Armandinho

Armando Augusto Freire, known as Armandinho or Armando Freire (11 October 1891 - 21 December 1946) was a Portuguese fado guitarist and composer. American travel writer Lawton Mackall in a 1931 book Portugal For Two was the first foreign writer to give an account of Armandinho's performances, but by this time Armandinho was already legendary in Portugal. He was known for playing on the 12-string Portuguese guitar (Portuguese: guitarra portuguesa), and considered as one of the heirs of the fado tradition of Petrolino (Luís Carlos da Silva, who recorded just once in 1904).

Birth and Death Data: Born October 11, 1891 (Lisbon), Died December 21, 1946 (Lisbon)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia (U.K.)	CA22134	10-in.	March 1952	Nao digas hal dêle	Amália Rodrigues	Female vocal solo, with Portuguese guitar and guitar accompaniment	songwriter
Columbia (U.K.)	WP40	10-in.	August 1926	Variações em mi menor	Salvador Freire ; Georgino de Souza	Portuguese guitar, with guitar accompaniment	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CP1053	10-in.	between January and July 1952	Perdão	Maximiano "Max" De Sousa	Male vocal solo, with Portuguese guitar, guitar and bass guitar	songwriter

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Armandinho," accessed May 3, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/358517.

Armandinho. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 3, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/358517.

"Armandinho." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 May 2024.

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LCNAR: Armandinho, 1891?-1946 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96034209

Wikidata: Armandinho - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4792720

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/264974413

MusicBrainz: Armandinho - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5d7c9c62-3fd7-407c-bcda-72afbc7e397a

ISNI: 0000 0003 8252 7844 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000382527844

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