Francisco Viana (1895 – 1945 in
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
) was a Portuguese guitarist and composer of
fados. He is the originator of the ''Fado Vianinha'' style, named after him in distinction from, for example the ''Fado Marceneiro'' style of
Alfredo Marceneiro
Alfredo Rodrigo Duarte ComIH (25 February 1891 – 26 June 1982), better known as Alfredo Marceneiro because of his original profession as a woodworker, (Portuguese ''marceneiro''), was a Portuguese Fado singer, with a singular voice. Marceneir ...
.
[Agnès Pellerin'' Le fado'' 2009 - Page 132 "Pour désigner ces schémas d'accompagnement, chanteurs et guitaristes utilisent des désignations qui renvoient parfois au nom de leur compositeur : Fado Vianinha, de Francisco Viana, ou Fado Marceneiro, d'Alfredo Duarte Marceneiro. .]
References
1895 births
1945 deaths
Portuguese fado guitarists
20th-century guitarists
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