Tracks
01 – Cabo Verde
02 – Fado da vida
03 – Fado açoriano
04 – Macau terra minha
05 – Nem as paredes confesso
06 – Lidimo amor
07 – A fadista
08 – Bailinho da Madeira
09 – Ai mouraria
10 – A tribute to Jean: the greatest gift
Length: 50:08
Music by Ramana Vieira: tracks 1, 2, 3 (with Gretchen Lehtonen Hopkins & Tomas Salcedo), 6, 7 & 10. Lyrics by Ramana Vieira: tracks 7 & 10. Lyrics by Euclides Cavaco: tracks 1, 2, 3 & 6.
Musicians
Ramana Vieira: vocals
Elzbieta Polak: violin on tracks 6, 8, 9 & 10
Patrick Fahey: mandolin on tracks 4 & 6
Gretchen Lehtonen Hopkins: cello on tracks 1, 3 & 5
John Clark: stand-up bass on tracks 1, 3 & 5
Beau Bledsoe: guitar on tracks 3, 5, 7 & 8
Benito Cortez: violin on track 5
Steve Albini: accordion on tracks 5 & 7
Ayinde Webb: drums on tracks 2, 6, 7 & 8
Tomas Salcedo: guitar on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5 & 7
Dave Eagle: percussion on tracks 4 & 7
Alberto Ramirez: bass on tracks 2, 4, 6, 7 & 8
Sample Track
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Fado da Vida. This is “Macau terra minha,” written by Rigoberto Rosário, Jr. (If you don't see the audio player below, please update your browser. The file might take 30 seconds or more to load, depending on the speed of your internet connection and CPU.)
Website: www.ramanavieira.net
Distribution: CDBaby