Claudia Aurora: Mulher do Norte review – a gentler fado singer

(Red Orange)The title, woman of the north, refers to the city of Porto, which Aurora left for Bristol, where she discovered her talents as a singer of fado, Portugal’s yearning music of fate. This second album confirms the promise of her debut, Silêncio. Aurora has a melodic voice – an easy fit for a genre soaked in melodrama and poignancy – but she is less severe than fado’s current queen, Mariza. She writes much of her material, and arranger Javier Moreno brings ...

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