António Chainho Explained

António Chainho
Origin:Coruche, Portugal
Birth Place:Santiago do Cacém, Portugal
Instrument:Portuguese guitar
Genre:Fado
Occupation:Musician

António Chainho (born 1938) is a Portuguese fado guitarist. He has worked with many of the great names in fado music, like Hermínia Silva, Carlos do Carmo and José Afonso, and world music, like Paco de Lucía. He has also recorded and toured extensively with the Lisbon-based São Toméan singer Marta Dias.[1] [2]

In 1998, Chainho contributed "Fado Da Adiça" and "Interlude: Variações Em Mi Menor" to the AIDS benefit compilation album produced by the Red Hot Organization.

Discography (incomplete)

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: António Chainho e Marta Dias: Há Uma Grande Dinâmica Entre Nós.
  2. Web site: António Chaínho. Macua de Moçambique (macua.org). 26 December 2012.