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Balada da DespedidaJosé Afonso

Released
1959
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Fado
Updated
2026-08-30
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  1. Ranked No. 6 in Fado

    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.