This is Portuguese singer Lina_’s second album in a matter of months. And it is not a bad call. After a slightly disappointing collaboration with Dead Can Dance’s Jules Maxwell, which followed successful previous collaborations with Raül Refree and Justin Adams, her new partnership with Spanish pianist Marco Mezquida is a relief. Not that working with Maxwell was a failure, but it felt like Lina_ had fallen into the trap of a mandatory unexpected move with each new record.
O Fado is a sort of cautious step back. Relying solely on voice and piano, no other electronic or out-of-the-box gimmicks involved, Lina_ finds herself on solid ground again. Mezquida proves to be a consistent partner in crime when the two of them venture into fado atmospheres…

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