Decision

Dear friends

Thanks God and all of you, this blog is now bigger than I could suppose it would be when I started. Now, we have many messages to answer, videos to produce, and shows to manage. So, since we have the Google tool for translations on the main page, I decided to keep just that one.
I am really sorry, but it has been very difficult for me to actualize this one and so you are not well informed. I hope you comprehend and keep following us on the main page http://adeliapedrosa.blogspot.com

Thanks! Happy Easter!

Birthdays Maria Alcina and Maria de Lourdes

Hello dear friends. What a crazy week! I thought I would not be able to write again this week. Well, but here we are and the video of this week is "Cheira a Lisboa" live. And last March 12th was the birthday of the fadista and friend Maria Alcina. We wish her happiness, many kisses and our affection, we could not write on, but Adélia called and spoke with her. Friends are never forgotten. Kisses! And next Monday, March 16th is the birthday of our dear friend and also fadista Maria de Lourdes, which was here with us in the Carnival. Congratulations Lú! All the best to you always, health, love, peace and much success, very deservedly. We are your fans, you know it! Love to you all, a lovely weekend and talk to you next week, with more calm, I hope!

D.Maria/Buenos Aires/Santos and more

Dear friends. Forgive my delay, but this week was crazy and I almost couldn´t have time to write to you. Forgive me also If I forget something important, there are so many subjects that I´m afraid I miss some. Well, the carnival was great. We had a nice weekend with our dear Terezinha Alves, Jose Luiz, Maria de Lourdes and Augusto, who had come especially to the D.Maria´s birthday. We love you!
Also we want to thank all the broadcasters who had sent messages for D.Maria. It was lovely! Kisses to you all.
A special kiss also to our friend Daniel Vega, of the program La Voz Del Club Portugués, from Buenos Aires, for the pretty words and homage they made to Adélia last Sunday. The show is on Sundays from 10 to 11am at http://www.am890.com.ar/. This week we also have a video of one of the shows in the Club. A homage that Adélia made to the beloved public and to Algarve. Unforgetable. Kisses to all the people that had been there and also to the ones who called during the radio show.
And a big kiss to Luiz Abilio, from the blog Folclore de Portugal, that gentily is helping us with information for the blog Mundo Fado. And another kiss and our gratefulness to Luis Maia from the blog Fado das Bocas Lindas, that this week hás a tribute to our beloved Joaquim Pimentel. It was great! Thank you very much for the affection. Congratulations for your blog!
And after a long time and missing a lot those people, Adélia is coming back to Santos. On the next April 11th, will be commemorated in the Casa da Madeira, the first anniversary of the program Saudade da Minha Terra, Portugal. Show of Adélia and the Trio Manuel Marques. Soon we will be passing information on invitations. You can not lose!
And finishing with a "gold key", a film of the D.Maria´s birthday.
Kisses my loves!

Unforgivable!

Friends. We forgot to mention here the birthday of a very dear friend on the last Feb 20th, but not for lack of affection or importance, but simply because we failed in the notes of our agenda. The dear friend Oliveira Nunes, who commands the radio program Seleções Portuguesas in AM Radio Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, every Sunday from 9:00 to 12:00 pm. We register here our votes, even late, of health, love, prosperity and forgive us for our unfortunate failure. Thanks also for the friendship and affection that you always gave us. Kisses in your heart, from me and Adélia.

Carnival, Birthdays and News

Hello my dear friends.
Time for fun, but with responsibility, always.
This week, we have the video "Caso Encerrado" with Adélia and, to celebrate the carnival, the video "Portuguesa no Samba", with Terezinha Alves. I love it! It is from the beginning of her career.

We have important birthdays this week. On the 23rd we have Maria José Taveira´s birthday. Maria José is a great friend a wife of our missing Manoel Taveira. Also on 23, our friend of Internet, Roberto Peresio, from Italy. On the 26th, a very special day, we have the birthday of our dear Maria José, Adélia´s mother and my dear grandma, and our friend and my godfather Alex Cruz de Malta. To all of you our best wishes for much health, love, peace and prosperity. Much happiness and achievements in your lives. You are very special people and deserve the best. Maria will be 92 years old! Isn´t it wonderful? Next week, I will make a special video with her, a surprise for her and for you. Wait.
Well, news on our blog. Now we have a forum where we can deal with interesting subjects, and everybody can communicate and give their ideas. We created also a chat and a Guest Map - a map of where visitors can leave a message. More interactivity, because the public is the reason for our existence, then it is you that we have to bring more and more. We want to hear you, what thoughts, suggestions, ideas, finally, know everyone. Participate!
And it´s just it! A wonderful carnival for you all. Joy, great fun, but with responsability! Kisses!

Fadinho Serrano/Blog El Fado/Brazilian Time

Hello friends! This week we have "Fadinho Serrano". Live in Buenos Aires. The presenter is Mrs.Maria Albertina Viegas Costa (pic.), a very important figure to the Portuguese colony of Buenos Aires, and a very special person who Adélia misses a lot and send a big and loving hug. The images selected for the video show a little more of the beauty of Portugal. Curious, I STILL do not know Portugal, but what I have seen in the pictures, I am questioning myself what led the discoverers of the past want to find other lands, if they had so many wonders in their own country. Portugal is really beautiful!
Well, I would like to thank also, the blog El Fado, from Portugal, who kindly this week published a special article about Adélia and an article written by myself. I was surprised and immensely grateful. Success for you on your blog! Visit friends, it is great. Just click here.
Today in south and southeast regions of Brazil, the time will change. At midnight, all clocks will be delayed by 1 hour.
And that's it. A kiss to you all and a great weekend!

Paulo Machado´s Birthday / Lisbon on the Guinness

Hello dear friends. This weekend, once again, a tribute to the most beautiful city in the world and also the most singing one, Lisbon. Verses of the master Joaquim Pimentel, in the voice of our eternal princess Adélia - "Lisboa e o Tempo". And talking about Lisbon, a big hug to our friend Vítor Duarte Marceneiro, which is making a valuable work to put the city of Lisbon in the Guinness Book as the most singing city of the world. We wish you success in your project, something important and with a high historical and cultural value.
And next Sunday, February 8th, will be the birthday of the Coordinator of Tourism of Portugal in Brazil, the dear friend Paulo Machado. Best wishes, not only today but always. Kisses from Adélia. kisses also to Dinha and Catarina.
I would like to carify some information I gave in the previous post. The program of Graciano Coutinho, "Portugal Sem Passaporte", on Sundays, at the Radio City of Fortaleza, is at 10:00 am in Fortaleza, but as there we do not have Summer time, it´s at 11:00 am Brasilia time, ok? Listen here!
And that´s all friends. Also loving kisses to Professor Manuel Marques that after holidays in Portugal, is back to Brazil.
A great weekend to you all! Kisses!

Graciano Coutinho/Glória de Lourdes/Mundo Fado and more

Hello dear friends. This week we have the video with the fado "Maria Madalena", verses by Linhares Barbosa and the music of Fado Mouraria, recorded live.
And one more special weekend. We have many good things happening. The first one is the return of our dear friend, the journalist Graciano Coutinho, to Brazil and to the radios. That´s great! And this Sunday, Feb 1st, will begin the program "Portugal sem Passaporte," on the Radio Cidade of Fortaleza, from 10:00 am (Brazilian time), with Graciano in the command. We wish you much success in your new projects. More Portuguese music on Brazilian radio - this is getting good! Listen it here!
Another program that is successful, the "Saudade da Minha Terra, Portugal", on Saudade Fm, Santos, will present also next Sunday, starting at 8:00 am (Brazilian time) the History the Artist, this time honoring the great fadista and friend Glória de Lourdes. Don´t miss!
And the "Mundo Fado" is with news, as well as our blog. Now we have a player with a recording of each artist, which can be copied and posted on blogs, Web sites, forums, send e-mail , finally, you can take the artists wherever you like. Isnt´it cool? But many are still missing. Help us! Send informations about artists of fado emigrants, guitarists, fadistas, poets. Let´s put them together so the whole world can hear them. We continue counting on you to build a part of Adélia´s dream.
And our blog is also with news. Just below the phone numbers to contact our dear Adélia, you will find a box, where you can choose the type of player with songs and videos you want to put it on your blogs, sites, etc.. Come on, spread it! The world is the limit!
We also would like to ask who have material of Joaquim Pimentel, Manuel Monteiro and Jose Lemos, especially records, to contact us. We want to acquire this material. E-mail us and we can give you more details.

And that's it. Next weekend we´ll be back with more news.
Kisses!!!

Silvino Neto - Lisboa à Noite é Muito Mais

Hello friends. This week we have a declaration of love to Lisbon, made by a Brazilian. Yes, a distinguished Brazilian, Silvino Neto. Actor, singer, composer, radio and father of actor Paul Silvino. A curiosity that you must listen, I hope you like it. The song is called "Lisboa à Noite é Muito Mais" (Lisbon at Night is Much More), and it is part of a compact launched by the Center of Tourism of Portugal in Brazil, at the time of Dr.Noel de Arriaga, with Adélia Pedrosa and Ellen de Lima, great Brazilian singer that everyone should know. The musician is the magnificent pianist and organist Mario Simões. A rarity.
And we got the mark of 155,000 displays in You Tube. Thank you!
Well, next Friday I´ll come back with news. The show that will begin in Fortaleza, the anniversary of the "Saudade da Minha Terra, Portugal" and the honor of this month at History of Artist. Do not lose, it will be a weekend full of Portugal here in Brazil, as should always be!
Kisses!

Joaquim Pimentel / Maria Alcina / TV Record

Hello friends. Today I´m late, sorry. This week we have a collection of videos with fados of Joaquim Pimentel, sung by himself and other beautiful voices. And more than the player that is above there are two more videos on You Tube, kindly made by Fado Cravo blog, that this week honored him. Watch the videos and blog on the links below. Thanks friend! More tributes to this unforgettable poet, fadista and human figure who left a legacy so valuable to the Portuguese music.
Blog Fado Cravo
Joaquim Pimentel sings "Por que Razão Coração"
Maria do Espirito Santo sings "Quarto Alugado"
Also our congratulations to Jayme Monjardim, Manoel Carlos and Rede Globo, for the beautiful miniseries "Maysa" which ended yesterday, and where there is a scene with our dear friend and fadista who lives in Rio de Janeiro, Maria Alcina. Congratulations, it was great. Glad to put an artist who lives in Brazil, it´s fair and deserved. Congratulations to you all. Alcina, it was so beautiful! Kisses and we miss you!. Watch the video on the link below:
Maria Alcina fadista in the miniseries Maysa
Congratulations also to Record TV that is now effectively in Portugal. This week they showed programs about our traditions, landscapes, people, music, very beautiful, very interesting. Something tells me that Brazil has discovered Portugal. Good! It was time! More things of Portugal and Portugal in the Brazilian TV. Wonderful! And that is it friends. Have a lovely week. Kisses!

News in Brazil/Manuel Marques' birthday

Hi friends! This week we have the video "Fado Errado", great success of Frederico de Brito, recorded live. Beautiful, I know you will like it.
Next Sunday, Jan 11th, is our dear master Manuel Marques' birthday. Congratulations dear friend! Best wishes, health, prosperity and all love and respect from your public and from us. Manuel Marques is in Portugal, with his son Nelito, on vacations. But he returns to Brazil - sorry for Nelito and Portugal and a wonder to us who already miss him a lot. Come back soon friend! Miss you! Kisses from me and Adélia.
Well, in February we´ll have great news on the radio in northeastern of Brazil. A great friend of Adélia, journalist, who after years in the United States, returns to Brazil with full force. Await further details in the coming days. I can only say that is very, very good.
And it´s enough for today. Kisses to you all and a lovely weekend.

Balance/Plans/Birthdays Silvia Reis and Antonio Tavares

"To Persevere is to achieve" - Anonymous

And another year is gone! Time passes ever faster. Happy New Year my friends!

Well, again, like last year, we will make a brief summary of our achievements of 2008. Our blog now has more than 23,300 visits from 69 countries: Brazil, Portugal, France, USA, UK, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Italy, Hungary, Argentina, Netherlands, Belgium, Romania, Russia, Poland , Japan, Austria, Chile, Australia, Norway, Finland, Venezuela, Israel, India, Luxembourg, Mexico, Sweden, Czech Republic, Greece, South Africa, Morocco, New Zealand, Angola, China, Algeria, Turkey, Egypt, Andorra , Colombia, Qatar, Bahrain, Belgium, Croatia, Indonesia, Kuwait, Slovenia, Pakistan, Thailand, Estonia, Togo, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Guam, Slovakia, Albania, Denmark, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Serbia, Ireland, Peru, Uruguay, Oman, Mauritius, Montenegro and Singapore. More than 17,000 visits in 2008!

Today, only on You Tube, 87 videos, with more than 144,200 exhibits. The "champion" of the videos is still the song "É Natal", and the most commented (and thank God, always well commented) is "Rosa Enjeitada." Adélia was honored in Brazil, Portugal and Switzerland. Her story is told and her voice is heard on blogs, websites and radio stations in Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Argentina, France, Switzerland, among other countries. Messages arrive from all the world, as well as requests for records and concerts. And the most important, friends, many friends. We are making new friends and rediscovering old friendships . Internet is a wonderful thing when used well, of course.

As I said last year, those numbers for a blog that is done at home, without sponsorship and teams of disclosure, and that speaks of an artist immigrant, are not just numbers, are demonstrations of the immense artistic potential of Adélia, her charisma and the love from her public around the world.

We hope in 2009 we can organize the calendar of shows and record the new CD. And for that, we count on you, friends, fans, record labels and entrepreneurs.

The repertoire is mostly assembled, but we left 1 or 2 bands that will be chosen by the public. When you open the blog, also opens up another window, where you will find a form. Tell us what you would like to hear in the voice of our dear Adélia. We are on the way to produce the CD, and we are accepting applications from record labels and companies interested in sponsoring, disseminating and marketing the art of our dear and wonderful fadista. If we have no record label, or other form of support, yet, in an independent way, the CD comes out this year. With label, no label, with or without sponsorship, our beloved public will have what is expected, Adélia Pedrosa, her voice and touching interpretation with folklore songs and beautiful fados unpublished yet, with the quality that has always permeated her work.
Thanks to everyone for the support, the affection, the messages. You are the reason for the existence of this work, done with much, much love. Thanks to all broadcasters in Rio de Janeiro, Santos, finally, Brazil, Portugal, Switzerland and many other places, all who have supported us and that, with so much affection released Adélia Pedrosa songs. Thank you, thank you very much. We count on you in 2009!

Many people asked us about the cover of the single "O Meu Menino Jesus". Well, the picture was produced and made by myself. The shawl was Adélia who did it and the beautiful sculpture of Our Lady with the infant Jesus, is art of Francisco Tavares, brother of our dear friend Antonio Tavares. A beautiful work that we are very happy to share with you. I am happy that you liked it because, as everything we do, there is too much love on the cover.
And, speaking of Antonio Tavares, next 06 January, the day of Kings, is also his birthday. Congratulations dear friend. We miss you. We wish you much peace, bright, great strength, health, love and that God always be with you. You're always in our thoughts and prayers. Also on the 6th, the birthday of our dear Silvia Reis, friend-sister of Adélia, godmother of my heart, and after a holiday in the United States with her family, is back to the wonderful city, and will soon be here with us. Congratulations! Health, love, peace and prosperity. We love you so much.
Finally, let ´s go! One more beautiful year to come. Love to all and very, very happy 2009!