Dulce Pontes – Momentos (Galileo Music GMC038, 2010)
Dulce Pontes is one of Portugal’s most influential singers, who is extremely popular in neighboring Spain. Even though she includes fado in her repertory, she is not a fado singer. Dulce Ponte has renovated Portuguese folk music, introducing genres to international audiences that are lesser known than the internationally popular fado.
On her latest album, Momentos, Dulce Pontes presents two CDs, which celebrate her 20-year career. CD I celebrates the music of Portugal in the form of fados, fadinhos, and other categories of Portuguese folk music. The selection includes studio recordings as well as live performances from some of Europe’s finest venues in Madrid, London, Milan, Athens, and Barcelona.
CD II includes collaborations with legendary singers such as “Todos Somos Um” with Spain’s José Carreras; and “O Mar e tu” with Greece’s George Dalaras.
The boxed set includes a 28-page booklet with lyrics in Portuguese and translations to Spanish and English.
Momentos is an excellent introduction the music of one of Portugal’s iconic singers.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
Dulce sin duda es una de las mejores voces del Mundo, y no sólo eso, hay mas, ella va siempre a la vanguardia, no se encasilla.
Y como diría la Gran Argentina Suma Paz:
“El Arte, y en especial, el Arte Popular es una conceción totalizadora que expresa una cultura y su tiempo, una idiosincracia, un lugar en el mundo…”
Su arte expresa todo esto y mucho mas.
Abrazos Argentinos para Dulce desde Galicia, España.
JK