Arquivo / 49ª mostra

In Alentejo, dozens of amateur groups meet regularly to rehearse ancient polyphonic songs and to improvise typical music about this time. This is the "cante", born in taverns and in the countryside between peasants and miners, transmitted over several generations. In recent decades, new groups appeared on the outskirts of Lisbon and in several countries where the people from Alentejo emigrated. A musical journey to a unique mode of expression and passion of his interpreters.