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António Chainho (born
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, 1938) is a
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guitarist. He has worked with many of the great names in fado music, like
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,
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and
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, and world music, like
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. He has also recorded and toured extensively with the Lisbon-based São Toméan singer
Marta Dias Marta Dias is a São Toméan Portuguese singer of jazz, world music and fado who has recorded several solo albums and has additionally recorded and toured extensively with guitarist António Chainho. She has also appeared on several Hip hop re ...
. In 1998, Chainho contributed "Fado Da Adiça" and "Interlude: Variações Em Mi Menor" to the
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benefit compilation album '' Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon'' produced by the
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Discography (incomplete)

* 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 Marta Dias is a São Toméan Portuguese singer of jazz, world music and fado who has recorded several solo albums and has additionally recorded and toured extensively with guitarist António Chainho. She has also appeared on several Hip hop re ...
- Ao Vivo No Ccb (live at the
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Label: Movieplay * 2010 - ''Lisgoa''


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António Chainho website
1938 births Living people Portuguese fado guitarists Portuguese session musicians 20th-century Portuguese musicians 20th-century Portuguese male musicians 21st-century Portuguese musicians Commanders of the Order of Prince Henry {{guitarist-stub