Fado Camões

The Auditorio de Tenerife is programming a concert by fado singer LINA_, who will present her new album, Fado Camões. This work revolves around the poetry of Luís de Camões in commemoration of the fifth centenary of his birth. This work has just been won best album in Europe by the Transglobal World Music Charts (TWMC).

After the remarkable success of her album Lina_Raül Refree, in which she recorded the repertoire of Amália Rodrigues in collaboration with the prominent Spanish producer who has worked on albums by Rosalía and Thurston Moore, LINA_ is now tackling the poetry of Camões, one of the greatest exponents of Portuguese culture, strengthening her hold as a composer in some of the songs.

LINA_ has been awarded multiple prizes and nominations in Portugal and internationally. In addition, she has earned the accolades of some of the most demanding audiences in the world at a number of iconic venues and festivals. Currently, the singer is working with Justin Adams, the prestigious British musician and producer whose track record includes close work with the legendary Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) and productions for artists like Rachid Taha, Tinariwen, Jah Wobble- as well as the latest album by Souad Massi.

Adams grew up in Egypt and that experience later led him to work with several artists to explore the connection between the blues and the traditional forms of Maghrebi music. The influences of these unique African beats on fado are well documented; thus, the ideas that Justin Adams brings to this new creation by LINA_ may surprise music lovers.

In the studio, the guitar of the Portuguese Pedro Viana (who has played with Mariza, Ana Moura, and Carminho, among others, and who remains connected to the fado universe) is combined with the piano, the keyboards, and the exceptional arrangements of John Baggott, a musician and composer who has worked with Massive Attack and Portishead. Likewise featured in this work is Ianina Khmelik (piano and synthesisers), whose talent has secured her a place with the contemporary Remix Ensemble of the Casa da Música Concert Hall and with the Porto Symphony Orchestra - and we must not forget about her role in several innovative electronic music projects.

Once again, LINA_ is continuing on with her vision of reinventing Portuguese fado (classified by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage), presenting audiences with yet another new perspective on the genre.