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A Hommage to Amalia


A Hommage to Amalia
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Copyright: Mikolaj Cava (mikolaj_cava) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2251 W: 0 N: 2578] (29850)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1999-10-15
Categories: Event
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Final Version, Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-06 0:25
Viewed: 196
Points: 21
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
It was ten years ago...
Grave of Amália Rodrigues at Prazeres Cemetery in Lisbon. Photo taken couple of days after Her funeral. Amália da Piedade Rebordăo Rodrigues (1920-1999) was a Portuguese singer and actress. She was known as the Queen of Fado (Rainha do Fado) and was most influential in popularizing the Fado worldwide. On October 6, 1999, Amália Rodrigues died at the age of 79 in her home in Lisbon. Portugal’s government promptly declared a period of national mourning. She is now buried at the National Pantheon alongside other Portuguese notables. In 2007 she came in 14th in Portugal’s election of The Greatest Portuguese (Os Grandes Portugueses). Amalia was the Fado Ambassador. You cannot mention Fado without thinking of Her.
This picture was scanned from Kodak negative (1999).
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  • jone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2254 W: 173 N: 0] (29106)
  • [2009-10-06 0:29]

Morning Mikolaj ;)
well done...
J ;)

Bonjour Nikolaj
Yes , Fado in my mind is always associated to the name of Amalia Rodrigues; I like fado too and know of it fom 40 years.
Very interesting picture and notes , the scan of a 10 years old cannot of course give the quality of a nowadays numeric one.
Have a good day
Henri

hello Mikolaj
how are you doing?
thanks for sharing a legend to the world, after reading your notes i got to know about the lady.
good capture and a homage to the singer and the actoress.
nice composition. i like the old picture effect on it, i suppose its due to the scanning, and this age effect do justice to the shot.

regards
Manuj Mehta

hi mikolaj
good homage shot,just reading your note,while I visited portugal I was told fado was old time dance and song,just to let you know how languages are so close,in gaelic I would say la fado fado meaning a long time ago.
regards
jimmy

Hello Mikolaj,
Nice dedication for a great artist. Well composed details
TFS
Selahattin E

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  • Fons Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1299 W: 2 N: 202] (15602)
  • [2009-10-06 8:32]

beautiful composition full colour valuable memory

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 524 W: 0 N: 986] (4920)
  • [2009-10-06 12:21]

Witaj Mikolaj,

Ciekawe zdjęcia, które oferujemy.
Co ciekawe, to temat, który proponujemy dzisiaj.
Greetings from Germany,
Adrian

Olá Mikolaj

Bela homenagem a rainha do fado,
Amalia Rodrigues...
Uma bonita foto mostrando tantos
detalhes e com um bonito enquadramento.
Parabéns
GA
Vera.

Merhaba Mikolaj,
Very meaningful image.TFS.
Pozdrav,

hAyAti

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  • Saba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 580 W: 0 N: 1584] (9125)
  • [2009-10-06 14:30]

Witaj Miko!

Bardzo ladny i ciekawy kolaz, wspaniale wykonanie.
Bardzo ciekawa notka.

Serdecznie pozdrawiam.
Barbara

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  • AKITA Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1028 W: 81 N: 66] (12394)
  • [2009-10-06 20:03]

dear Mikolaj Cava,
Amália Rodrigues is known even in far east Japan...
10 years have passed very fast, in my feeling, but this your shot reminds me of some significant affairs in that year...
this shot is so precious for you, and us too.
thank you,
Akihisa

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