http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.34009&rws=%2Fcristina-branco%2Ftop-tracks.rssWhile Cristina Branco doesn't possess the strongest voice in the crop of new fadistas who've sprung up since '90s, her dedication to the form and her willingness to take risks make her a key player in the movement. She first made a splash during the early swelling of the new fado trend: her 1999 release, <I>Murmurios</i>, won her France's prestigious Choc de l'Année du Monde de la Musique award and launched her on the international stage. The album marked the beginning of a fruitful collaboration with noted fado guitarist Custodio Castelo. The duo turned to Portuguese poetry for their inspiration, crediting the poet David Mourao Ferreira with inspiring both 2003's <I>Corpo Illuminado</i> and 2005's <I>Sensus</i>, and Branco even recorded a 2001 album in homage to the Dutch poet Jan Jacob Slauerhoff (who spent some time in Portugal). Branco came to fado rather late in life; for years she had sung jazz and pop, but she considered fado old-fashioned. The gift of an Amalia Rodrigues album from her grandfather and a second introduction to the singer in college finally captured her imagination. Not always comfortable with fado's melancholy extremes, Branco compensates by bringing a certain pop freshness to her sound. - Sarah BardeenFlamenco/Fadoen720Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:54:56 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.34009&rws=%2Fcristina-branco%2Ftop-tracks.rss While Cristina Branco doesn't possess the strongest voice in the crop of new fadistas who've sprung up since '90s, her dedication to the form and her willingness to take risks make her a key player in the movement. She first made a splash during the early swelling of the new fado trend: her 1999 release, <I>Murmurios</i>, won her France's prestigious Choc de l'Année du Monde de la Musique award and launched her on the international stage. The album marked the beginning of a fruitful collaboration with noted fado guitarist Custodio Castelo. The duo turned to Portuguese poetry for their inspiration, crediting the poet David Mourao Ferreira with inspiring both 2003's <I>Corpo Illuminado</i> and 2005's <I>Sensus</i>, and Branco even recorded a 2001 album in homage to the Dutch poet Jan Jacob Slauerhoff (who spent some time in Portugal). Branco came to fado rather late in life; for years she had sung jazz and pop, but she considered fado old-fashioned. The gift of an Amalia Rodrigues album from her grandfather and a second introduction to the singer in college finally captured her imagination. Not always comfortable with fado's melancholy extremes, Branco compensates by bringing a certain pop freshness to her sound. - Sarah Bardeen http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24420781&variant=play&rws=%2Fcristina-branco%2Ftop-tracks.rss Flamenco/Fado Tue, 25 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cristina Branco on Rhapsody Online 24420781 tra.24420781 Cristina Branco art.34009 0.99 Murmúrios alb.24412364 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/7/6/1476748_170x170.jpg 2008-11-30 00:00:00.0 2000-04-25 00:00:00.0 true Abandono tra.24420781 198000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24420781&variant=play&rws=%2Fcristina-branco%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24420781&variant=data&rws=%2Fcristina-branco%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24420785&variant=play&rws=%2Fcristina-branco%2Ftop-tracks.rss Flamenco/Fado Tue, 25 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Cristina Branco on Rhapsody Online 24420785 tra.24420785 Cristina Branco art.34009 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