Cristina Branco

Cristina Branco
Background information
Birth name	Cristina Branco
Born	1972 (age 38–39) Almeirim, Ribatejo, Portugal
Origin	Almeirim, Ribatejo, Portugal
Genres	Fado
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Website	www.cristinabranco.com

Cristina Branco (born 1972 in Almeirim, Ribatejo, Portugal) is a Portuguese musician.

Branco was originally drawn to jazz and forms of Portuguese music before finally opting for fado after being introduced to the music of Amália Rodrigues by her grandfather. Branco studied the poems from which major fado lyrics are taken. Branco continues to work on her fado repertory, accompanied by Custódio Castelo on guitar and as composer.^[1][2]

Discography

• Cristina Branco in Holland (1998)
• Murmúrios (1998) ^[3]
• Post-Scriptum (2000)
• O Descobridor: Cristina Branco canta Slauerhoff (2000)
• Corpo Iluminado (2001)
• Sensus (2003)
• Ulisses (2005)^[1]
• Live (2006)
• Abril (2007)
• Kronos (2009)
• Não há só tangos em Paris (2011)

External links

• Official web site

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Cristina Branco: Musical Journey to Portugal". http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5312568. 
2. ^ Elliot, Richard (2010). Fado and the Place of Longing: Loss, Memory and the City. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. http://books.google.com/books?id=Sa-gR-P-pVEC&pg=PA156&dq=%22Cristina+Branco%22&hl=en&ei=YJgBTcTnL8L58Aa1iJD3Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Cristina%20Branco%22&f=false. Retrieved 2010-12-09. 
3. ^ "Music & Words Frea Records". http://www.musicwords.nl/frea~article~8712618402320_en.html. Retrieved 2010-12-09. 

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Name	Branco, Cristina
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Date of birth	1972
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