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1988 Cantoria 2º Desafio, Cambridge, MA

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Title

1988 Cantoria 2º Desafio, Cambridge, MA

Date

1988-02-06

Description

The second Cantoria ao Desafio sung by two singers—Azorean singers José Amaral and João Lionel—while accompanied by two guitar players at an event in Cambridge, MA. The Cantoria ends with a poem reading.

Cantorias ao Desafios (also known as Desgarradas) are a song form based Portuguese musical tradition where the singers improvise lyrics about the topic or emotion of their choosing over instrumental music and take turns challenging or responding to each other.

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Source

Permission to link out to YouTube page granted by Januario's son, Rob Leal.

Publisher

UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History

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Moving Image

Citation

Leal, Januario, “1988 Cantoria 2º Desafio, Cambridge, MA,” Portuguese American Digital Archive, accessed March 5, 2026, https://umlportuguesearchives.omeka.net/items/show/4104.

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