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Bettencourt played with singer Yungblud, bassist Frank Bello, keyboardist Adam Wakeman and drummer II on the award-winning recording.
The musician and composer died on Tuesday at his home in Alfragide.
He was one of the foremost names in the national art of Portuguese guitar playing, a musician and creator who embraced the noble instrument of fado from childhood. He forged an international career, bringing the Portuguese guitar into dialogue with other cultures — from India to Brazil and Africa — presenting it with solo dignity at the head of some of the world’s leading orchestras and alongside celebrated voices such as Carlos do Carmo and Gal Costa. His greatest achievement? 'I think I helped to liberate the guitar.'
António Chainho, a master of the Portuguese guitar known for his contributions to fado and Portuguese music, has died at the age of 88.
Musician and composer António Chainho died today at his home in Alfragide, on the outskirts of Lisbon, on what would have been his 88th birthday, his artistic agent told Lusa.
