Desgarrada

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Desgarrada is a popular song from northern Portugal, in which singers improvise, challenge and respond to each other, usually to the sound of a concertina. [1] [2] In addition to the name Desgarradas, they are also called Cantares ao Desafio, [3] Cantigas ao Desafio [4] or Cantigas à Desgarrada. [5]

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The term is also used to characterise a form of fado interpretation, in this case with Portuguese guitar and viola accompaniment, with well-known interpreters such as Fernando Maurício [6] or Vicente da Câmara  [ pt ]. [7] Among the artists who recorded desgarradas we can find names such as Quim Barreiros, [8] Zé Amaro, [9] Augusto Canário, [10] or even Rosinha or Jorge Ferreira, who visited this genre several times. [11]

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Linked to festive occasions, such as romarias, fairs, desfolhadas, [4] or at singer gatherings, [3] desgarradas can eventually be heard all over Portugal, [2] although the traditions are deepest in Trás-os-Montes, Minho provinces, Douro Litoral and Beira Alta. [12]

In desgarradas, for several minutes, [12] themes such as mockery, love, hatred, faith and charity are addressed, [3] improvising the rhymes and responding, preferably in a jocular way, to the other singer. Desgarradas have troubadourian origins. [2]

In 2005, the "cantares ao desafio" and the galician "regueifas" were part of the "Galician-Portuguese oral tradition" application to UNESCO for Intangible Cultural Heritage status, [13] however it was rejected due to the application being deemed as "too broad". [14]

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  2. 1 2 3 Cabral, António . Livro Jogos populares portugueses de jovens e adultos, p. 35, 3.ª edição, Lisboa, Editorial Notícias, 1998. Acesso 2011-08-22
  3. 1 2 3 Notícia da Câmara Municipal de Oliveira de Azeméis Acesso 2011-08-22
  4. 1 2 Coutinho, Artur R.. Livro Cancioneiro da Serra d'Arga, 4.ª edição, Viana do Castelo, Edição A. Coutinho, 2007. Acesso 2011-08-22
  5. Ferreira, Joaquim Alves. Livro Literatura Popular de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro - II volume - Cancioneiro, Vila Real, Edição Minerva Transmontana Tip., 1999 Acesso 2011-08-22
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  9. "Zé Amaro". Praça da Alegria (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  10. Fonoteca da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa Acesso 2011-08-22
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  12. 1 2 "Cantares ao Desafio 2009". videos.sapo.pt. 29 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  13. "Candidatura luso-galaica a património da Humanidade". www.jn.pt. 4 February 2005. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  14. "UNESCO chumba tradições orais galaico-portuguesas". www.cmjornal.xl.pt. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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