e Plaza).

00:00 introdução
08:55 Sonia Tavares - A Gaivota
13:00 Paulo Praça - Nome de Rua
19:00 Fernando Ribeiro - O Grito
26:50 Fernando Ribeiro - Formiga Bossa Nova
36:10 Sonia Tavares - Medo

sites oficiais:
myspace.com/amaliahoje
youtube.com/user/amaliahoje


-english-
This is the first showcase of Amalia Hoje @ Fnac Chiado store in Lisbon, Portugal, May 22nd 2009. Sung and spoken in portuguese, (no captions, sorry).
Amalia Hoje (translates as Amalia today) is a project created to pay homage to Amalia Rodrigues fados* by reinventing them, under a contemporary pop approach, with singers coming from different genres - Fernando Ribeiro (Moonspell), Sonia Tavares (The Gift) and Paulo Praça (Turbo Junkie and Plaza).

* fados - a portuguese folk music style, often melancholic and dark. In recent years it has been best known abroad/worldwide by the work of Mariza in the world music stages. And the collaborations of Dulce Pontes with Ennio Morricone. And others.

00:00 introduction
08:55 Sonia Tavares - A Gaivota
13:00 Paulo Praça - Nome de Rua
19:00 Fernando Ribeiro - O Grito
26:50 Fernando Ribeiro - Formiga Bossa Nova
36:10 Sonia Tavares - Medo

official sites:
myspace.com/amaliahoje
youtube.com/user/amaliahoje


technical stuff:
Filmed with 2 miniDV cams (not advertising the brand but are from the low-end range). Edited with Adobe Premiere 6.


on a personal note:
This video, I dedicate to a trustworthy cat, deceased June 2nd 2009. Once more my elegy.