Algarve celebrates the 100 years of Carlos Paredes with concert in Faro [vídeos]

Carlos Paredes, undeniable master of the Portuguese guitar, would complete this Sunday 100 years. To mark the centenary, a vast tribute program takes place in several cities of the country, including Faro, where a special concert will take place next Tuesday, according to Lusa.

The series of shows under the motto “Paredes”, which began this Sunday in Coimbra, continues at the Convent of San Francisco and will then go to the tremor in Azores in April. Faro joins this celebration with an event that reinforces the importance of the musician in Portuguese culture and his timeless impact.

An immortal legacy in Portuguese music

Carlos Paredes was born in Coimbra in 1925, but it was Lisbon the city that inspired many of its compositions. His talent took him to the international stages, playing alongside figures like Charlie Haden and having his iconic “green years” theme in the Kronos Quartet repertoire. According to Lusa, his work is “a testimony of Portuguese musical identity, marked by deep artistic sensitivity and an unshakable commitment to the tradition of the guitar of Coimbra”.

A man of struggle and convictions

In addition to his role in music, Paredes was anti -fascist combatant, having been arrested by PIDE in the late 1950s and imprisoned in the Aljube jail and Caxias Fort. In a 1978 publication, cited by Lusa, the musician reflected on the importance of art in the struggle for freedom:

“It required the first [período] situated in full fascism and accompanying its development and decline until liberation in 1974, to be given the confusion of values, the castration of the arts, the replacement of the most conscious forms of expression with more manipulable. ”

Carlos Paredes saw culture as an essential element in building a free and participatory society. As he wrote, “responsibilities for the evolution of culture now belong to equivalent parts to intellectuals and all other workers.”

Guitar disease and farewell

His connection to the Portuguese guitar was interrupted in 1993, when he was diagnosed with myelopathy, a disease that affected his bone structure and made it impossible to continue playing. Still, he recorded his last album, “Song for Titi”, released only in 2000, according to Lusa.

He died in 2004, but his name remains immortal in the history of Portuguese music.

Faro receives tribute to the guitar master

The city of Faro will be one of the stages of the celebration of the centenary of Carlos Paredes. The concert, scheduled for Tuesday, will bring to the Algarve capital a special tribute to the guitarist.

Carlos Paredes’s official 100th anniversary program, entitled “Variations for Carlos Paredes”, integrates concerts, colloquies, publications, educational workshops and scripts that exploit the musician’s work and life. According to Lusa, this plan was developed by a working group coordinated by Levi Batista, executor of the wall will, with the participation of experts from the Fado Museum and the National Sound Archives.

The full schedule can be consulted in . The Algarve is thus prepared to receive and celebrate the immortal genius of the Portuguese guitar, ensuring that his music echoes for many generations.

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