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José Fontes Rocha
José Fontes Rocha (Ramalde Ramalde () is a Portuguese civil parish of the municipality of Porto. The population in 2011 was 38,012,
, 20 September 1926 – 15 August 2011) was a Portuguese fadista and instrumentalist. For many years he was accompanist to Amalia Rodrigues.Música popular y música culta - Page 94 Paolo Scarnecchia - 1998 "y José Fontes Rocha (1926), que ha acompañado durante mucho tiempo a Amalia Rodrigues."


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Ramalde
Ramalde () is a Portugal, Portuguese freguesia, civil parish of the Municipalities of Portugal, municipality of Porto. The population in 2011 was 38,012,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
in an area of 5.83 km2.Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
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Fadista
Fado (; "destiny, fate") is a music genre that can be traced to the 1820s in Lisbon, Portugal, but probably has much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar Rui Vieira Nery states that "the only reliable information on the history of fado was orally transmitted and goes back to the 1820s and 1830s at best. But even that information was frequently modified within the generational transmission process that made it reach us today." Although the origins are difficult to trace, today fado is commonly regarded as simply a form of song which can be about anything, but must follow a certain traditional structure. In popular belief, fado is a form of music characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor, and infused with a sentiment of resignation, fate and melancholy. This is loosely captured by the Portuguese word ''saudade'', or longing, symbolizing a feeling of loss (a permanent, irreparable loss and its consequent lifelong damage). This is s ...
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Amalia Rodrigues
Amalia may refer to: People *Amalia (given name), feminine given name (includes a list of people so named) *Princess Amalia (other), several princesses with this name Films and television series * ''Amalia'' (1914 film), the first full-length Argentine film * ''Amalia'' (1936 film), an Argentine remake of the 1914 movie * ''Amália'' (film), a 2008 Portuguese film biography of singer Amália Rodrigues * ''Amalia'' (TV series), a South African television series *Amalia Sheran Sharm, one of the main protagonists in Wakfu (TV series) ''Wakfu: The Animated Series'' is an anime-influenced French animated television series produced by Ankama Animation, based on the video game '' Wakfu''. The first season of 26 episodes began airing on 30 October 2008, and new episodes would co ... Places *Amalia, New Mexico, US *Amalia, North West, South Africa Other uses *Amalia (novel), ''Amalia'' (novel), an Argentine novel written by José Mármol *Amalia (Schubert), D 195, Op ...
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1926 Births
Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos (general), Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Kingdom of Hejaz, Hejaz. ** Bảo Đại, Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Vietnam. * January 12 – Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll premiere their radio program ''Sam 'n' Henry'', in which the two white performers portray two black characters from Harlem looking to strike it rich in the big city (it is a precursor to Gosden and Correll's more popular later program, ''Amos 'n' Andy''). * January 16 – A BBC comic radio play broadcast by Ronald Knox, about a workers' revolution, causes a panic in London. * January 21 – The Belgian Parliament accepts the Locarno Treaties. * January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a report ...
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2011 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ...
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