http://www.metafilter.com/tags/ANalfa Posts tagged with 'ANalfa' at MetaFilter. Mon, 13 Sep 2004 23:09:55 -0800 Mon, 13 Sep 2004 23:09:55 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/35580/Madredeus%2DOn%2DCrack%2DA%2DNaifa <a href="http://www.anaifa.com/">As God Is My Cleaning Lady: Crypto-Fado For Bohemian Pagan Popsters.</a> They can't play their classical Fado guitars very well; they have a punky drummer and the Fado singer not only smiles pouts and shakes her hips, but actually seems to <i>enjoy herself</i>! What's become of this country? Are they mad? Reckless, certainly. They call themselves <b>A Naifa</b> and what they've done is taken a massive, ice-crunching Waring Pro blender to all the sacred potions, fruits and flavours of Portuguese traditional music and poured out a vulgar, shameless, disrespectful and utterly <b>delicious</b> shambles of a <a href="http://www.anaifa.com/musicas.html">Pop cocktail</a>. Heresy in old Lisbon? I nearly choked on my 30-year-old <i>aguardente velha</i>, but then realized I was dancing merrily and had already spilt most of it anyway. [<small><i>Probably not fun for those unfamiliar with the Fado. <b>QuickTime</b> required.</i></small>] </i> tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.35580 Mon, 13 Sep 2004 23:09:55 -0800 ANalfa Cryto-Fado Fado music Pagan MiguelCardoso