Invited to compose the original soundtrack for “Os Ficheiros do Caso Carlos Castro”, Júlio Resende sat at the piano and improvised. The result was a minor fado, which you can listen to here.
Júlio Resende's minor fado on the new Podcast Plus
Thursday, 2 April 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Fado is a traditional Portuguese music genre characterized by melancholic singing and themes of longing and fate, with distinct Lisbon and Coimbra styles; it was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2011. For expats, fado is both a living cultural tradition and a common tourist experience — attending a small fado house in Lisbon or Coimbra offers insight into Portuguese history, language and social life.
