Expo2025. Amália heard again in Osaka 55 years later by the voice of three fado singers-observer

Amália Rodrigues was heard again in Osaka, Japan, 55 years after the artist marked at the 1970 Expo, now for the voice of the three fado singers Ana Moura, Camané and Ricardo Ribeiro, before a vast audience of various nationalities.

With the concert In cherry timeAna Moura, Camané and Ricardo Ribeiro honored this Monday the fado singer Amália Rodrigues at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, ending the National Day of Portugal at Expo and the World Day of Portuguese Language.

Amália Rodrigues represented Portugal at the 1970 Osaka Expo, ie 55 years ago.

“Our responsibility is above all to sing with dignity, sing and give our best,” said Ricardo Ribeiro, about an hour before taking the stage, when a long line was graduating to watch the show, according to Lusa on the spot.

“It is, in fact, a reason of great pride and happiness to be able to step on this stage and remember Amália again, because Amália is a special being,” added the musician, recalling that “the repertoire had already been chosen.”

Also because “we had the opportunity to do this with the orchestra in Lisbon in 2020, during the pandemic, and is called In cherry time“Because that was when” Amália supposedly was born. “

And now “we decided to bring it here” to Expo 2025 Osaka, by the way “to Expo, The City Council of Lisbon, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Portugal decided to bring it here“Concluded Ricardo Ribeiro.

Ana Moura also said she felt a “special responsibility.”

“I grew up hearing about an iconic album from Amália Rodrigues, which is live Amália in Japan, which was very difficult to find, and always knew about the appreciation that the Japanese had for Amália”, so it is a “huge affection” to honor the Portuguese fado singer in Japan, he added.

The three musicians interpreted a theme together.

“There is really this association to a more feminine side” in Fado, “I think it is because we are much more accustomed to which the woman expresses her feelings” more than a man, Ana Moura considered.

These voices “accompanying me tonight are voices that make me completely ecstatic, thrilled,” said the artist, who admitted to being “very happy to share the stage with Camané, with Ricardo Ribeiro”.

And also “honor my greatest reference,” said Ana Moura.

Camané also stressed the importance of Amália Rodrigues in the world of fado.

“Amália has always been a reference to me and it is evident that all of us who sang fado and like fado we have Amália in the voice,” said the musician.

Camané also praised Expo 2025, adding that he was seeing several exhibitions about Portuguese culture.

He confided to be enjoying a lot and even discovering some words that are part of the Japanese vocabulary that are the same as that of Portuguese.

The official ceremony began with the raising of the Portuguese and Japan flag and the singing of their national hymns, having the Minister of Discourse, followed by a performance by Dino D’S. that snatched the audience.

In addition, an official visit of the Portuguese and Japanese delegations and the inauguration of the Siza exhibition, dedicated to the work of architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, curated by architect and Spanish critic Carlos Quintáns Eiras, in partnership with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

Portugal participates in Expo Osaka with the theme “Ocean, Blue Dialogue”, 55 years after being present at the same world exhibition in the same city.

The Portugal Pavilion, located in the “Empowering Lives” zone, is located in a lot of 1,836.75 square meters and is near the Japan Pavilion. It is a project by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma.

The world exhibition started on April 13 and ends on October 13.

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