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Carlos Paredes
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Person · Open Library
- 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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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Portugal
- Active from
- 1925
- Active to
- 2004
fadoguitaristinstrumentalportugalportuguese guitar
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 53,119
- Total plays
- 743,404
Tags
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carlos
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Portugal
- Place of birth
- Coimbra
- Place of death
- Lisbon
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Genre
- music of Portugal
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Image
- Carlos Paredes.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1925-02-16
- date of death
- 2004-07-23
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Carlos Paredes
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- place of burial
- Prazeres Cemetery
- name in native language
- Carlos Paredes
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