LISBON’S FADO SOUNDSCAPE: BETWEEN IDENTITY AND TOURISM

Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites

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Luca ZARRILLI¹ 

[1] University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Department of Economic Studies

关键词: Lisbon;    fado;    soundscape;    identity;    urban tourism;   

DOI  :  10.30892/gtg.41224-858

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Editura Universitatii din Oradea / University of Oradea Publishing House

【 摘 要 】

In cultural geography, several authors agree on the existence of a two-way relationship between music and place. Thus emerges the concept of “soundscape”, according to which a geographical space is identified and perceived also thanks to its auditory dimension. This is certainly the case of Lisbon’s fado: born in the slums of the Portuguese capital during the XIX century, it has now achieved a strong tourist value, also thanks to its inclusion in the list of Unesco Intangible World Heritage in November 2011. In this paper we try to understand if fado corresponds to a still authentic feeling, or if it is turning rather into a “scenography” and a representation aimed at an audience of tourists, which inevitably involves a process of “commodification” and trivialization.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND