António Chainho (born 1938) is a Portuguese fado guitarist. He has worked with many of the great names in fado music, like Hermínia Silva, Carlos do Carmo and José Afonso, and world music, like Paco de Lucía. He has also recorded and toured extensively with the Lisbon-based São Toméan singer Marta Dias.[1][2]
António Chainho | |
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 Chainho in a performance in Santiago do Cacém | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1938 (age 85–86) Santiago do Cacém, Portugal |
| Origin | Coruche, Portugal |
| Genres | Fado |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Portuguese guitar |
| Website | antoniochainho |
In 1998, Chainho contributed "Fado Da Adiça" and "Interlude: Variações Em Mi Menor" to the AIDS benefit compilation album Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon produced by the Red Hot Organization.
Discography (incomplete)
edit- 1980 - Guitarra Portuguesa
- 1996 - António Chainho with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
- 1998 - A Guitarra e Outras Mulheres
- 2000 - Lisboa-Rio
- 2003 - António Chainho E Marta Dias - Ao Vivo No Ccb (live at the Cultural Centre of Belém Label: Movieplay
- 2010 - Lisgoa
References
edit- ^ "António Chainho e Marta Dias: Há Uma Grande Dinâmica Entre Nós".
- ^ "António Chaínho". Macua de Moçambique (macua.org). Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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