At times he tells us, and he sings, that songs have ceased to belong to their authors so as to pass themselves on to the people who immortalize them. He has contributed in changing the sad image of the fado and each performance of his is a delight to be witnessed. Son of the great fado singer Lucilia Do Carmo, he has disseminated Portuguese popular music like no other has done. LISBON (Reuters) Portuguese singer Carlos do Carmo, one of the country’s most beloved artists who was known as the Sinatra of the soulful, melancholic fado music, died on Friday at the. After numerous recordings and with hundreds of performances in his resume, the new generations always take him as a point of reference. Carlos Do Carmo is known as “The voice of the fado”, Portugal’s folk song. The son of Luclia do Carmo, a well-known fadista, do Carmo began his career in fado following his father's death in 1962, when he returned from a period in Switzerland to help his mother. Portuguese fado star Carlos Do Carmo was born pn Decemin Lisbon, Portugal. Carlos Manuel de Asceno do Carmo de Almeida ComIH (21 December 1939 1 January 2021), better known as Carlos do Carmo, was a Portuguese fado singer. Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusionsĬarlos Do Carmo – Photo by Feligenio Medeiro
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