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LISBON’S FADO SOUNDSCAPE: BETWEEN IDENTITY AND TOURISM
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In cultural geography, several authors agree on the existence of a two-way relationship between music and place. Thus emerges the concept of “soundscape”, according to which a geographical space is identified and perceived also thanks to its auditory dimension. This is certainly the case of Lisbon’s fado: born in the slums of the Portuguese capital during the XIX century, it has now achieved a strong tourist value, also thanks to its inclusion in the list of Unesco Intangible World Heritage in November 2011. In this paper we try to understand if fado corresponds to a still authentic feeling, or if it is turning rather into a “scenography” and a representation aimed at an audience of tourists, which inevitably involves a process of “commodification” and trivialization.
Title: LISBON’S FADO SOUNDSCAPE: BETWEEN IDENTITY AND TOURISM
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In cultural geography, several authors agree on the existence of a two-way relationship between music and place.
Thus emerges the concept of “soundscape”, according to which a geographical space is identified and perceived also thanks to its auditory dimension.
This is certainly the case of Lisbon’s fado: born in the slums of the Portuguese capital during the XIX century, it has now achieved a strong tourist value, also thanks to its inclusion in the list of Unesco Intangible World Heritage in November 2011.
In this paper we try to understand if fado corresponds to a still authentic feeling, or if it is turning rather into a “scenography” and a representation aimed at an audience of tourists, which inevitably involves a process of “commodification” and trivialization.
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