palm angels f/w 2024-25

SOUL AND SAUDADE

 

CARMINHO by OLIVIER ZAHM

Olivia Drozdz, style

Helena Vaz Pereira, hair

Rita Fialho, make-up

 

INTERVIEW WITH THE PORTUGUESE FADO SINGER CARMINHO IN A FISHING VILLAGE, FONTE DE TELHA

by OLIVIER ZAHM

 

OLIVIER ZAHM — Fado is magical music because it’s all about the soul, about real feeling. What’s the story of fado? Where does it come from? Is it specifically Portuguese?

CARMINHO — As far as we know, fado was born more or less 200 years ago in Portugal. It’s an urban culture that came from the poorest neighborhoods near the ports and the prostitutes and the merchants. It was born from the marginal side of society. People gathered as a community, playing instruments and sharing their feelings about what they were going through in their daily lives. They communicated their loves and their fights.

OLIVIER ZAHM — Is that why it’s very sad?…