António Chainho
António Chainho | |
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 Chainho in a performance in Santiago do Cacém | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 27 January 1938 Santiago do Cacém, Portugal |
| Origin | Coruche, Portugal |
| Died | 27 January 2026 (aged 88) |
| Genres | Fado |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Portuguese guitar |
| Website | antoniochainho |
António Chainho (27 January 1938 – 27 January 2026) was a Portuguese fado guitarist. He worked with many of the great names in fado music, like Hermínia Silva, Carlos do Carmo and José Afonso, and world music, like Paco de Lucía. He also recorded and toured extensively with the Lisbon-based São Toméan singer Marta Dias.[1][2]
In 1998, Chainho contributed "Fado Da Adiça" and "Interlude: Variações Em Mi Menor" to the AIDS benefit compilation album Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon produced by the Red Hot Organization.
Chainho died on 27 January 2026, his 88th birthday.[3]
Discography (incomplete)
- 1980 – Guitarra Portuguesa
- 1996 – António Chainho with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
- 1998 – A Guitarra e Outras Mulheres
- 2000 – Lisboa-Rio
- 2003 – António Chainho E Marta Dias - Ao Vivo No Ccb (live at the Cultural Centre of Belém) Label: Movieplay
- 2010 – Lisgoa
References
- ↑ "António Chainho e Marta Dias: Há Uma Grande Dinâmica Entre Nós".
- ↑ "António Chaínho". Macua de Moçambique (macua.org). Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ Calou-se a guitarra de António Chainho (in Portuguese)
External links
- António Chainho website
- António Chainho discography at Discogs
- António Chainho at IMDb
Categories:
- 1938 births
- 2026 deaths
- Portuguese fado guitarists
- Portuguese session musicians
- 20th-century Portuguese musicians
- 20th-century Portuguese male musicians
- 21st-century Portuguese musicians
- Commanders of the Order of Prince Henry
- 21st-century Portuguese male musicians
- Portuguese male guitarists
- 20th-century guitarists
- 21st-century guitarists
- Portuguese musician stubs
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