Alfredo Marceneiro

Alfredo Marceneiro
Background information
Born
Alfredo Rodrigo Duarte

(1891-02-25)25 February 1891
OriginLisbon, Portugal
Died26 June 1982(1982-06-26) (aged 91)
GenresFado
OccupationSinger
Websitehttp://www.alfredomarceneiro.com/

Alfredo Rodrigo Duarte ComIH (25 February 1891 – 26 June 1982), better known as Alfredo Marceneiro, was a Portuguese fado singer. His stage name is derived from his original profession as a joiner (marceneiro, in Portuguese).[1] Marceneiro is considered a standard against whom generations of fado singers are still measured.[2]

Marceneiro died on 26 June 1982.[3]On 10 June 1984 he was awarded posthumously Commander of the Order of Infante D. Henrique by the President of the Portuguese Republic, Ramalho Eanes.

References

  1. ^ Elliott, Richard (2017). Fado and the Place of Longing: Loss, Memory and the City. Taylor & Francis. p. 67. ISBN 9781351567312.
  2. ^ Vernon, Paul (1998). A History of the Portuguese Fado. Ashgate Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 9781859283776.
  3. ^ Carvalho, Miguel (2020). Amália – Ditadura e Revolução. Publicações Dom Quixote. ISBN 9789722070454.