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  "slug": "jose-afonso",
  "name": "José Afonso",
  "description": "José Afonso appears once in our Fado list, placing as high as No. 6. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/jose-afonso/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1959,
    "last": 1959
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
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    "list": "Fado"
  },
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      "slug": "fado",
      "name": "Fado",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "trackKey": "jose-afonso--balada-da-despedida",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/jose-afonso--balada-da-despedida/",
      "title": "Balada da Despedida",
      "year": 1959,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Coimbra fado — the student tradition, sung by men in capes, and quite different from Lisbon's. Afonso later wrote the song that started a revolution; the discipline is audible here first.",
      "alsoOn": [],
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Jos%C3%A9%20Afonso%20Balada%20da%20Despedida",
          "exact": false
        },
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          "exact": true
        }
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        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/fado/"
      },
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    }
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}