Carlos Paredes
Sign in to savePortuguese musician (1925–2004)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1925-02-16
- Died
- 2004-07-23
- Works
- 6
Top works
- El Otro Vladi
- El Perfil del Lagarto
- De Mí para Mí. También para Ti
- Arrabal
- La caída del héroe
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 53,119
- Total plays
- 743,404
Tags
fadoinstrumentalportugueseportuguese guitarPortugal
Carlos Paredes (1925–2004) was a virtuoso of the Portuguese Guitar — a twelve-string member of the lute family not unlike a mandolin, traditionally used as accompaniment in Fado music. He was also a composer whose formal invention effortlessly grafted classical influences with, and extended the range of, traditional Fado styles. Paredes was born on 16th February 1925 in Coimbra. His father was the equally famous guitarist Artur Paredes. He <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Carlos+Paredes">Re
Key dates
- Born
- 16 February 1925
- Died
- 23 July 2004
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carlos
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Portugal
- Place of birth
- Coimbra
- Place of death
- Lisbon
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Genre
- music of Portugal