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Desgarrada is a popular song from northern Portugal, in which singers improvise, challenge and respond to each other, usually to the sound of a concertina.[1][2] In addition to the name Desgarradas, they are also called Cantares ao Desafio,[3] Cantigas ao Desafio[4] or Cantigas à Desgarrada.[5]

The term is also used to characterise a form of fado interpretation, in this case with Portuguese guitar and viola accompaniment, with well-known interpreters such as Fernando Maurício[6] or Vicente da Câmara [pt].[7] Among the artists who recorded desgarradas we can find names such as Quim Barreiros,[8] Zé Amaro [pt],[9] Augusto Canário,[10] or even Rosinha or Jorge Ferreira, who visited this genre several times.[11]

History

Linked to festive occasions, such as romarias, fairs, desfolhadas,[4] or at singer gatherings,[3] desgarradas can eventually be heard all over Portugal,[2] although the traditions are deepest in Trás-os-Montes, Minho provinces, Douro Litoral and Beira Alta.[12]

In desgarradas, for several minutes,[12] themes such as mockery, love, hatred, faith and charity are addressed,[3] improvising the rhymes and responding, preferably in a jocular way, to the other singer. Desgarradas have troubadourian origins.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa da Porto Editora [1] Acesso 2011-08-22
  2. ^ a b c Cabral, António . Livro Jogos populares portugueses de jovens e adultos, p. 35, 3.ª edição, Lisboa, Editorial Notícias, 1998. [2] Acesso 2011-08-22
  3. ^ a b c Notícia da Câmara Municipal de Oliveira de Azeméis [3] Acesso 2011-08-22
  4. ^ a b Coutinho, Artur R.. Livro Cancioneiro da Serra d'Arga, 4.ª edição, Viana do Castelo, Edição A. Coutinho, 2007. [4] [5] Acesso 2011-08-22
  5. ^ Ferreira, Joaquim Alves. Livro Literatura Popular de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro - II volume - Cancioneiro, Vila Real, Edição Minerva Transmontana Tip., 1999 [6] [7] Acesso 2011-08-22
  6. ^ Fonoteca da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa [8] Acesso 2011-08-22
  7. ^ Fonoteca da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa [9] Acesso 2011-08-22
  8. ^ Fonoteca da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa [10] Acesso 2011-08-22
  9. ^ "Zé Amaro". Praça da Alegria (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  10. ^ Fonoteca da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa [11] Acesso 2011-08-22
  11. ^ CD Go [12][dead link] Acesso 2011-08-22
  12. ^ a b Reportagem do programa televisivo "Liga dos Últimos" [13] Acesso 2011-08-22
  13. ^ Diário da República [14] Acesso 2011-08-25
  14. ^ Diário da República [15] Acesso 2011-08-25
  15. ^ Diário da República [16] Acesso 2011-08-25
  16. ^ Ficha einforma.pt.[17] Acesso 2011-08-25