Portugal's most famous song... the story of "April in Portugal"
Portugal's most famous song? "Coimbra," penned by Raul Ferrão and José Galhardo, had been recorded more than 200 times around the world. And, it is often called "April in Portugal." Here is the story...
The origin of "Coimbra" lies in late 1930s, it was written by Raul Ferrão, an electrical engineer who wrote music for musical reviews. But the song was not a big hit, and was forgotten until it was included in the 1946 film "Capa Negras" where Alberto Ribeiro crooned it to Amália Rodrigues. Again, the song about the university town of Coimbra was not a break out. But, Amália liked "Coimbra" and recorded it and included it in her concerts. She toured Europe, and Coimbra became a favourite for its unique melody. It was renamed "April in Portugal" and recorded with new lyrics in French and English, performed by the likes of Lawrence Welk, The Dukes of Dixieland, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and Eartha Kitt. Sadly, the lyrics were not so good...
This was a request for Francesco de Arcayne who wanted the Tabs so he could learn it.. Thanks for the suggestion Francesco hope you like my cover and get on well with it.
Played on my Alan Brason Custom Stratocaster fitted with Kinman FV-HMS pickups on Neck / Mid position through an Alesis Quadraverb Q2 with EFTP patch 0-36
I made Tabs out of my arrangement which are FREE to download from my website here :-
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The Backing track came from Roger Paulssonon his Vol 23 CD here :- sites.google.c...
Sound recorded in Cubase SX6 and edited with the three 4K Video takes made with 3 Panasonic VX870 4K camcorders in Song Vegas Pro 14
30 сен 2024
